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Business crime

Money laundering in the UK undergoes first national risk assessment for five years

How have money-laundering risks for financial services and property evolved since 2020?

04/09/2025

Read time 4m

Financial Services

The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act: frequently asked questions

Who and what are in scope and what are the main requirements, third-party risks and overlaps?

01/09/2025

Read time 1m

Corporate

UK counts down to identity checks for all directors and persons with significant control from November

Seven questions answered to help prepare as the significant change approaches

29/08/2025

Read time 7m

Tax

What fund managers need to know about the UK's new carried interest tax regime

A revised regime for carried interest comes into effect from 6 April 2026 bringing it into the UK income tax...

20/08/2025

Read time 6m

Financial Services

HM Treasury, FCA and FOS consult on reforms to the UK financial ombudsman and redress system

Wide-ranging reforms have been proposed to improve clarity and predictability for firms handling complaints

18/08/2025

Read time 10m

Tax

UK draft legislation sets out new powers to tackle promoters of tax avoidance

Concerns raised in the initial consultation have led to a scale back of original proposals but practical issues remain

18/08/2025

Read time 1m

Tax

First business charged under UK corporate criminal offences for failure to prevent tax evasion

In light of a landmark development relating to the Criminal Finances Act 2017, what steps should businesses take now?

14/08/2025

Read time 5m

Dispute resolution

The Privy Council follows English High Court in conclusively disposing of the 'Shareholder Rule' in legal privilege

The ruling means that shareholders no longer have an automatic right to disclosure of a company's privileged documents

11/08/2025

Read time 2m

Financial Services

New FCA payments safeguarding rules to protect UK consumers due in May 2026

The final rules are not major reforms but firms must implement them correctly to avoid risk of future regime changes

08/08/2025

Read time 7m

Financial Services

FCA listens to payment industry as it sets out its path on 'safeguarding' in the UK

A significant 'win' for firms is the deferral of the end-state proposals until at least towards the end of 2027

08/08/2025

Read time 4m

Asset tracing and enforcement

Fraud, Asset Tracing and Enforcement Update | August 2025

Developments in cross-border disputes law and practice in England and Wales

07/08/2025

Read time 2m

Financial Services

Supreme Court hands down much-anticipated judgment in UK motor finance commission case

What impact will the judgment and the FCA's subsequent announcement have on the lending market?

05/08/2025

Read time 8m

Financial Services

Targeted support: do new FCA and Treasury proposals for the UK advice market hit the target?

Firms should start to think about how their proposition will look and the new FCA permissions they will need

01/08/2025

Read time 7m

Financial Services

FCA consults on draft rules for buy-now, pay-later credit in the UK

The regulator has drawn up a flexible regime enabling firms to compete on transparency, simplicity and customer journeys

30/07/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2025

UK: Financial Services sector plans outlined in 'Leeds Reforms' | FATF report on AML/CFT implementation | Revised MoU on UK...

23/07/2025

Read time 4m

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Business crime

Money laundering in the UK undergoes first national risk assessment for five years

How have money-laundering risks for financial services and property evolved since 2020?

04/09/2025

Read time 4m

Financial Services

The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act: frequently asked questions

Who and what are in scope and what are the main requirements, third-party risks and overlaps?

01/09/2025

Read time 1m

Corporate

UK counts down to identity checks for all directors and persons with significant control from November

Seven questions answered to help prepare as the significant change approaches

29/08/2025

Read time 7m

Tax

What fund managers need to know about the UK's new carried interest tax regime

A revised regime for carried interest comes into effect from 6 April 2026 bringing it into the UK income tax...

20/08/2025

Read time 6m

Financial Services

HM Treasury, FCA and FOS consult on reforms to the UK financial ombudsman and redress system

Wide-ranging reforms have been proposed to improve clarity and predictability for firms handling complaints

18/08/2025

Read time 10m

Tax

UK draft legislation sets out new powers to tackle promoters of tax avoidance

Concerns raised in the initial consultation have led to a scale back of original proposals but practical issues remain

18/08/2025

Read time 1m

Tax

First business charged under UK corporate criminal offences for failure to prevent tax evasion

In light of a landmark development relating to the Criminal Finances Act 2017, what steps should businesses take now?

14/08/2025

Read time 5m

Dispute resolution

The Privy Council follows English High Court in conclusively disposing of the 'Shareholder Rule' in legal privilege

The ruling means that shareholders no longer have an automatic right to disclosure of a company's privileged documents

11/08/2025

Read time 2m

Financial Services

New FCA payments safeguarding rules to protect UK consumers due in May 2026

The final rules are not major reforms but firms must implement them correctly to avoid risk of future regime changes

08/08/2025

Read time 7m

Financial Services

FCA listens to payment industry as it sets out its path on 'safeguarding' in the UK

A significant 'win' for firms is the deferral of the end-state proposals until at least towards the end of 2027

08/08/2025

Read time 4m

Asset tracing and enforcement

Fraud, Asset Tracing and Enforcement Update | August 2025

Developments in cross-border disputes law and practice in England and Wales

07/08/2025

Read time 2m

Financial Services

Supreme Court hands down much-anticipated judgment in UK motor finance commission case

What impact will the judgment and the FCA's subsequent announcement have on the lending market?

05/08/2025

Read time 8m

Financial Services

Targeted support: do new FCA and Treasury proposals for the UK advice market hit the target?

Firms should start to think about how their proposition will look and the new FCA permissions they will need

01/08/2025

Read time 7m

Financial Services

FCA consults on draft rules for buy-now, pay-later credit in the UK

The regulator has drawn up a flexible regime enabling firms to compete on transparency, simplicity and customer journeys

30/07/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2025

UK: Financial Services sector plans outlined in 'Leeds Reforms' | FATF report on AML/CFT implementation | Revised MoU on UK...

23/07/2025

Read time 4m

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Nikki Worden

Partner, International Sector Leader, Financial Services, UK

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Mark Wesker

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Tanja Aschenbeck, LL.M. (San Francisco)

Partner, Fachanwältin für Steuerrecht, Germany

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