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3/13/2026 6:04:57 PM

The CMA’s response to heating oil costs

By Jamie Cooke Ian Giles Caroline Thomas +1 more...

The government has taken an increasingly tough tone on rising fuel prices following the surge in global oil costs linked to conflict in...

5/15/2026 3:46:40 PM

Pushing ahead: Further UK competition reforms to proceed under Competition Reform Bill

By Ian Giles Mark Daniels

The UK Government has confirmed it plans to proceed with further changes to the UK competition regime with the Competition Reform Bill...

5/15/2026 2:36:37 PM

ECJ rules on no-poach agreements in football: Key takeaways for labour market enforcement

By Yves Botteman Violetta Bourt Julien Haverals +1 more...

On 30 April 2026, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) released its much-awaited preliminary ruling, in Case C-133/24, CD Tondela and...

5/15/2026 8:42:15 AM

Women in Maritime: Navigating a changing industry

By Becky Tai

Becky Tai is a shipping finance lawyer based in Hong Kong, working at the heart of an industry that remains, in many ways, traditionally...

5/15/2026 8:41:55 AM

Changing tides: How women are shaping the future of maritime

By Rebecca Daniels

Rebecca Daniels is a shipping finance lawyer based in London. Working closely with maritime and shipping clients, Rebecca has seen...

5/14/2026 9:20:17 AM

King’s Speech: Implications for UK regulated companies and their investors

By Susanna Rogers Nuala Canavan Mark Mills +2 more...

On 13 May 2026, the UK Government announced its plans for further legislation and areas of priority in the King's Speech. In this note we...

5/5/2026 10:39:06 AM

Deterrence, done fairly: When regulatory enforcement strategy crosses into predetermination

By Susanna Rogers Nuala Canavan Mark Mills +1 more...

The Administrative Court’s judgment in R (University of Sussex) v Office for Students [2026] EWHC 984 (Admin) provides an important...

5/1/2026 2:20:33 PM

Notice in a nutshell: FCA prohibits chief executive of online trading firm from working in financial services due to lack of honesty and integrity

By Katie Stephen

On 13 March 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Final Notice in which it prohibited Kasim Garipoglu from working in...

5/1/2026 7:34:01 AM

Lisbon Metro Tender cleared under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

By Alexandra Rogers Katarzyna Berestecka Anastasios Tsochatzidis

Key takeaways from the EC’s first structural commitments decision On 21 April 2026, for the first time, the European Commission (the EC)...

4/29/2026 5:03:19 PM

Law Commission to consider the introduction of a consumer class action regime

By Caroline Thomas Susanna Rogers Nuala Canavan +2 more...

The Law Commission has announced that the Government has requested that it consider the introduction of a consumer class actions regime....

4/29/2026 12:58:07 PM

French draft bill on the presumption of use of protected content by AI systems: Scope and uncertainties

By Laura Helloco Clement Monnet

Proposition de loi française sur la présomption d’utilisation des contenus protégés par les systèmes d’IA : portée et incertitudes (An...

4/29/2026 9:38:15 AM

Notice in a nutshell: PRA fines U K Insurance Limited £10,625,000 in connection with solvency reporting

By Katie Stephen Joe Smallshaw

On 10 March 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a Final Notice imposing a financial penalty of £10,625,000 on U K...

4/27/2026 2:54:13 PM

Notice in a Nutshell: FCA fines Dinosaur Merchant Bank £338,000 for market abuse surveillance failures in its CFD business

By Katie Stephen Rebecca Dulieu

On 24 March 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a Final Notice to Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited (DMBL), imposing a...