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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

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

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Navigating the UK’s Online Safety Act: Implications for Global Digital Services

The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act (OSA or the Act), which received Royal Assent in October 2023, establishes a new statutory framework to address harmful online content, protect children, and promote accountability among...more

Hogan Lovells

HL UK Pensions Law Digest 26 August 2025

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A bite-sized summary of recent UK pension news - Welcome to our latest update, in which we cover: Pensions Regulator: sanctions for making illegal loans - TPR’s latest Regulatory intervention report outlines...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

A (Byrne &) Storm is Brewing – Do Not Ignore the Online Safety Act’s International Reach

Earlier this year, as deadlines for online platforms passed to implement highly effective age verification and to conduct risk assessments, we wrote extensively about Ofcom’s ramp up of enforcement programme and their flurry...more

Hogan Lovells

CPS and SFO publish joint corporate prosecutions guidance – what it means for UK corporates

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have overhauled their Corporate Prosecutions guidance – clarifying how prosecutors will handle charges, forum and case strategy going forward. The previous...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: August 20, 2025, The Boss is Back Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

A&O Shearman

The Register of Overseas Entities – What the Real Estate Industry Needs to Know (Updated)

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Any overseas entity acquiring a Qualifying Estate must register on the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE). The ROE opened for registrations on August 1, 2022. Since September 5, 2022, an overseas entity that is not...more

A&O Shearman

ICO Publishes 2024 - 2025 Annual Report

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On July 16 2025, the ICO published its annual report and financial statements for the period from April 1 2024 to March 31 2025 (the Report)....more

White & Case LLP

Payback for Kickbacks: The UK Position on Compensation of Victim States in Multinational Bribery Cases

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A recent paper from the Basel Institute has brought renewed attention onto the issue of the compensation of victim states in cross-border bribery cases. International arbitration may provide a quicker and more certain route...more

Mayer Brown

UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of August 11, 2025

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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. ...more

K&L Gates LLP

Europe: UK FCA Confirms the Circumstances in Which it May Make Public Announcements About Live Investigations

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We discussed in an earlier blog that the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has axed proposed “name and shame” rules, retaining only an ability to make a public announcement about an investigation in “exceptional...more

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UK FCA issues updated Enforcement Information Guide

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority published an updated Enforcement Information Guide, which reflects changes in the FCA Handbook to its revised Enforcement Guide (ENFG) and the Decision Procedure and Penalties manual (DEPP)....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The NSTA’s New Disclosure Policy

On 31 July 2025, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) confirmed its new approach to regulatory transparency by announcing its intention to publicly name companies subject to ongoing investigations and those who fail to...more

Goodwin

Antitrust Life Sciences Quarterly Update 2025 Q2

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The first half of 2025 has seen an acceleration of M&A activity, including large-scale life sciences transactions, such as Merck’s $3.9 billion acquisition of SpringWorks, Sanofi’s $9.5 billion acquisition of Blueprint...more

Bracewell LLP

Crude Realities: The Evolving Impact of UK and EU Sanctions

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Recent months have seen a number of significant sanctions developments, giving rise to changes in the international compliance landscape. In this article, we collect the key issues and set out our analysis of what this means...more

BCLP

Getting the Settlement Agreement Right

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In this Insight, first published in PLC, Shy Jackson considers how settlement agreements, while intended to resolve disputes, can sometimes become the source of further conflict over their interpretation and performance. ...more

A&O Shearman

UK SRA and FCA issue warning to law firms and claims management companies over poor practices in motor finance commission claims

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The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have issued a joint warning addressed to law firms and claims management companies (CMCs) over poor practices in motor finance commission...more

A&O Shearman

UK Pensions: What’s new this week? August 11, 2025

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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. ECCTA: identity verification requirements from November 18,...more

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HMRC brings first prosecution under failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion laws

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HMRC has reportedly brought its first-ever corporate prosecution under the failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion offence, almost eight years after the legislation was introduced in the Criminal Finances Act 2017....more

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Art, sanctions and suspicion: What the Ojiri case tells us about risk and responsibility in the regulated sector

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The recent conviction of London-based art dealer Oghenochuko Ojiri marks a watershed moment for financial crime enforcement in the UK's regulated sector. For the first time, a conviction has been secured under section 21A of...more

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UK Sanctions - Mid-Year Update

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This alert discusses two recent significant developments at either end of the UK sanctions spectrum, covering off designation (a recent Supreme Court decision providing important guidance as to the assessment of...more

A&O Shearman

HMT consults on reforms to OFSI civil enforcement processes

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HM Treasury (HMT) has published a consultation paper on proposed reforms to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation's (OFSI) civil enforcement processes. The aim is to improve the efficiency, transparency and...more

BCLP

The Football Governance Act - What You Need to Know

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The Football Governance Act was passed into law on 21 July 2025. This follows a long period of debate amongst legislators, regulators, clubs, fans and other market stakeholders about the future of English football, in...more

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UK Online Safety Act: Protection of Children Codes come into force

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On 25 July 2025, having successfully passed through the required Parliamentary approval process, the first Protection of Children Codes of Practice for user-to-user and search services (the "Children's Safety COPs") came into...more

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