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7/15/2025 11:38:20 AM

FCA publishes final UK prospectus rules: Key takeaways for equity issuers

By Fiona Millington Richard Sheen Clementine Hogarth +2 more...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its final rules in relation to reform of the UK prospectus regime in PS 25/9:...

7/15/2025 8:44:26 AM

Building Safety Act applies retrospectively, Court rules in major fire safety case

By Greg Rouse Amy Allen

The Court of Appeal has recently handed down the first major appellate rulings on remediation contribution orders (RCO) under the...

7/7/2025 1:53:55 PM

City Week 2025: Key takeaways on digital assets and regulation

By Jonathan Herbst

City Week 2025 returned for its 15th edition from 30 June to 2 July in London, bringing together over 1,000 senior decision-makers from...

7/7/2025 12:35:52 PM

Are the Building Safety Regulator reforms up to speed?

By Rae Ahmed Andrew Swarbrick Sam Srikanth

As the government takes control of the Building Safety Regulator in the wake of mounting criticism of delay and inefficiency, we review...

6/27/2025 2:09:51 PM

High-deal value, low turnover? German court reins in Federal Cartel Office’s jurisdictional reach in merger control

By Tim Schaper Jens Steger David Fila

In February 2025, the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf issued two parallel decisions overturning filing fee decisions for proceedings...

6/25/2025 9:53:46 AM

Contracting out is here to stay: The Law Commission issues interim statement on 1954 Act reform

By Amy Allen

As mentioned in our November 2024 Real Estate Focus, on 11 November 2024 the Law Commission published the first of two consultations on...

6/24/2025 2:42:41 PM

Strengthening Europe’s defence: The competition law dimensions of the EU’s Defence Readiness Omnibus

By Tim Schaper Jens Steger David Fila

The European Commission has presented on 17 June 2025 a comprehensive package aimed at enhancing the European Union’s strategic autonomy...

6/19/2025 9:47:59 AM

Tall Storeys: FTTs rooftop ruling overturned

By Emily Colville Amy Allen

In October 2024, the First-Tier Tribunal (Property) (FTT) published a case decision which caused confusion as to what constitutes a...

6/17/2025 9:48:38 AM

The Limits of Section 84: Practical benefits and the control of land use

By Ghazaleh Habibifar

Introduction In the recent case of Great Jackson Street Estates Ltd v Manchester City Council, the Court of Appeal considered a...

6/10/2025 4:28:02 PM

Register of Overseas Entities: June 2025 update

By Amy Allen Jo Chattle

Following the enactment of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, and subsequently the Economic Crime and Corporate...

6/10/2025 11:00:36 AM

We know a scone isn't a steak. So why treat all data centres the same?

By Mirella Hart David Shearer Christian Lambie +1 more...

Although you may spend most of your waking (and even sleeping) day using the facilities of a data centre, you probably don't give a lot...

6/5/2025 1:25:29 PM

FCA updates its Enforcement Guide

By Katie Stephen Joe Smallshaw Catherine Pluck

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the updated version of its Enforcement Guide (now to be known under the new acronym...

6/5/2025 10:01:26 AM

More than a tick-box exercise: Takeaways from "Social and Governance Issues in the Maritime Industry"

By Yiannis Charalambous Rebecca Daniels

Amid the focus on data and metrics when we talk about ESG challenges within the maritime industry, it is important to remember the human...