Business Law and Corporate Law

Welcome to the first edition of Clyde & Co’s Safety, Health, Environmental and Regulatory Newsletter. Our SHE Regulatory Group is one of the largest and most recognised teams in the UK specialising in regulatory defence work.

Financial crime approaches have become disconnected because many firms are essentially 'brown-field environments', in which activities have evolved as tactical responses to incremental changes in the external regulatory environment.

On 29 March, the UK’s Financial Services Authority ("FSA") published the findings of its recent thematic review into anti-bribery and corruption systems and controls in investment banks.

How concerned should franchisors be about the recent trend of attempted claims against franchisors over misconduct by their franchisees, and which areas of law pose the greatest risk?

The Bus Services (No.2) Bill is currently being driven through Parliament. It aims to make bus franchising open to more local authorities and easier to implement. This Insight pulls out some of the key points in the Bill.

Franchisees are suing Vodafone UK for £120M, alleging bad faith in reduced commissions and fines. Courts increasingly scrutinize contractual discretion, emphasizing fairness and good faith.

Recent tragic events in motorsport, with the deaths of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli in IndyCar and MotoGP respectively, have brought into focus the role event organisers and venue owners play in ensuring the safety of those participating in sporting events and where liability rests when accidents do occur.

Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd has lost an appeal against conviction for corporate manslaughter. The BBC reports that the Court also upheld the company’s £385,000 fine at the Court of Appeal in London last week.

As the SRA continues with its timetable to implement outcomes-focused regulation (OFR), it has recently published its new Handbook, containing a principles based Code of Conduct.

For the first episode, to mark Social Mobility Day 2025, Jacob Miller has kindly spoken to Garth Heron, Travers Smith's Diversity & Inclusion Executive

Judgment brings some legal clarity but raises practical and ethical questions for employers.

Following the decision of the UK Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Limited v the Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 that the legal definition of a "woman"...