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Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of August 2025

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I. U.S. SANCTIONS - U.S. Department of the Treasury Sanctions Russian Cryptocurrency Exchange: On August 14, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) re-designated the cryptocurrency...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA Continues to Simplify Supervisory Communications

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed further steps to simplify its supervisory communications, building on its April announcement and aligning with its Consumer Duty Requirements Review. The FCA confirms it...more

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Eye on Economic Crime: HMRC Brings Forward First Corporate Prosecution Under Failure to Prevent Tax Evasion Offence

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On 11 August 2025, HM Revenue & Customs ("HMRC") initiated its first corporate prosecution under the failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion offence, which was introduced by the Criminal Finances Act 2017.  Bennett...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - August 2025

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more

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DAZN v Coupang: English Court of Appeal Blows the Final Whistle on FIFA Club World Cup Broadcasting Rights Dispute

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In DAZN Limited v Coupang Corp the English Court of Appeal has held that informal messages exchanged via WhatsApp and email were sufficient to form a binding contract to sublicence the broadcast rights to the 2025 FIFA Club...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA Issues Statement on Workplace Savings Schemes

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement alongside a press release aimed at clarifying the rules surrounding workplace savings schemes. These schemes, which allow employees to save directly from their...more

K&L Gates LLP

UK CPS and SFO Issue Updated Corporate Prosecution Guidance: What Corporates Need to Know

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have jointly updated their Corporate Prosecutions Guidance (the Guidance), providing clarification on their expectations for organisations in relation to...more

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PFAS, Cunliffe and British Waters

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The Cunliffe Report (“The Report”) was published in July 2025 following an independent investigation of the water supply, specifically the supply of safe drinking water and the treatment of wastewater in England and Wales....more

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ASAs vs. SAFEs vs. Convertible Loan Notes: A Primer for Founders and Investors

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Startups continue to have an increasingly international presence (or, at the very least, an international plan), and investors continue to scour the globe for investment opportunities. ...more

Hogan Lovells

Papers Please: Identity verification requirements for corporate trustees of UK Pension schemes

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From 18 November 2025, UK company directors must comply with the identity verification requirements under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (“ECCTA”). ECCTA, which received Royal assent in October 2023,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 32

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....more

A&O Shearman

Redress Roadmap: What Firms Need to Know Now

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and HM Treasury (HMT) are seeking to reform the financial redress system to deliver greater predictability, consistency and efficiency in resolving...more

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UK FDI: Key Takeaways from the Government's 2024/25 Annual Report and Plans for Reform

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The fourth Annual Report on the UK's National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the "NSIA"), covering the period from April 2024 to March 2025 has been released. The Report provides some valuable insights into the review...more

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Does the Data (Use and Access) Act Deliver: E-privacy and ICO enforcement?

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In this short series of podcasts, senior knowledge lawyer, Emma Keeling, and A&O Shearman’s data consultant and former ICO Deputy Commissioner, Steve Wood, take a look at some of the key data protection and e-privacy aspects...more

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The Paper Tiger Finally Roars: HMRC Takes Action on the Facilitation of Tax Evasion

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New failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion offences were introduced into UK law in September 2017 and cover both domestic and overseas tax evasion. The offences were brought into law to make it easier for UK...more

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UK FCA Multi-firm Review Findings of Algorithmic Trading Controls Under MiFID

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings from its multi-firm review of principal trading firms' compliance with the detailed organisational requirements for algorithmic trading set out under the UK...more

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Transition Finance Council Consults on Entity-level Guidelines

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The Transition Finance Council, co-launched by the City of London Corporation and HM Government, has issued a consultation on draft entity-level Transition Finance Guidelines. The aim of the Guidelines is to establish a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

UK Founder Series: Maximising Funding Opportunities for UK Tech Startups with SEIS and EIS

Orrick's Founder Series offers monthly top tips for UK startups on key considerations at each stage of their lifecycle, from incorporating a company through to possible exit strategies. ...more

Hogan Lovells

Payments and e-money: UK FCA publishes policy statement on changes to safeguarding regime

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The FCA believes that some payments firms do not currently have sufficiently robust safeguarding practices. This poses a risk of harm to consumer and market integrity that the FCA is seeking to mitigate. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Non-Financial Misconduct in Financial Services: Nothing is ‘Plain and Simple’

Back in 2018, a senior member of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated that “non-financial misconduct is misconduct, plain and simple”. Since then, the FCA has issued multiple discussion and consultation papers,...more

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Privilege And Iniquity, Whistleblowing Reports, Discrimination As A Repudiatory Breach And A News Round-Up

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Our employment law update for August covers a case about the iniquity exception to legal privilege, a whistleblowing case involving a long-delayed judgment and third party reports, and a case on whether discriminatory actions...more

J.S. Held

Recent Case Laws Relating to the Defective Premises Act 1972: Its Impact on Contractors and Consultants

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The Building Safety Act 2022[1] (BSA 2022) (which gained Royal Assent on 28 April 2022), has had a significant impact on liability around the design and construction process. One of the changes brought about by the BSA 2022...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

A breakdown of the latest EU and UK antitrust M&A news

In a parallel push to modernize antitrust oversight, key European regulators, including the European Commission (EC) and the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), are simultaneously reforming their merger...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Global M&A trends: Notable cases from the US, EU, and UK

Recent antitrust enforcement actions in the United States and Europe have significantly influenced global M&A trends. Regulators approved major deals in highly concentrated markets, such as Synopsys / Ansys in the US and...more

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FTSE 350: Snapshot of AGM Key Trends – August 2025 Update

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As we move to the end of the 2025 AGM season, we have updated our analysis of how FTSE 350 companies have held their AGMs since January. Our review highlights emerging trends in shareholder communications, the evolution of...more

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