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8/1/2025 10:34:35 AM

Notice in a nutshell: Vocalink Limited

By Katie Stephen

On 9 July 2025, the Bank of England (BoE) published a Final Notice in respect of Vocalink Limited (the firm), imposing a fine of £11.9...

7/24/2025 2:02:44 PM

Notice in a nutshell: Donaldson and Arden

By Katie Stephen Chris Pearson

On 16 June 2025, the Upper Tribunal released its decision in respect of referrals by the former CEO of Metro Bank, Craig Donaldson, and...

7/22/2025 3:33:52 PM

Notice in a nutshell: Monzo Bank Limited

By Katie Stephen Joe Smallshaw Rebecca Dulieu +1 more...

On 7 July 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Final Notice in respect of Monzo Bank Limited (the firm), imposing a...

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:...

6/10/2025 4:28:02 PM

Register of Overseas Entities: July 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...

4/4/2025 10:23:00 AM

UOKiK exempts from the merger notification obligation extraterritorial JVs with no effect on the Polish market

By Alexandra Rogers Tim Schaper Agnieszka Braciszewska +2 more...

This article has been updated to account for changes to UOKiK’s guidance published on 2 April 2025. On 25 October 2024 and 2 April 2025,...

10/20/2024 8:02:43 AM

From SpaceX to Legal Geek: Legal Innovation at its forefront

By Bernhard Fiedler

Sometimes, it's essential to take a step back and reflect on just how much has changed in recent years. Last weekend, my children and I...

10/11/2024 7:34:13 AM

New NSTA guidance aims to streamline UKCS M&A activity

By Hussain Kubba Neha Khosla Georgina O'Sullivan

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has this week published updated guidance for licence assignments in the UK Continental Shelf...

10/3/2024 10:55:45 AM

Tech M&A Outlook: Investment and regulatory trends

By Sean Murphy

Earlier this year we looked at trends in M&A investment in the technology sector, highlighting the TMT sector was the best performing...

9/25/2024 8:41:08 AM

All’s well that ends well? EC concludes first in-depth merger review under the FSR

By Alexandra Rogers Katarzyna Berestecka

What happened? The European Commission’s (EC) application of the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) has reached another significant...

7/29/2024 3:59:07 PM

FCA consultation on reform of the UK prospectus regime: Key takeaways for equity issuers

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

On 26 July 2024, as part of a package of measures designed to strengthen the UK’s capital markets and London’s position as a global...

7/11/2024 1:04:41 PM

Significant changes for funds in final rules published as part of UK listing regime reforms

By Richard Sheen Ian Fox Alexander Green

The FCA has today published final form rules in relation to its reform of the UK listing regime (see PS24/6). For commercial companies...