United Kingdom: Compliance

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The UK's fraud enforcement landscape is undergoing significant transformation as Jonathan Fisher KC's Independent Review proposes sweeping changes including new corporate criminal offences for digital platforms, anti-fraud levies, and whistleblower incentivisation schemes. Meanwhile, the SFO navigates increased operational intensity alongside the costly settlement of the ENRC litigation, while the FCA expands its Consumer Duty enforcement and the newly formed Fair Work Agency establishes its enforcement pri

The UK's cryptoasset regulatory landscape is undergoing a major transformation with new FCA rules taking effect in October 2027. Firms engaging in activities like stablecoin issuance, safeguarding, and trading platforms must now navigate authorisation requirements, with an application gateway open until February 2027.

The European Banking Authority has introduced comprehensive new guidelines governing third-party risk management for non-ICT services, fundamentally reshaping how financial institutions must structure and manage their vendor relationships. These guidelines mandate specific contractual provisions and impose strict timelines for compliance, with existing arrangements requiring alignment within two years for critical functions. Financial services entities must now navigate a more prescriptive regulatory framew

On 8 October 2026, the FCA published the results of a survey assessing corporate finance firms’ compliance functions and their ability to effectively challenge the business.

The European Union has enacted its most comprehensive overhaul of passenger rights legislation in over twenty years, introducing significant operational changes for airlines while maintaining the core architecture of the existing compensation framework. With implementation required by October 2027, carriers face expanded obligations around automatic reimbursements, rerouting rights, and assistance provisions, alongside new clarity on extraordinary circumstances and claims procedures.

A commercial lawyer helps businesses manage legal risks, negotiate contracts, resolve disputes and comply with the law in England and Wales. Whether you’re starting a business, signing major contracts or facing a legal challenge, early advice can help protect your interests, reduce costly mistakes and support long-term growth.

The FCA has published final rules replacing TCFD-aligned disclosure requirements with a new framework based on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS S1 and S2). In a significant shift from consultation proposals, all UK SRS disclosures—including climate and Scope 3 emissions—will operate on a comply or explain basis rather than mandatory requirements. International companies with secondary listings and depositary receipt issuers must now report against UK SRS, with rules applying to acco

Employers in England, Scotland and Wales will soon face new obligations to inform workers about their right to join a trade union, but the implementation date has been pushed back to January 2027. The Government has now clarified what the standardised written statement must contain and how it should be delivered to both new starters and existing employees. Understanding these requirements and preparing HR systems in advance will be essential for smooth compliance when the duty takes effect.