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The response includes a considered implementation plan to strengthen the regulation of medical devices and in vitro diagnostics, improve patient safety, and foster innovation post-Brexit. On 26 June 2022, the UK Medicines...more
The triggering of the CCM under the UK ETS and ongoing consultations under UK Reach signal speedbumps in the transition process. On 30 November 2021, the UK government’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial...more
UK rules will diverge from the much-criticised EU framework. On 20 July 2021, the FCA published a Consultation Paper (CP21/23) on amending the UK PRIIPs Regulation. The FCA has long held concerns about the PRIIPs...more
UK strives to “be a leader in AI technology” as it sets out its next steps for the regulation of artificial intelligence. On 23 March 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published the outcome of its...more
The dawn of a new year provides a great opportunity to take stock of where EU merger control might go in the next year. In this blog, we outline what we consider to be five key trends to watch out for in EU merger control in...more
Government announced in April 2019 that it would be abolishing section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 which gives Landlords the right to reclaim possession through no fault of the Tenants - so called ‘no fault’ repossessions...more
On 23 January 2019, the FCA published a Consultation Paper (CP19/4) concerning further amendments to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). For private banks which are already subject to the SMCR, the...more
The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator has launched a consultation on its proposals to onshore the Regulatory Technical Standards supplementing the EU Interchange Fee Regulation to ensure the RTS can still operate effectively...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a second consultation on proposed changes to the FCA Handbook and guidance to ensure a functioning legal and regulatory framework for financial services in the event of a...more
The FCA has published a second consultation on the Brexit onshoring project. Like the first, and many other Brexit onshoring documents, it is both long and very technical. However, a number of important policy points are...more
EU /BREXIT DEVELOPMENTS - EEA Passport Rights Regulations 2018 Published - On November 7, the European Economic Area (EEA) Passport Rights (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
The Bank of England has published a consultation paper entitled "UK withdrawal from the EU: Changes to FMI rules and onshored Binding Technical Standards." The consultation forms part of a package of consultations, "Dear CEO"...more
The Bank of England and the U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority have launched a joint consultation paper entitled "The Bank of England’s approach to amending financial services legislation under the European Union...more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a consultation paper entitled "UK withdrawal from the EU: Changes to PRA Rulebook and onshored Binding Technical Standards." The consultation forms part of a package of...more
The Bank of England has issued a press release providing an update on its regulatory and supervisory approach to Brexit. The press release refers to a package of communications and new consultations published by the BoE on...more
The Bank of England has published a consultation paper entitled "UK withdrawal from the EU: The Bank of England’s approach to resolution statements of policy and onshored Binding Technical Standards." The consultation forms...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation on its proposed approach to a Temporary Permissions Regime for EEA firms and investment funds that currently provide services in the U.K. - either via a branch...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published its first consultation on proposed changes to the FCA Handbook to ensure a functioning legal and regulatory framework for financial services in the event of a "no-deal"...more
CFTC - CFTC Approves Proposed Regulations for CPOs and CTAs - On October 9, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved proposed rules intended to simplify regulations for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and...more
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has initiated a consultation on the legislation and regulatory processes for medicines, medical devices and related clinical trials that would need to be...more
The EBA’s draft guidelines on outsourcing will impact cloud outsourcing and institutions’ deployment of FinTech. On 4 September 2018, a wide audience of interested individuals gathered at Canary Wharf for a public hearing...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Encourages Firms To Disclose Activities Related to Digital Assets - On July 6, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority published Regulatory Notice 18-20, which encourages member firms to...more