UK firms should expect heightened FCA attention on Consumer Duty, financial crime, and safeguarding compliance, with continually high standards at the application gateway.
By Brett Carr, Stuart Davis, Gabriel Lakeman, and Christian F. McDermott
On 25 March 2026, the FCA published its Regulatory Priorities report aimed at firms operating in the UK
The Committee believes that the financial services regulators are not doing enough to manage the risks presented by AI.
By Becky Critchley, Gary Whitehead, and Charlotte Collins
On 20 January 2026, the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee published a report on AI in financial services. This follows an inquiry that was launched
This year we expect ESG/sustainability to be influenced by several macro trends, including technology, geopolitics, and capital markets.
By Paul A. Davies, Betty M. Huber, and Michael D. Green
In 2026, we expect that business and legal leaders who successfully disentangle and separate economic, political, and legal risk with a clear strategic focus
Internal controls must be tailored, proportionate, and risk-based — not just a “paper exercise”.
By Erin Brown Jones, Clare Nida, and Matthew Unsworth
Last week, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its updated “Guidance on Evaluating a Corporate Compliance Programme” (the Guidance). The agency’s previous guidance was published in 2020 as an
Ratings providers will be subject to a number of existing FCA rules, as well as bespoke regulatory requirements, which will require a significant uplift to systems and processes.
By Nicola Higgs, Becky Critchley, Anne Mainwaring, and Jaime Martin
Following HM Treasury finalising legislation (subject to final parliamentary approval) to introduce a new
The Commission’s proposals may present far-reaching implications for companies operating in the EU’s digital landscape.
By Sophie Goossens, Jean-Luc Juhan, Susan Kempe-Müller, Alfonso Lamadrid, Myria Saarinen, Tim Wybitul, Gail E. Crawford, James Lloyd, Fiona M. Maclean, and Michael H. Rubin
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The report covers the private law issues that may arise when firms use AI to assist, or directly execute, market activities.
By Nell Perks
In late October, the Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) released a report that considers the private law issues that may arise from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in wholesale financial
The Court also found limited trademark infringement and seemingly departed from EU law.
By Sophie Goossens and Brett Shandler
On 4 November 2025, the High Court of England and Wales (the Court) handed down its long-awaited judgment in Getty Images v. Stability AI, a case brought by various entities in the Getty Images group as
The CJEU rules that personal data can be pseudonymous in the hands of one party and anonymous in the hands of another.
By Myria Saarinen, Tim Wybitul, Wolf-Tassilo Böhm, Isabelle Brams, Gail Crawford, Fiona M. Maclean, Danielle van der Merwe, and Amy Smyth
The Court of Justice of
A new executive order seeks to streamline funding for and construction of data center projects by reducing regulatory red tape.
By Nikki Buffa, Aron Potash, Tal Carmeli, and Shawna Strecker
On July 23, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure” (the Order). The