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FCA’s Enforcement Watch 1 and what it means for the financial services industry
James Alleyne
29 January 2026
2025 in review: International arbitration
2025 was a notable year for arbitration in England & Wales, marked by legislative change, technological advances, and significant judicial developments that continue to shape the arbitration landscape.
22 January 2026
2025 in review: Trust and estate disputes
2025 produced many interesting decisions in trust and estate disputes in the courts of England & Wales. We consider just a few of those key decisions below, which illustrate that the outcome in cases of this nature remains highly dependent on the particular facts of the case and available evidence.
15 January 2026
Data protection v defamation as a means to protect reputation – where are we now and what can we expect in 2026?
There has been a trend in recent years of seeking to use data protection claims as a means of obtaining redress for reputational harm, which would traditionally have been sought through defamation proceedings.
5 January 2026
Civil Fraud Quarterly Round-Up: Q4 2025
This quarterly civil fraud update provides a summary of reported decisions handed down in the courts of England and Wales in the period of October - December 2025.
16 December 2025
2025 in review: Under construction - Tax investigations
In Rachel Reeve’s Budget on 26 November 2025, the Chancellor set out plans, among other things a to tackle fraud within the Construction Industry Scheme (“CIS”) and announced a technical consultation “aimed at simplifying and improving the administration of the scheme”.
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