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Daily FSR Update - 4 August 2026

The FCA has announced that the Upper Tribunal upheld its decision to ban two individuals from working in financial services. The Tribunal agreed that both acted dishonestly by providing a backdated appointed representative (AR) agreement to the FCA.

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Green Claims And Red Flags: CAP Updates Its Environmental Claims Guidance

For years, we have highlighted how important it is that regulators don't let perfection be the enemy of the good when it comes to green claims. Businesses with genuine sustainability credentials shouldn't feel they have to keep them under wraps for fear of regulatory scrutiny.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

UK Digital Waste Tracking: What Permitted Waste Facility Operators Need To Know

England is transitioning from a fragmented, largely paper-based waste records towards a centralised digital reporting system. The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 20261 (Regulations)establish the statutory framework for this transition by introducing mandatory reporting requirements for operators of permitted waste facilities.

United Kingdom Environment

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

The UK Forest Risk Commodity Regulation: Wood They Or Wouldn't They?

The UK is developing its Forest Risk Commodity regulation to combat deforestation-driven climate change, but implementation has been delayed for years with significant policy shifts announced in 2026. How will the UK's approach compare to the EU's stringent Deforestation-Free Products Regulation, and what compliance challenges will businesses face as both regimes take shape?

United Kingdom Environment

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Mayer Brown

The EU Ecolabel Is A Practical Tool For Linking Circularity Objectives To Everyday Market Choices

European Union Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Reducing The BNG Burden For Smaller Developers

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Project Nutcracker: Would A ‘challenge Window’ Reduce NSIP Judicial Reviews?

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

BNG For Energy And Infrastructure NSIPs: Navigating The New Guidance Ahead Of 2 November 2026

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

M&C In The News: Can A Data 'Gold Rush' Power The UK's Offshore Wind Industry?

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Project Nutcracker: NSIP Bureaucracy Slashed By New Guidance: Government Delivers On Promise

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ASA Sharpens Its Focus On Green Advertising

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Water, Water Everywhere? Riparian Rights In Scotland

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

UK Government Publishes Draft Regulations To Implement The Nature Restoration Levy

United Kingdom Environment

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Mayer Brown

A Rare Chance To Shape England And Wales Commercial Property Law For A Generation

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When Is A Design Considered New And Having Individual Character Under UK And EU Design Law? (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

UK Jurisdiction Taskforce Publishes Final Legal Statement On Liability For AI Harms

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Beware Subscription Businesses: What Ofcom’s £28 Million Penalty Means For CMA Enforcement Of The New Subscription Rules

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Five Stars, Zero Substance? The CMA Takes Aim At Misleading Reviews

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Women In Retail: Hear From Continue's Lydia Hartley In Womble Bond Dickinson's Latest 'Retail Review' Podcast

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Nature-Based Solutions: The Next Infrastructure Asset Class?

Nature-based solutions are evolving from grant-dependent conservation projects into structured infrastructure investments with contracted cashflows. As mandatory regulatory frameworks create durable demand and institutional investors recognize NbS as both a climate solution and portfolio risk hedge, this emerging asset class is attracting unprecedented capital attention.

United Kingdom Environment

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Jones Day

The Legal Implications Of Dealing With Heatwaves

As extreme weather events become more frequent, employers face mounting legal obligations when temperatures soar. Understanding workplace safety requirements, employee rights, and potential liabilities during heatwaves...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

UK Government Announces Changes To Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards For Commercial Property

The UK Government has published its interim response to consultations on minimum energy efficiency standards for commercial properties, establishing that buildings over 1,000 square metres must achieve an EPC rating of B by 2031.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

European Parliament Approves NGT Regulation

The European Parliament has approved new regulations for gene-edited crops, establishing a two-tier framework that distinguishes between plants equivalent to conventional breeding and those requiring full GMO oversight. The legislation preserves patent protection while introducing transparency measures and public databases to track NGT-derived varieties across the European Union.

United Kingdom IP

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J A Kemp LLP

Circular Economy: From Regulation To Real Business Value

European Union Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EPC Clarity At Last For Commercial Property Landlords

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Travers Smith LLP

BNG In England - Reforms Affecting Major Development: UK Government Response To May 2025 Consultation And New Residential Brownfield Exemption Consultation

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: What Can (Private Markets) Investors Do About Climate Change?

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Chasing Zero UK Seminar Series

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Waste Packaging Fraud: Investigations And Prosecution Risks

United Kingdom Environment

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BCL Solicitors LLP

SFI 2026: What Farmers And Rural Property Owners Need To Know

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Withers LLP

Assessing SAF In The UK

United Kingdom Energy

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Bracewell

Too Big To Ignore: Regulating The Data Centre Boom

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

Building Towards Sustainability: The UK's Future Homes And Buildings Standards

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

SFI 2026: What Farmers And Rural Property Owners Need To Know

The Sustainable Farming Incentive ('SFI') has had a turbulent few years. After an abrupt closure to new applications in early 2025, the scheme is now relaunching with the first application window now imminent.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Withers LLP

Assessing SAF In The UK

The UK's sustainable aviation fuels mandate, which took effect in January 2025, establishes one of the world's first legally binding requirements for SAF blending in aviation fuel.

United Kingdom Energy

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Bracewell

Too Big To Ignore: Regulating The Data Centre Boom

As data centres transition from largely unregulated facilities to designated critical infrastructure, their environmental impact and energy consumption have come under unprecedented regulatory scrutiny. With the AI boom driving exponential growth in data centre capacity, new EU reporting requirements, energy audits, and forthcoming rating schemes are reshaping the investment landscape and forcing operators to balance digital expansion with climate commitments.

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

Building Towards Sustainability: The UK's Future Homes And Buildings Standards

The UK's Future Homes Standard represents the most significant overhaul of energy efficiency requirements for new homes in England in over a decade, mandating that all new dwellings be "zero-carbon ready" by 2026. What does this future-proofing standard mean for developers, and how will the complex transitional arrangements and technical specifications reshape the residential construction landscape?

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Like A Seagull On The Esplanade, The ASA Dumps On Brighton Council From A Great Height.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Offshore Wind Consenting: The Case For Certainty On Timescales

As countries across Europe accelerate their energy security and climate change ambitions, Scotland faces a critical question about its offshore wind consenting process.

United Kingdom Energy

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Battery Recycling And Reuse Technologies Drive Patent Growth

As set out in the EPO’s recently-released Technology Dashboard 2025 (its annual summary of key figures and trends in patent activity), growth in the field of battery technologies continues unabated, with the number...

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Murgitroyd

EU Deforestation Regulation: The European Commission's Simplification Push

The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive package of measures designed to simplify the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), promising to slash annual compliance costs by approximately 75% while...

European Union Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Where's The Beef? In The Full Life Cycle, Apparently.

Chris Packham is not a man known for backing down from a fight. Whether it's badgers, bird of prey persecution, or the BBC's...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Where's The Beef? In The Full Life Cycle, Apparently.

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Turbulent Times For Onshore Wind In Scotland

United Kingdom Energy

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Fighting Back: New Byelaws Aim To Prevent Dangerous Wildfires

United Kingdom Environment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

BNG For NSIPs: Government Response Confirms Go-live On 2 November 2026

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Batteries In Full Circle

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

What We Learned From The ASA's Guy Parker In Our GALA Keynote (London, April 2026)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

A New EU Framework For Carbon Removals And Carbon Farming

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Linking Carried Interest For Private Fund Managers To Sustainability Outcomes

United Kingdom Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Navigating International Waters: Lessons For Marine Energy Testing

United Kingdom Energy

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Marks & Clerk

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

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Energy Performance Reforms: A Tale Of Two Sectors

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Womble Bond Dickinson

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

PFAS Under The Spotlight: Regulatory And Litigation Trends For Forever Chemicals

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Chernobyl At 40 – Is Nuclear Energy The Answer To One Of AI’s Problems Or An Accident Waiting To Happen?

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Navigating Nature Risks: What General Counsel And Board Members Need To Know

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

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Mastering TCFD: Your Guide To Ensure Seamless Reporting (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

Let Us Help You Navigate The Future Of Green Claims In The EU (Video)

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Lewis Silkin

S4:E11 – Beyond The Blueprint - Creating Places That Matter: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Helen Taylor (Video)

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Square One

ESG And The Energy Transition (Video)

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

What Are Property Searches When Buying A House? (Video)

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IBB Law

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