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The FCA’s Enforcement Watch 2 and what it means for the financial services industry
James Alleyne
8 July 2026
The FCA’s Enforcement Watch 2 and what it means for the financial services industry
On 7 July 2026, the FCA published its second Enforcement newsletter – ‘Enforcement Watch 2’ (‘EW2’). In this second edition, the FCA focuses in particular on its recent approach to supervising and enforcing the Consumer Duty.
26 June 2026
Sanctions regimes: what law firms need to know
During this year’s London International Disputes Week (LIDW), we explored how sanctions regimes are affecting the UK and offshore landscape.
28 May 2026
Deepfakes to Deletion Orders: Tackling technology enabled sexual offending in the Crime and Policing Act 2026
On 29 April 2026, the Crime and Policing Bill received Royal Assent and will take effect as the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (the “CPA”) on 29 June 2026.
26 May 2026
Lafarge convictions: a landmark moment in corporate criminal accountability
April 2026 saw the handing down of a historic verdict in corporate criminal accountability when Lafarge, a global cement manufacturer headquartered in Paris, and eight individuals, were convicted by a French Court of financing terrorism. This landmark case not only represents the first time a company has been tried and convicted in France of such an offence, but also marks a significant development in the corporate accountability landscape.
22 May 2026
Extradition without safeguards: the troubling reach of the Crime and Policing Act 2026
Imagine you are woken up one day with a loud knock at the door. It is the police who have a warrant for your arrest pursuant to an extradition request from a European country which you visited on holiday a few years earlier.
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