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Capital Markets – FCA Publishes New Rules On Short Selling

The Financial Conduct Authority has unveiled a comprehensive overhaul of the UK's short selling regime, introducing aggregate net short position reporting and streamlined market maker exemptions.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Boohoo And The Future Of ESG Accountability: Lessons From The Latest S.90A FSMA Case Management Decision Introduction

The recent High Court decision in California State Teachers' Retirement System & Ors v Boohoo Group plc examines how institutional and retail investors are pursuing claims against the fashion retailer for alleged...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

FCA Consults On Perimeter Guidance For Cryptoasset Activities

The Financial Conduct Authority has opened consultation on proposed guidance that will clarify when firms need authorization for cryptoasset activities under new regulations taking effect in October 2027.

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Quarterly Listed Company Update – What's New And What's Next?

UK listed companies face significant changes to share issuance procedures, sustainability reporting requirements, and regulatory enforcement standards. How will the FCA's recent amendments to listing rules...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Points Of Interest From The Autonomy Consequentials Judgment For Financial Institutions Involved In Defending Section 90A / Schedule 10A FSMA Shareholder Claims

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Unlocking Ownership: How Recent Reforms Are Reshaping Employee Share Incentives

United Kingdom Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The Importance Of Paying Attention: The FCA's Consultation On Cryptoassets Perimeter Guidance Has Been Followed Almost Immediately By Further Legislative Changes To The Perimeter

United Kingdom Technology

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Travers Smith LLP

Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: Reporting Requirements Still Shifting

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

High Court Finds Legal Advice Privilege Is Not Limited To Lawyer/client Communications But Extends To "Intra-client" Communications

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Shukla v St James Bank & Trust Company Ltd - When Banks Refuse Repayment Of A Loan - Paul Downes KC & Max Davidson

United Kingdom Commercial

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Quadrant Chambers

Gender Pay Gap Reporting

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: March 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: February 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

SEC Grants Conditional Section 16(a) Exemptions For Certain Foreign Private Issuers

United Kingdom Commercial

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Mintz

Cittadinanza Italiana Jure SanguinisGuida alla Nuova Legge 2025 (Parte 1) (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

Charting The EU AI Act Timeline – Key Dates From Adoption To Application

European Union Technology

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Lewis Silkin

What Does A Typical Day Look Like For A Case Manager, When Working With CoP Clients? (Video)

United Kingdom Law Performance

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Investing In The Defense Sector: Procurement, Sanctions, And ESG (Podcast)

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

Hotels Unpacked - A Glimpse Into The World Of Luxury With Rocco Forte Hotels (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Corporate Law Update: 21 - 27 February 2026

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a clarification statement on notifications required when securities are admitted to trading.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Capital Markets And Private Capital – LSE Publishes Rules To Launch Its Private Securities Market

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has launched its Private Securities Market (PSM) – its PISCES platform – and published its Private Securities Market Rules (PSM Rules) and accompanying PSM Handbook via Market Notice N04/26.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Should I Raise Finance Through Debt or Equity?

This article explains the legal and commercial differences between debt and equity financing for business owners in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

Ready, Set, Report: The FCA Fires The Starting Gun On UK Sustainability Reporting

On 30 January 2026, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") launched a consultation on the introduction of mandatory sustainability reporting for listed companies, based on the yet-to-be-finalised UK Sustainability Reporting Standards ("UK SRS").

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Capital Markets – London Stock Exchange Admission And Disclosure Standards And AIM Rules Updated For The New UK Public Offers And Prospectus Regime

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Government Confirms Switch To CPI Indexation For Renewable Subsidy Schemes From April 2026 But Rules Out A Freeze And Wider Realignment

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

The New UK Prospectus Rules – Significant Change For UK Capital Markets

United Kingdom Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Corporate Law Update: 17 - 23 January 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Market Horizons: The UK's New Prospectus Regime From A Debt Capital Markets Perspective—all Change Please! (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Prospectus Regime Change In The UK—a Debt Capital Markets Update

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

New UK POATRs Regime – What It Means For Debt Issuances

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Annual General Meetings In Oman: A Practical Readiness Guide (2026 Cycle)

United Kingdom Commercial

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Capital Markets – New UK Prospectus Regime In Force From 19 January

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Insurers And The EU Securitisation Reforms: An Asset Class Finally Unlocked?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

New UK POATRs Regime – What It Means For Debt Issuances

This article provides an overview of the new UK public offer and admissions to trading (POATRs) regime coming into force on 19 January 2026 and its impact on non-equity (debt) issuances.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Annual General Meetings In Oman: A Practical Readiness Guide (2026 Cycle)

If your financial year ends on 31 December 2025, your Annual General Meeting (AGM) timetable is already running. Under Oman's Commercial Companies Law, SAOGs/SAOCs must hold the annual...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Capital Markets – New UK Prospectus Regime In Force From 19 January

The UK's new prospectus regime comes into force on 19 January 2026. This is the biggest shake-up of the UK prospectus regime since 2005.

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Insurers And The EU Securitisation Reforms: An Asset Class Finally Unlocked?

The European Commission's 2025 reform package marks the most consequential recalibration of the EU securitisation framework since 2019.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Regulatory Roadmap 2026

United Kingdom Technology

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Travers Smith LLP

CCI Final Rules: What You Need To Know

On 8 December 2025, the FCA published PS25/20, setting out final rules for the Consumer Composite Investments ("CCI") regime.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Burness Paull

Horizon Scan: Improvements To The UK Transaction Reporting Regime?

The FCA is consulting on improvements to the UK transaction reporting regime under UK MiFIR, inviting feedback from market participants by 20 February 2026.

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

Capital Markets – HM Treasury Consults On Legislation To Move To T+1 Settlement Cycle

HM Treasury has published a draft Statutory Instrument (SI) and related policy note to make T+1 (one business day after trade) the standard settlement cycle for securities trades in the UK from 11 October 2027.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

AIM – LSE Publishes Feedback On Proposed Changes To The AIM Rules

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has issued a Feedback Statement following its Discussion Paper on the future of AIM published earlier this year (read more on our blog here).

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Law Update: 22 - 28 November 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Autumn Budget 2025: SDRT Relief On Share Listings On "UK-regulated Markets"

United Kingdom Tax

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Appleby And Private Capital In The UK

United Kingdom Finance

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Appleby

Quarterly Listed Company Update – What's New And What's Next?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Capital Markets – Transitional Provisions And Latest FCA Guidance In Primary Market Bulletin 58

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Reducing The Regulatory Burden – EU Commission De-Prioritizes Non-Essential Regulation In Securities And Derivative Markets

United Kingdom Finance

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Mayer Brown

FCA Primary Market Bulletin No.58

United Kingdom Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Transatlantic Securitisation Alignment: How 2025 UK And EU Reforms Reshape Compliance For US Structures

Worldwide Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Corporate Law Update: 11 - 17 October 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Rethinking European Defence: Executing Transactions Amidst Regulatory Complexity

Worldwide Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

FCA Unveils Streamlined Prospectus Rules To Boost UK Equity Capital Markets

United Kingdom Finance

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Hunters

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – August 2025

Worldwide Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Approves The First PISCES Private Stock Market Operator

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Corporate Law Update: 16 - 29 August 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Prospectus Regime Changes In The EU And UK—a Debt Capital Markets Update (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

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