On 8 October 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a blog on how strong compliance functions can support trusted corporate finance markets, this follows on from a survey the FCA had conducted, which it considers found encouraging practice across
Property Rights Pilgrimage, Runnymede Edition
We’re in England for the upcoming Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, and instead of heading directly to London from Heathrow, thought it would be a good time to take a short diversion to nearby Runnymede for what must be the O.G.
“There really is an art to appointments”: Kevin Nash and Maria Jonker on constituting an Arbitral Tribunal at CADRA International Arbitration Summer School 2026
The Central Asia Dispute Resolution Association (CADRA) International Arbitration Summer School 2026 continued with another session, “Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal: Appointment, Independence, Impartiality, and Challenges”, held on 18 August 2026. The session featured Kevin Nash, Director General, London Court
Joanna Bell & Hayley J Hooper: Not in my (Constitutional) Backyard: How Not to Speed Up Planning Challenges
Important issues of UK constitutional law can arise in the most unusual of places. Some of the most important cases on undergraduate reading lists, for example, concerned disputes about fishing licences and whether goods could be measured in imperial, rather
Administrative Court tightens approach to urgent judicial review applications
From 19 October 2026, the Administrative Court will determine whether a judicial review application requires urgent consideration by examining Form N463 by itself. Practitioners will not be able to use any of the information provided elsewhere in the documents to
Five bankers’ rate-rigging wrongful convictions overturned by Court of Appeal
Five city traders have had their convictions overturned in the Court of Appeal after serving jail sentences for rigging interest rates while working at Barclays bank.Philippe Moryoussef, Jay Merchant, Colin Bermingham, Jonathan Mathew, and Alex Pabon were convicted following prosecutions
Certification challenge fails but Home Office concedes unlawful separation of detained couple
The High Court has considered procedural fairness in protection claims, including when the Home Office certifies a claim as ‘clearly unfounded’. The case is R (FNB and FNN) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 2374 (Admin)
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Courts can review honours
The courts of England and Wales can review a decision taken under prerogative powers to remove an honour, a High Court judge ruled yesterday. Mrs Justice Lieven dismissed arguments put on behalf of the prime minister that “decisions relating
Solicitor who tried to cover up claim service failure struck off
Letter: Backdated by solicitor
A solicitor who sought to cover up his failure to serve a claim on the defendant by fabricating a letter and then misleading the court in writing and orally has been struck off.The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal