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HL UK Pensions Law Digest 10 July 2025

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A bite-sized summary of recent UK pension news. Welcome to our latest update, in which we cover: HMRC announce change to VAT policy HMRC have announced a change to VAT policy to allow employers to recover up to 100% of VAT...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

The FCA's 2024/2025 Annual Report on whistleblowing is out - here's what you need to know

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On Tuesday (24 June 2025) the FCA published its Prescribed Person’s Annual Report on whistleblowing (“24/25 Report”), which covers reports received and acted on with during the period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025 (the “24/25...more

Paul Hastings LLP

English Court Approves Enzen Part 26A Restructuring Plans in First Case With HMRC Active Support

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On 25 March 2025, the English Court approved the interconditional dual restructuring plans of Enzen Global Limited and Enzen Limited (Enzen). The plans amend and extend £50 million senior secured liabilities, provide for new...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week December 9, 2024

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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. TPR publishes updated DB covenant guidance - The Pensions...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Proposes New Approach To Regulate ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Market Amid Rising Consumer Debt Concerns

In the UK, 14 million people used “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) at least once in the six months leading up to January 2023. Frequent users were more than four times as likely as other consumers to have missed a payment on a...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

FCA Proposal: New requirement to provide criminal background checks on owners and controllers from January 2025

In July 2024, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its “Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 44” (“Consultation”), which proposed introducing a requirement to provide criminal background checks on owners and...more

BCLP

Incentivising Whistleblowers: What Does the Future Hold in the UK and the US for Whistleblower Protection and Incentivisation?

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In the UK, it has not historically been part of the fabric of our legal and regulatory system to pay whistleblowers who provide evidence to authorities who are investigating potential breaches of law or regulation....more

Mayer Brown

The Pensions Brief - August 2024

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The Pensions Brief is a monthly update for trustees and employers of occupational pension schemes in the UK. It provides headline summaries of developments over the previous month and associated action points. It also...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week? - 12 August 2024

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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....more

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Rewarding Whistleblowers Will Only be Effective as Part of a Wider Package of Reforms

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Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Director Nick Ephgrave has consistently touted the benefits of offering financial rewards to whistleblowers. With the FCA also considering its position on financial incentivisation, and a supportive...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week - 04 December 2023

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: Draft legislation...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: DC trustee agenda update - December 2023

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DC pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings, and to support the legal update item on your next...more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 27 November 2023

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: Autumn statement:...more

A&O Shearman

UK Russia sanctions: back in the spotlight

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Sanctions and the systems and controls companies have in place to comply with them seem to be back in the spotlight. In addition to guidance recently published by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, a number of recent...more

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A designation challenge fails and two enforcement actions are announced: the UK’s Russia sanctions in motion

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Three decisions in recent weeks have demonstrated the breadth of the UK Government’s sanctions-related powers and underline a push by the UK to demonstrate the robustness of its sanctions and a focus on their enforcement....more

Sullivan & Worcester

Compliance Alert! Regulated Entities Gear Up for the UK's Economic Crime Levy

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If your organisation is both supervised under the UK Money Laundering Regulations (“MLR”) and your UK Revenue exceeds £10.2 million per year, if you are not already, you will need to prepare for the forthcoming Economic Crime...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week - November 2022

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover topics including: Dashboards: FCA rules...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week - October 2022 # 2

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions....more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what’s new this week - July 2022

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions....more

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Pensions: what's new this week - June 2022

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions....more

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Pensions: what’s new this week November 2021

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of occupational pensions....more

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Pensions UK: What's new this week - June 2021 #2

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of occupational pensions. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations, And Regulatory Enforcement

In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. As the UK gets used to life outside the EU and implements...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Crypto Asset Regulation: Is the US or UK Keeping Up Best With This Emerging Market?

One driver for the first widely adopted cryptocurrency Bitcoin was to create a store of value that existed outside of government control. It is therefore no surprise that attempts to regulate the rapidly developing crypto...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations And Regulatory Enforcement - UPDATED September 2020

In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. We commented last month that the scale of the impact of the...more

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