The US executive order halts new and existing foreign bribery investigations — but enforcement risk in the UK and Europe remains.
By Pamela Reddy, Nathan Seltzer, Clare Nida, Annie Birch, and Matthew Unsworth
On 10 February
A view of the landscape in Europe and the UK.
By Martin Davies and Thomas Grützner
Welcome to our Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook. In this report, we examine the legal trends that have shaped the
SMRs are attracting growing attention from governments, investors, and financiers as a means to power the energy transition, offering the promise of shorter construction times, scalability, and reduced financial risk compared to traditional nuclear reactors.
By Tom Bartlett, Beatrice
A recent statutory instrument aims to remove legal uncertainty surrounding crypto staking and ease blockchain operations.
By Stuart Davis, Gabriel Lakeman, and Emma Trankeenan
On 9 January 2025, the UK Government published the Financial Services and Markets Act
The FCA is approaching its design of the world’s first regulated private/public crossover market with a “private plus” rather than a “public minus” mindset.
By Mark Austin, Rob Moulton, James Inness, Anna Ngo, Frederick Gardner,
The NPV aims to promote growth and international competitiveness by advancing open banking, re-evaluating the approach to regulating the sector, and continuing the fight against fraud.
By Brett Carr, Christian F. McDermott, and Stuart Davis
On 14 November
The world’s first regulated private/public crossover market is significantly redesigned as a friction-free “private up” rather than “public down” market with rethought approach to disclosure and market abuse.
Guidance clarifies the implementation date, scope, and application of landmark new corporate offence, and provides suggestions for fraud-prevention procedures.
By Pamela Reddy, Clare Nida, Annie Birch, and Matthew Unsworth
On 6 November 2024, the UK Home Office
The new financing initiative aims to enhance collaboration amongst export credit agency and development finance institutions to support financing for critical mineral projects.
By Tom Bartlett, JP Sweny, Alexander Buckeridge-Hocking, and Samuel Burleton
The Minerals Security Partnership
Recent reforms in the UK market have led to less prescriptive executive remuneration principles that encourage companies to tailor structures to their business, strategy, and performance while consulting with shareholders.