On July 21, 2025, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published the long-awaited draft legislation (Draft Legislation) for the new UK carried interest tax regime (New Regime) that will apply from April 6, 2026. Under the New Regime,…
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/ Taxation
Congress recently passed the first significant federal legislation recognizing the apparent enduring presence of payment stablecoins in the US financial and consumer markets. President Donald Trump signed into law on July 18,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe…
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/ International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published a consultation (Consultation) setting out its proposed approach to revising the ancillary activities test (AAT), which forms part of the ancillary activities exemption…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe…
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/ Finance & Banking, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
EU Launches UK Adequacy Decision Renewal Process -
On 22 July 2025, the European Commission announced that it had launched the process to renew the adequacy decision for the United Kingdom (UK) and confirmed that the UK’s…
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/ International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Hot on the heels of our recent update on the UK Intellectual Property Office's (UKIPO) revised approach to bad faith objections (UKIPO/SkyKick), we now have the first, and eagerly anticipated, English court decision assessing…
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/ Intellectual Property
In a significant move toward greater labeling transparency and state oversight of food policy, Texas and Louisiana have enacted new laws requiring special labels and disclosures for certain food ingredients. Aimed at informing…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
On July 23, 2025, the White House released “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan”, in accordance with President Trump’s January executive order on Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI. As outlined by the White…
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/ Government Contracting, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On July 24, 2025, during its scheduled Board Meeting, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board voted unanimously to finalize rules governing the use of automated decision-making technology, risk assessments,…
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/ Administrative Law, Insurance, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in sports and entertainment mixed-use developments that blend professional or collegiate stadiums or arenas with retail, hospitality, residential, office and public gathering…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is updating Rule 6860(a)(2) so that industry members who use time stamps more granular than nanoseconds must continue to truncate (rather than round) those time stamps at the…
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/ Securities Law
New York is one of the largest epicenters of artistic expression, housing top fashion brands and modeling agencies alike. From striking a pose to walking down a runway, modeling has been a steady profession for many New Yorkers…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published a consultation paper on the systematic internaliser (SI) framework for bonds and derivatives (CP25/20). CP25/20 also contains a discussion paper on the current…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Despite limited regulatory requirements to intervene, broker-dealers face exposure to discipline and liability claims when elderly clients fall victim to financial exploitation.
In an environment of increased financial…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
