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Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 11 September 2025 Weekly update on UK and EU financial regulation, featuring key developments in banking, insurance, securities, financial crime, and policy changes from leading regulators and authorities.
Virgin Media - a solution at last? The Government has tabled amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill which are aimed at addressing the problems which have arisen as a result of the decision in the Virgin Media case. Trustees and sponsors that had placed dealing with Virgin Media issues on...
Corporate Update Bulletin - 11 September 2025 Corporate Update is our fortnightly bulletin highlighting the latest legal and regulatory developments of interest to corporates.
BLOG: Privilege in UK tax disputes: Five questions answered HMRC cannot demand disclosure of documents that are subject to legal professional privilege. However, it is not uncommon for HMRC to ask for them. Careful thought is required when assessing if a document really is privileged (and so can be withheld) and,...
BLOG: Supreme Court in Prudential Assurance clarifies interaction of VAT grouping and time of supply rules Imagine a scenario where two companies are in a VAT group and one supplies investment management services to the other. Consideration for the services comprises a quarterly management fee and success fees. The success fees depend on investment performance...
BLOG: How to respond to information requests from HMRC A notice of enquiry will almost always be accompanied by a request for information. In the previous blog of this series on tax disputes in the UK, we discussed what to look out for when HMRC open an enquiry – and noted that enquiries often...
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 4 September 2025 Weekly update on UK and EU financial regulation, featuring key developments in banking, insurance, securities, financial crime, and policy changes from leading regulators and authorities.
Regulated Asset Base Models: Their role in energy and infrastructure investment in the UK The Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model is a tried and tested method used in the UK to finance major infrastructure assets. The model aims to strike a balance between delivering value for money to consumers and providing long-term stability for investors....
Podcast: Tax News: September 2025 Sarah Osprey joined Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling to talk about tax disputes and our exciting new project in this area.
BLOG: Mandatory transition plans for UK businesses: UK government consults In just under two weeks, the UK government’s consultation on mandating that UK-regulated financial institutions and large companies develop and implement transition plans to align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement will close. This follows a...
BLOG: UK government launches UK SRS, sustainability assurance and transition plans consultations As summer comes to an end, so does the opportunity to feed into the Department for Business and Trade’s three long-awaited consultations. Together, these consultations mark an important milestone in the UK government’s plans to build a disclosure and...
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BLOG: FCA publishes letter on sustainability-linked loan market On 14 August, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a letter detailing its insights following engagement with banks active in the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market (the 2025 Letter). This follows the FCA’s previous...
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 14 August 2025
The Energy Dividend: Power strategies to maximise data centre investments It’s no secret that in today’s digital age, defined by exponential growth in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and other data-driven services, the major constraint on data centres is not computing capacity or network bandwidth, but the...