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
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
SMRs are attracting growing attention from governments, investors, and financiers as a means to power the energy transition, offering the promise of shorter construction times, scalability, and reduced financial risk compared to traditional nuclear reactors.
By Tom Bartlett, Beatrice Lo, JP Sweny, Simon Tysoe, Sam Burleton, and Tom Glynne-Jones
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The Serious Fraud Office’s strategy for 2024 to 2029 indicates aspiration to be a more effective agency and to incentivise personnel.
By Nathan Seltzer, Pamela Reddy, Clare Nida, and Annie Birch
On 18 April 2024, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published an ambitious, albeit high-level, five-year plan (the Plan), setting out
A new publication from the UK’s financial regulator signals to firms that they should take steps to manage risks in the use of AI.
By Stuart Davis, Fiona M. Maclean, Gabriel Lakeman, and Imaan Nazir
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its latest board minutes highlighting its increasing focus on