7/6/2026 10:57:40 AM AI in financial services: emerging regulatory expectations for governance and operational resilience By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Lauren Moorin Sophia Doan +1 more... Show less Financial services firms have been using AI for several years to improve efficiency across their operations and to offer new products and...
6/29/2026 12:09:07 PM Freshfields’ response to the UK Government’s proposals on potential powers to protect the UK from adverse economic pressure By Martin McElwee Lorand Bartels Cara Carr Iona Crawford +1 more... Show less The global trade landscape has deteriorated markedly in recent years, forcing open trading economies to fundamentally reassess their...
6/16/2026 10:33:07 AM Dutch Court dismisses PFAS claim against Dutch State By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Moritz Becker Katharina Shingler Anita Bell Dario Langer +2 more... Show less Introduction PFAS litigation in Europe is accelerating and diversifying. As we discussed in our earlier post on PFAS civil litigation...
6/10/2026 9:33:37 AM Unlocking Growth Through a Stronger UK-EU Financial Services Partnership By Emma Rachmaninov Elisabeth Overland Christopher Bernard On 8 June 2026, UK Finance in collaboration with Freshfields published a landmark new report exploring how the financial services sectors...
5/20/2026 11:39:08 AM Funded reinsurance: The PRA closes the capital gap By Priti Lancaster George Swan Lauren Honeyben The use of funded reinsurance has expanded rapidly in recent years as UK life insurers have sought capital-efficient ways to support...
5/13/2026 9:15:07 AM FCA proposals aim to simplify advice and widen access to investment advice By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Sophia Doan The FCA’s long-awaited consultation paper CP26/10 marks an important step in the FCA’s wider review of the UK retail advice regime. The...
5/8/2026 11:01:07 AM A continued tale of outcomes-based regulation: FCA consults on simplifying financial promotions rules for consumer credit By Michael Raffan Fran Kaehr Mira Dimitrova On 29 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published consultation paper CP26/15, in which it sets out proposals to...
5/7/2026 10:12:07 AM The new UK short selling regime: FCA publishes final rules and operational guidance By James Smethurst Chris Ranson Bernice Cheung On 16 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS26/5 setting out its final rules for the new UK...
5/1/2026 9:39:08 AM UK regulators and HM Treasury announce reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime By David Mendel Holly Insley Chantelle Nicholas Emma Rachmaninov Cyrus Pocha +2 more... Show less On 22 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement (PS26/6) setting out changes to the Senior Managers...
4/27/2026 5:27:37 AM New Resolution Rules for EU Banks: The CMDI Package at a Glance By Alicia Hildner On 20 April 2026, the final legislative texts implementing the Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance (CMDI) reform package was...
4/24/2026 1:06:38 PM Management’s Critical Role: Personal Liability Under Germany’s KRITIS Umbrella Act By Vinzenz Schulte-Markwort Anna Köhler In our last blog post, we outlined how Germany’s new KRITIS Umbrella Act (KRITIS-Dachgesetz or KRITISDachG) introduces far-reaching...
4/22/2026 8:39:07 AM Beyond the Employment Rights Act – Consultation on non-disclosure agreements relating to relevant harassment or discrimination By David Mendel Lucy Carruthers The use of non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”) in employment contracts or settlement agreements has attracted some criticism. In response...
4/21/2026 2:42:07 PM The Infrastructure Powering Modern Insurance By Priti Lancaster Andy Robinson For much of the past decade, insurtech was synonymous with digital challengers aiming to disrupt traditional insurers. Venture‑backed...
4/21/2026 2:39:38 PM Click, Buy, Covered: How Embedded Insurance is Rewriting Distribution By Priti Lancaster Andy Robinson Innovation in insurance is increasingly being driven by the growth of embedded products. Rather than competing directly with established...
4/21/2026 1:31:07 PM Product Risks Today: How the new Product Liability Directive turns AI Act compliance into a question of liability By Moritz Becker Theresa Ehlen Lutz Riede Anita Bell +1 more... Show less Introduction To what extent software qualifies as a “product” subject to the EU’s product liability regime, has been a controversial...
4/2/2026 7:24:30 AM An Uncertain Path Forward: The ePrivacy Derogation and Child Safety Detection By Theresa Ehlen Daniel Travers Florentine Schulte-Rudzio Gina Claus +1 more... Show less On 3 April 2026, the temporary derogation to the ePrivacy Directive — the legal basis that has for years allowed technology companies to...