Financial Markets Awareness: Practical Legal Insight
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Closing the Open Justice gap by widening public access to court documents
United Kingdom - January 7 2026 Since 1 January 2026, a two-year pilot is now running in the English Commercial Court (including the London Circuit Commercial Court) and the…
The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 - Why It Matters
United Kingdom - December 17 2025 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…
FCA publishes views on firms’ risk assessment processes and controls
United Kingdom - November 18 2025 The FCA has recently published its multi-firm review: Risk assessment processes and controls in firms: our findings (11 November 2025) which focuses…
The end of the road for motor finance claims? The hotly awaited decision in Johnson v FirstRand (and others)
United Kingdom - August 4 2025 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…
A New Gateway for Cross-Border Enforcement: Hague Judgments Convention Comes into Effect in the UK on 1 July 2025
European Union, United Kingdom - June 9 2025 The Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (the “Hague Judgments…
FCA’s discretion upheld in IRHP redress scheme judicial review
United Kingdom - May 14 2025 In R (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Banking) v Financial Conduct Authority [2025] EWHC 525 (Admin), the High Court examined the FCA’s…
Court of Appeal reaffirms stance on fiduciary duties in half-secret commission cases
United Kingdom - March 27 2025 Last week a strong Court of Appeal doubled down on a key element of the landmark Johnson v FirstRand decision on secret commissions in motor finance…
High Court upholds use of omnibus claims in mass motor finance litigation
United Kingdom - March 24 2025 A recent High Court decision in claims brought by thousands of claimants against motor finance providers has reaffirmed the validity of using omnibus…
Motor finance claims - the current state of play
United Kingdom - December 17 2024 The prospects of claims against motor finance lenders continues to develop rapidly as courts, the Financial Ombudsman Service, and the FCA continue…
FCA marks principal firms’ homework on appointed representatives - must try harder
United Kingdom - September 12 2024 The FCA has been focused on appointed representatives (“ARs”) for many years now, dating back to its 2016 and 2019 thematic reviews. It grudgingly…
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