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High Court upholds FCA’s first use of “name and shame” powers
The High Court’s judgment in R (Claims Protection Agency Limited) v Financial Conduct Authority is a milestone for regulatory publicity. In a case closely watched by the financial services community, the court upheld the FCA’s decision to publicly identify a
FCA Enforcement Watch 1 – clues for asset managers about enforcement risks in 2026
The FCA’s publication of Enforcement Watch 1 marks an important shift in how the regulator communicates enforcement risk to the market. While the FCA has stepped back from proposals to routinely name firms under investigation, Enforcement Watch signals a targeted
Closing the Open Justice gap by widening public access to court documents
Since 1 January 2026, a two-year pilot is now running in the English Commercial Court (including the London Circuit Commercial Court) and the Financial List which changes how public access to court documents works. If you are involved in litigation
The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 – Why It Matters
On 2 December 2025, the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 (the “2025 Act”) came into force. The Act confirms that digital assets can attract personal property rights even though they fall outside traditional classifications. The Act is deliberately short,
FCA publishes views on firms’ risk assessment processes and controls
The FCA has recently published its multi-firm review: Risk assessment processes and controls in firms: our findings (11 November 2025) which focuses on how regulated firms are conducting business-wide risk assessments (BWRA) and customer risk assessments (CRA).
Weak risk-assessment frameworks
The end of the road for motor finance claims? The hotly awaited decision in Johnson v FirstRand (and others)
Those (including us) tuning in on Friday afternoon to hear the Supreme Court’s decision in the combined appeals of Hopcraft and another v Close Brothers Limited; Johnson v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) t/a MotoNovo Finance; and Wrench v FirstRand
A New Gateway for Cross-Border Enforcement: Hague Judgments Convention Comes into Effect in the UK on 1 July 2025
The Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (the “Hague Judgments Convention”) will come into effect in the UK on 1 July 2025. The process of enforcing UK
FCA’s discretion upheld in IRHP redress scheme judicial review
Timely insights into the design of mass consumer redress schemes
In R (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Banking) v Financial Conduct Authority [2025] EWHC 525 (Admin), the High Court examined the FCA’s decision regarding the exclusion of certain customers from
Court of Appeal reaffirms stance on fiduciary duties in half-secret commission cases
Some years it seems like there are no cases of any real importance. 2025 is not one of those years.
Last week a strong Court of Appeal doubled down on a key element of the landmark Johnson v FirstRand decision