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  • Corporate liability widens under new law

    Corporate liability widens under new law

    Companies face wider criminal exposure under senior manager attribution rules. Section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has come into force, expanding corporate liability beyond economic crime and increasing governance pressure.

  • FCA proposes Consumer Duty scope changes

    FCA proposes Consumer Duty scope changes

    Financial firms may soon gain clearer Consumer Duty compliance boundaries. The FCA has opened consultation on targeted changes to the regime, with wholesale activity, non-UK customers, distribution chains, and proportionality central to the review.

  • Imperial faces scrutiny over football marketing

    Imperial faces scrutiny over football marketing

    Imperial Brands faces scrutiny over football-linked marketing before tighter regulation. A Rizla fashion collaboration has placed regulated-product adjacency, youth culture, and tournament marketing risk back in focus.

  • MVL study backs solvent closure process

    MVL study backs solvent closure process

    Solvent company closures have received fresh evidence from government research. The Insolvency Service says Members’ Voluntary Liquidations are operating effectively in almost all cases examined.

  • FCA AML role edges closer for advisers

    FCA AML role edges closer for advisers

    Professional services AML supervision is moving towards FCA consolidation now. HM Treasury’s consultation outcome advances reform affecting accountancy, legal, trust, and company service providers.

  • SMEs unclear on inheritance tax relief

    SMEs unclear on inheritance tax relief

    SME leaders face renewed succession questions after inheritance tax changes. Flagstone research suggests many owners do not know whether their business qualifies for valuable Business Relief protections.

  • Data complaint deadline nears for businesses

    Data complaint deadline nears for businesses

    New data complaints rules will tighten UK privacy governance standards. From 19 June, organisations need a formal process for acknowledging, investigating, recording, and resolving complaints about personal data use.

  • Pay transparency rules reach employers

    Pay transparency rules reach employers

    Pay transparency rules are moving from principle into payroll practice. EU requirements will affect salary disclosure, employee pay-data rights, reporting, and equal-pay enforcement.

  • Tribunal non-payment faces sharper enforcement

    Tribunal non-payment faces sharper enforcement

    Tribunal award non-payment now carries sharper enforcement consequences. Employers face financial penalties, interest, and possible public naming where awards remain unpaid.

  • Ground rent cap set for earlier timetable

    Ground rent cap set for earlier timetable

    Ministers are moving faster on the planned ground rent cap. The proposed £250 annual limit could now arrive in late 2027, affecting leaseholders, freeholders, developers, and property investors.