Illegal content safety duties came into full effect on 17 March 2025, shortly followed by children’s access assessment requirements.
By Gail E. Crawford, Fiona M. Maclean, Alain Traill, Calum Docherty, Edgar Lee, and Amy Smyth
The UK Online Safety Act (OSA) establishes an extensive regulatory framework for providers of online…
The ruling, which narrows the UK’s jurisdiction over money laundering offences, will impact how cross-border money laundering offences are prosecuted going forward.
By Pamela Reddy, Clare Nida, and Annie Birch
The UK Supreme Court’s decision in El-Khouri1 has clarified the territorial limits of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). The ruling…
A landmark judgment from the Court of Appeal has clarified when representative proceedings may be issued on a bifurcated basis and the application of the regime to securities claims.
By Oliver Middleton and Duncan Graves
The English Court of Appeal has confirmed the strike out of a bifurcated representative action under CPR 19.8 for claims…
The US executive order halts new and existing foreign bribery investigations — but enforcement risk in the UK and Europe remains.
By Pamela Reddy, Nathan Seltzer, Clare Nida, Annie Birch, and Matthew Unsworth
On 10 February 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to…
A view of the landscape in Europe and the UK.
By Martin Davies and Thomas Grützner
Welcome to our Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook. In this report, we examine the legal trends that have shaped the commercial landscape in Europe and the UK and explore how these developments are likely to…
SMRs are attracting growing attention from governments, investors, and financiers as a means to power the energy transition, offering the promise of shorter construction times, scalability, and reduced financial risk compared to traditional nuclear reactors.
By Tom Bartlett, Beatrice Lo, JP Sweny, Simon Tysoe, Sam Burleton, and Tom Glynne-Jones
Nuclear…
A recent statutory instrument aims to remove legal uncertainty surrounding crypto staking and ease blockchain operations.
By Stuart Davis, Gabriel Lakeman, and Emma Trankeenan
On 9 January 2025, the UK Government published the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2025 (SI 2025/17) (the Staking SI) and the accompanying…
The FCA is approaching its design of the world’s first regulated private/public crossover market with a “private plus” rather than a “public minus” mindset.
By Mark Austin, Rob Moulton, James Inness, Anna Ngo, Frederick Gardner, and Johannes Poon
On 17 December 2024, the FCA launched a consultation on its proposed…
Guidance clarifies the implementation date, scope, and application of landmark new corporate offence, and provides suggestions for fraud-prevention procedures.
By Pamela Reddy, Clare Nida, Annie Birch, and Matthew Unsworth
On 6 November 2024, the UK Home Office published long-awaited statutory guidance on the new corporate offence of “failure to prevent fraud” (the…
