The past year has seen some important judgments and hearings (with judgment awaited at the time of writing) on several subjects, some of which may

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has had and will continue to have wide-ranging implications for businesses, governments and

The European Union’s financial regulatory regime for third-country access in many sectors relies on a framework of “equivalence,” whereby

When Nikhil Rathi, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Chief Executive, took up his role on October 1, he will have faced an unenviable list

The Supreme Court has given judgment in the case of Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb 2020 UKSC 38, giving important guidance

The European Securities and Markets Authority has announced that it has granted temporary third-country recognition to three U.K. CCPs from January 1

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published final draft Technical Standards on the provision of investment services and activities in

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on its intended approach to international firms seeking to provide regulated

The Bank of England has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the BoE and Prudential Regulation Authority's Brexit onshoring legislation

The U.K. Treasury Committee has written to the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, HM Revenue and Customs and the U.K. Department for Business, Energy

The European Commission has published a Decision temporarily determining that U.K. Central counterparties will be deemed equivalent to EU standards

The U.K. Law Commission has announced two new projects designed to ensure that English law is able to accommodate smart contracts and digital assets

For over a century, U.K. Company law has enabled a company to propose, to its creditors or shareholders, a compromise or arrangement of their rights

The U.K. Government has launched a consultation on its future international regulatory cooperation strategy. The consultation has been prompted by a

A U.K. Statutory instrumentThe Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment)

The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a Dear CEO letter addressed to all PRA-regulated firms on operational readiness for the

The U.K.'s Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates has published a set of non-binding Recommendations on the conventions that market

The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a statement confirming that, following its review of the temporary approach that allows firms

The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a further statement on IFRS 9 and capital requirements in the context of COVID-19. In line

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation proposing to extend the annual financial crime reporting obligation to regulated