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Elon Musk's Protest Comments: Where Does Free Speech End And The Law Begin? (17 September 2025)

When Elon Musk appeared by video link at the "Unite the Kingdom" rally in London, his remarks caused immediate controversy.

United Kingdom Government

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

EHRC Taking Regulatory Action Concerning Single-sex Spaces

In May 2024, the previous Government launched a call for input, seeking examples of policies or guidance in which public bodies...

United Kingdom Government

BJ

Browne Jacobson

HM Treasury Consultation On Changes To UK Money Laundering Regulations

HM Treasury (HMT) recently published a draft statutory instrument (SI), The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 2025...

United Kingdom Government

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Local Authority Leisure Services And The Agency Model: What Is The Impact Two Years On?

The position for local authority leisure services used to be clear. Where those services were provided directly by a local authority, they were regarded as "business" and subject to VAT...

United Kingdom Government

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Public Law Case Update Q2 2025

United Kingdom Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Regulating The Beautiful Game: The Football Governance Act

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sanctions Update Mandatory Reporting For Art Market Participants And High Value Dealers

United Kingdom Government

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CANDEY

AML/CTF Rules Are Finalised: Key Takeaways

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Exploring The Wider Impact Of The ECHR's Ruling In Netherlands And Ukraine v. Russia

United Kingdom Government

BS

BCL Solicitors LLP

Procedural Flaw Under The National Security And Investment Act Regime Insufficient To Invalidate Decision

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Launches Consultation On Changes To Mandatory Notification Requirements Under The National Security And Investment Act's Inbound Investment Regime

United Kingdom Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

The Strasbourg Court Opines On Russian Actions In Ukraine

United Kingdom Government

BS

BCL Solicitors LLP

Changes To The Subsidy Control Statutory Guidance August 2025: What Public Authorities Need To Know

United Kingdom Government

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Built To Last: The Resilient Infrastructure Challenge

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Current Blockchain Patenting Trends Reveal A Clear Growth Phase For The Application Of Quantum Technology

United Kingdom Technology

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Murgitroyd

AI And Creativity: Hero, Villain – Or Something Far More Nuanced?

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Thaler's AI Patent Application Confirmed As Deemed Withdrawn In The UK

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

FinReg Monthly Update

United Kingdom Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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Anti-Money Laundering

Inward/ Foreign Investment

Time For A Reset? European Commission Launches Review Of Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Now in its third year of operation, the FSR's impact on businesses has been significant and controversial.

European Union Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Navigating Foreign Direct Investment Regulation: Defence

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulation is an area of increasing activity and enforcement worldwide. Notwithstanding the potential benefits of inward investment...

Worldwide Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

National Security & Investment Act - 4th Annual Report (2024/25)

Read the PDF of this publication below. Alternatively you can download to print, to save for later or for a different experience.

United Kingdom Government

TS

Travers Smith LLP

The Year In Review: UK Foreign Direct Investment Regime Set For Reform

United Kingdom Government

MB

Mayer Brown

Developing Trends From The Latest Annual Report On The UK National Security And Investment Regime

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Proposed Mini-Reforms To The National Security And Investment Act 2021

United Kingdom Government

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Sustainable Tourism In Tunisia

United Kingdom Government

GP

Giambrone & Partners

Infrastructure And Energy Spotlight – Spring/Summer 2025

United Kingdom Government

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Extraterritorial Reach Of Italian/UK FDI Rules: Are In-Country Sales Sufficient Nexus?

United Kingdom Government

JD

Jones Day

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

Elon Musk's Protest Comments: Where Does Free Speech End And The Law Begin? (17 September 2025)

When Elon Musk appeared by video link at the "Unite the Kingdom" rally in London, his remarks caused immediate controversy.

United Kingdom Government

DL

Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

EHRC Taking Regulatory Action Concerning Single-sex Spaces

In May 2024, the previous Government launched a call for input, seeking examples of policies or guidance in which public bodies...

United Kingdom Government

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Innovation In Students' Union Governance

Over the last couple of years, we've started to see signs that the students' union sector is on the cusp of a governance revolution.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Public Law Case Update Q2 2025

United Kingdom Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Regulating The Beautiful Game: The Football Governance Act

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Civil Procedure Cheat Sheet For U.S. Federal Trial Courts: Rules, Steps & Deadlines

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

Asylum Hotels Injunction: What This Means For Local Authorities

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

An Affirmation Of Orthodox Principles – Relying On International Law Fails To Narrow Broad Discretion In National Security And Foreign Policy Issues

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Analysis: National Audit On Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation And Abuse (June 2025)

United Kingdom Government

BJ

Browne Jacobson

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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

Rethinking European Defence: Market Dynamics And Sector Opportunities

Shifting global geopolitics are rapidly increasing European defence spending, creating space for private capital funds (PCFs) and institutional investors.

European Union Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Elon Musk's Protest Comments: Where Does Free Speech End And The Law Begin? (17 September 2025)

When Elon Musk appeared by video link at the "Unite the Kingdom" rally in London, his remarks caused immediate controversy.

United Kingdom Government

DL

Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

HM Treasury Consultation On Changes To UK Money Laundering Regulations

HM Treasury (HMT) recently published a draft statutory instrument (SI), The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 2025...

United Kingdom Government

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

AML/CTF Rules Are Finalised: Key Takeaways

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Procedural Flaw Under The National Security And Investment Act Regime Insufficient To Invalidate Decision

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Launches Consultation On Changes To Mandatory Notification Requirements Under The National Security And Investment Act's Inbound Investment Regime

United Kingdom Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

The Strasbourg Court Opines On Russian Actions In Ukraine

United Kingdom Government

BS

BCL Solicitors LLP

An Affirmation Of Orthodox Principles – Relying On International Law Fails To Narrow Broad Discretion In National Security And Foreign Policy Issues

United Kingdom Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Beneficial Ownership Registers: Summer 2025 Updates

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

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Government/ Statutory Law

Certification, Belgians And Other Developing Planning Act Practice

Today's entry reports on some developing practice under the Planning Act regime that will be of interest to those involved in live and forthcoming projects (I hope).

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Rookery South To Continue In Parliament As Procedure Criticised

Today's entry reports on the latest stage of special parliamentary procedure being undergone by the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the proposed Rookery South energy from waste project in Bedfordshire being promoted by Covanta Energy.

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Could Road Privatisation Be A Step Towards More Widespread Road Pricing In The Future?

Tom Henderson, Senior Associate in the Government & Infrastructure department of Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that recent Government moves to explore road privatisation might be a first step towards the introduction of more widespread road charging.

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Government Launches Light Touch Review Of Planning Act Regime

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Government Embraces Portas Recommendations

United Kingdom Government

CC

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

The NPPF And Major Infrastructure

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

NPPF Published Today

United Kingdom Government

CC

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Budget 2012 – Osborne Signals Death Knell for CRC?

United Kingdom Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

Thames Tunnel - What's In The Pipeline

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

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Latest Videos

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Energy & Infrastructure Video Series (Video)

TS

Travers Smith LLP

How Do I Know If I'm Subject To A RED NOTICE? (Video)

G

Gherson

Cabinet Office Model Contracts 101 (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Umar Azmeh Speaks On Sentencing In House Of Lords Webinar (Video)

BS

BCL Solicitors LLP

Selling Into The USA , EU & The Post-Brexit UK (Video)

T

Travlaw

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