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Financial Services

FCA highlights anti-money laundering compliance gaps in UK capital markets

Firms urged in a recent report on money laundering in markets to enhance controls and collaborate on financial crime
Corporate

Dealmakers adapt to the new low-growth normal and international dealmaking slowly rebounds

With economic weakness and geopolitical uncertainty continuing, deal parties adjusted further in 2024 to dealmaking conditions and valuation challenges
Corporate

The creditor protection regime within the framework of structural modifications

Royal Decree-Law 5/2023, of 28 June, has replaced the creditors' right of opposition by a new regime of guarantees
Corporate

El nuevo régimen de protección de los acreedores en el marco de las modificaciones estructurales

El Real Decreto-ley 5/2023, de 28 de junio, ha introducido numerosas novedades en materia de modificaciones estructurales, y en particular
Employment and pensions

UK Employee Incentives Update | January 2025

What's on the horizon in 2025 and recent developments for employee incentives
Restructuring and insolvency

High Court clarifies how sanctions interact with administration orders in England and Wales

Sanctions regulations won't prevent administration orders but may affect timings and require undertakings
Investment funds

International Funds Focus Quarterly | January 2025

Regulatory developments for fund managers in the UK and across Europe
Dispute resolution

High Court decision in Aabar v Glencore redefines legal privilege in English law

The ruling rejects a long-standing principle often applied for strategic pressure in shareholder and company proceedings
Knowledge Notes

What business law changes does 2025 promise in the UK?

Our Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business
ESG – Environmental, social and governance

SMEs should not lose sight of the CS3D as Belgium implements the CSRD

The CS3D's indirect impact on mid-sized and smaller businesses requires action to ensure they remain valuable partners
Workforce Solutions

What could 2025 bring for M&A deals in the UK staffing sector?

How will increased use of tech, tax changes, employment law reform and compliance burdens affect deals and valuations?
Banking and finance

Why isn't every loan sustainability linked in the UK?

Reassessing sustainability-linked loans for UK mid-market dealmakers