Two Court of Appeal rulings in Sucden v TMT Metals [2026] EWCA Civ 1080 confirm the tort gateways for nickel fraud claims and order the defence served despite a contemplated Supreme Court application.
The SRA sectoral risk assessment was substantially rewritten on 6 August 2026, adding three emerging risks firms must take into account under regulation 18(2)(a) when drafting a firm-wide…
An unfair prejudice petition under section 994 succeeded in Peter Waddell HoldCo v Bluebell Cars Holding [2026] EWHC 2028 (Ch), against a private equity investor whose contractual rights…
The money laundering regulations 2026 are now in force, narrowing enhanced due diligence and adding duties on pooled client accounts. The SRA consultation on notification closes on 17…
Small claims track costs are harder to recover after Orton v Barclays, in which the Court of Appeal held the CPR 27.14(2)(g) unreasonable behaviour exception must be read…
Pre-action disclosure was refused in UBP v L Catterton even though every CPR 31.16 threshold condition was satisfied, because the requests made of the defendant were not narrow…
In Drelle v Servis-Terminal [2026] UKSC 29 the Supreme Court held that an unrecognised foreign judgment can be a debt under section 267 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
The Upper Tribunal has partly suspended the FCA motor finance redress scheme. Lenders need not calculate or pay redress for now, and interested party applications close on 4…
HM Treasury confirmed in June that AML supervision of law firms moves from the SRA to the FCA. The Financial Services and Markets Bill carries the clauses, with…