18 Dec, 2024 Clean Power 2030: The UK's path to a sustainable energy future By Rob Marsh Georgina O'Sullivan On 13 December 2024, DESNZ published its much anticipated Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (the Plan), outlining the UK's comprehensive...
26 Nov, 2024 Revised Product Liability Directive (introducing rules on strict liability for AI and other software) entered in the EU's statute book By Marcus Evans Lucy Bruce Jones Andrew Swarbrick Rosie Nance +1 more... Show less Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (the Revised Product Liability Directive) was published in the Official...
19 Nov, 2024 ICO, FCA, and TPR joint statement on data protection and effective communications to consumers By Rosie Nance Marcus Evans On 15 November, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR)...
15 Nov, 2024 FCA ‘name and shame’ proposals to be fundamentally reshaped By Katie Stephen In oral evidence before the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee on Wednesday, the FCA gave an update on its ‘name and...
07 Oct, 2024 Breadth of FCA’s supervisory power to require individual firms to pay redress confirmed by Court of Appeal in Bluecrest decision By Katie Stephen The recent Court of Appeal decision in the Bluecrest case sets expansive parameters for the scope of the regulator’s powers to require...
27 Sep, 2024 Nuclear inspiration? By Nick Merritt The Asian Development Bank has estimated that SE Asia has 54 gigatons of capacity for storing CO2. The International Energy...
24 Sep, 2024 FCA in listening mode on ‘name and shame’ proposal By Katie Stephen Therese Chambers has given a speech today confirming next steps on the FCA’s proposals to announce investigations (originally set out in...
20 Sep, 2024 Regulators reinforce importance of IT, systems and operational resilience By Katie Stephen Recent FCA outcomes and a speech by the ECB earlier this month are stark reminders that financial resilience alone is not a sufficient...
20 Sep, 2024 Transatlantic divide in ESG: Key trends and challenges By Holly Stebbing Georgina O'Sullivan Is there a growing divide in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) approaches between the US and Europe? Holly Stebbing and Debra...
19 Sep, 2024 Key flashpoints in LNG contract disputes By Claire Irwin Georgina O'Sullivan Recent volatility in the global LNG demand, in particular since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, may have heralded a new,...
19 Sep, 2024 Lower carbon LNG production: Meeting buyer’s needs to maximise return on investment By Ben Smith Georgina O'Sullivan There are a significant number of LNG projects proposed or being developed around the world that will use various technologies to reduce...
17 Sep, 2024 Lloyd’s Consultation on Conduct – Top 5 Takeaways By Katie Stephen Following the FCA’s consultation on diversity and inclusion and its survey on non-financial misconduct earlier this year (which is no...