The transaction is a landmark moment for the UK’s reformed capital markets framework.
By Mark Austin, Ryan Benedict, Frederick Gardner, Isabelle Knapton, and Rob Moulton
Latham & Watkins has advised the underwriting banks on the UK
A new ruling in Aabar v. Glencore clarifies that legal privilege can apply to non-lawyer communications between authorised client personnel in certain circumstances.
By Oliver Middleton and Duncan Graves
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The consultation proposes broad changes to the four-decades-old regime, including greater powers for the UK Insolvency Service and a new director “restrictions” regime.
By Pamela Reddy and Matthew Unsworth
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A new ruling clarifies that historical corporate conduct could remain open to challenge under statutory unfair prejudice petitions for an indefinite period.
By Oliver Middleton, Duncan Graves, and Emma Bunting
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The consultation aims to make jurisdictional thresholds more predictable, enhance the CMA’s political accountability, and improve interactions between businesses and the regulator.
By Stephanie Adams, Greg Bonné, Ludmilla Le Grand, David Little, Jonathan Parker, and
The English Court of Appeal’s judgment in Ure Energy makes an important contribution to the law of waiver.
By Nell Perks and Anna Kullmann
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The Credit Suisse judgment has significant implications for claims in deceit.
By Oliver Middleton, Anna Kullmann, and Duncan Graves
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Internal controls must be tailored, proportionate, and risk-based — not just a “paper exercise”.
By Erin Brown Jones, Clare Nida, and Matthew Unsworth
Last week, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its updated “Guidance on Evaluating a
The report covers the private law issues that may arise when firms use AI to assist, or directly execute, market activities.
By Nell Perks
In late October, the Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) released a report that considers the private
The Court also found limited trademark infringement and seemingly departed from EU law.
By Sophie Goossens and Brett Shandler
On 4 November 2025, the High Court of England and Wales (the Court) handed down its long-awaited judgment in Getty Images