8/10/2026 3:36:37 PM UK consumer reforms speed up: subscription regime accelerated, pricing practices next in line? By Andrew Austin Rikki Haria Rachel Duffy Incoming UK consumer subscription regime accelerated The UK Government has today announced that the subscription-related provisions of...
7/28/2026 3:09:37 PM Modernising payment services regulation: the FCA in the ascendancy By Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Greg King Vivien Kukoyi +1 more... Show less On 14 July 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) published its consultation Modernising Payment Services Regulation, setting out the Government's...
7/28/2026 11:54:07 AM Unfair contract terms: the CMA publishes updated guidance By Andrew Austin Rachel Duffy Tom Byham Ellie Lukama +1 more... Show less On 22 July 2026, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its final updated guidance on unfair contract terms under the...
7/24/2026 9:45:07 AM Consumer Duty: FCA consults on scope and proportionality By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Christopher Chan On 29 June 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its consultation paper CP26/23 (CP), proposing a package of targeted...
7/20/2026 12:12:07 PM EU Banking Competitiveness Communication: Key takeaways By Alexander Glos Janina Heinz Sharon Sloof Carlijn Wortelboer +1 more... Show less On 17 July 2026, the European Commission published its Communication on the Competitiveness of the Banking Sector and the Single Market...
7/16/2026 3:21:08 PM The Mills Review: reshaping the FCA’s approach to AI in retail financial services By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Elisabeth Overland Lucy Clark Sophia Doan +2 more... Show less On 6 July 2026, the FCA published the final report of the Mills Review, setting out seven priority recommendations for how the FCA should...
7/15/2026 11:42:07 AM Austria’s plan to open its online gambling market: What operators need to know By Dr. Stephan Denk Katharina Kubik Kathrin Wildmoser-Zeller Andreas Langer +1 more... Show less On 29 June 2026, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance published its draft bill for the reform of the Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG)....
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...