‘New Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance sets out the regulators’ expectations on interpreting key concepts relevant to change in control.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Today we’ve published guidance that will provide organisations with important advice on the new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’, helping make sure they are taking action to prevent fraud.’
Home Office, 6th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Online service providers in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) should get ahead and prepare to conduct an illegal content risk assessment to ensure they do not fall foul of Ofcom’s enforcement powers, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘In his latest article Geoff Wild seeks to clarify when it is appropriate for members to declare interests (and when it is not) and what the consequences are of doing so.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Labour peer Waheed Alli has been found to have committed four breaches of Lords rules over his declarations in the register of interests.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Family Court Advisors and Children’s Guardians will no longer use language such as ‘claims’ or ‘alleges’ in reports to court, using instead the words of children and adults who are victims of domestic abuse, in line with a new Domestic Abuse Practice Policy published by Cafcass.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK advertising watchdog has cracked down on marketing campaigns by telecoms companies including BT, EE, Virgin Media and O2 for misleading consumers about price rises added to their bills during their contracts.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “Hillsborough law” will be introduced in Parliament before the next anniversary of the 1989 football stadium tragedy, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.’
BBC News, 24th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The official payment watchdog has considerably scaled back proposed rules designed to force banks and payment companies to refund fraud victims.’
BBC News, 4th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An advert for the takeaway delivery service Just Eat that featured a McDonald’s burger has been banned for not taking sufficient care to ensure that it was not aimed at children under 16.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The latest batch of guidance on the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) released by the Cabinet Office includes the eagerly awaited guidance on frameworks. Dr Steven Brunning looks at the key considerations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A child was strip-searched every 14 hours by police in England and Wales, new data has revealed, with the youngest aged just eight years old.’
The Independent , 19th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has made an overseas funder’s compliance with key parts of the Association of Litigation Funders’ code of conduct a condition of granting a collective proceedings order.’
Legal Futures, 7th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In the third of this “Remind me about” series, Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers looks at tPR’s moral hazard powers. The “Remind me about” series is aimed as a training tool and as an update for busy practitioners.’
Pensions Barrister, 25th July 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘LLG, CIPFA and SOLACE have this week published the Code of Practice on Good Governance for Local Authority Statutory Officers. Philip McCourt explains its purpose.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Biological models of human embryos that can develop heartbeats, spinal cords and other distinctive features will be governed by a code of practice in Britain to ensure that researchers work on them responsibly.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice for England was launched on the 8 April 2024, and has been endorsed by numerous organisations across the agricultural sector. Whilst the Code will be of interest to all of those involved with agricultural tenancies, this article, written by Annie Higgo, focuses in particular on the predicted areas of impact that the Code will have for litigators.’
Tanfield Chambers, 20th May 2024
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘The updated guidance on the NSI Act comes after calls to “fine tune” the NSI regime following a consultation. It aims to provide more clarity to businesses, institutions, and their advisors while protecting national security. The updates include a new “section 3 statement” that better explains how the UK government plans to exercise powers under the NSI Act to call-in certain acquisitions for scrutiny and updated “Market Guidance”.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The highly anticipated Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill was passed by the UK Parliament on 23 May, marking the most important changes to UK competition law and consumer law in years.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th May 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
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