Regulatory

With allegations of abuse & misconduct hitting the headlines, Simon Cheetham QC examines the data protection implications for the schools investigating them

A new regime for examining business transactions from a national security standpoint is on the way: Sophia Purkis & Judith Davidge provide an overview

Robin Kingham provides an update on the status of Tomlin Order settlements in relation to consumer credit law

Product liability post-Brexit: Sarah Moore & Stuart Warmington discuss what the post-Brexit ‘new world’ might look like for product regulation in the UK

On the other side of Brexit and in the midst of a pandemic, the UK’s domestic regulator of medicines and healthcare now stands alone for the first time in almost 40 years.

Bank to face money laundering accusations in court

In its response to the Legal Services Board's draft strategy for legal services regulation and business plan 2021-22, the Bar Council advised the board to ‘do less and do that better’

Lexis®Library update: The Prime Minister’s Office has published a policy paper announcing the launch of a new Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform (TIGRR) to ‘identify and develop proposals across a range of areas that will drive innovation and competitiveness, reduce barriers to start-ups and scale-ups, create opportunities for innovation to make the most of cutting-edge technologies, and support growth and dynamism right across the UK economy’

Law firms must be more vigilant than ever during COVID-19, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned

If my wife were a solicitor and she had murdered me during lockdown, and if (notwithstanding the many defences available to defence counsel) she had been convicted, I expect she would be struck off. That’s obvious, but is it right?