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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published examples of good and poor practices following its review into international payment pricing transparency. Under the consumer duty, in line with the FCA's Handbook (PRIN...more
The FCA has published the findings from its review of firms’ approach to pricing transparency when offering UK customers international money remittance and cross border payments. It highlights proactive and clear disclosure...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation setting out proposals for its fees for 2025/26. The proposals would make amendments to the Fees Part of the PRA Rulebook (Appendix) and include: (i) the...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP25/7) on its rates proposals for regulated fees and levies for 2025/26 and proposed amendments to the FEES manual. The annual funding requirement...more
The UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published its plans and budget for 2025/2026, together with an accompanying press release. The FOS notes that there has been more uncertainty than usual over the last year, and...more
The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its consultation CP25/1 on potential remedies to address findings following the PSR's final report (published on 6 March) on its review of card schemes and processing fees....more
The UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has updated its webpage confirming that the new charging structure, which includes charges for professional representatives referring cases, now applies. The changes have been made in...more
March 2025 Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules - On 12 March 2025, the Home Office laid before Parliament the latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 733). This statement outlines several...more
Under section 43(b) of the Trusts (Guernsey) Law, 2007, when a trustee resigns or is removed it may require that it be provided with reasonable security for liabilities before surrendering trust property....more
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published a policy statement on its new fee rules regarding complaints that are referred to it by certain claims management companies (CMCs) and other professional representatives...more
This post provides an overview of the six key legal challenges and opportunities to expect in the UK when negotiating to acquire the rights to adapt a book for film or TV. ...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a portfolio letter on its strategy for mortgage intermediaries setting out the areas of regulatory focus for the next two years. The FCA's overarching focus is on embedding...more
The majority of all 2023 EMEA restructurings involving an equitisation and/or a maturity extension required the provision of new money. While equitisation can solve for an over-leveraged capital structure, and maturity...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has finalized its regulated fees and levies 2024/25. These include the FCA periodic fees, the Financial Ombudsman Service general levy, Money and Pensions Service levies, Devolved...more
The FCA consultation paper CP24/7 “Payment Optionality for Investment Research” considers the reintroduction of the bundling of research payments with broker’s execution fees....more
There were some key publications this week in relation to financial crime, including a Commission request for the EBA to advise on standards and guidelines under the future AML/CFT framework in Europe and, in the UK, an HMT...more
At the end of January 2024, the UK Government set out a surprise proposal to introduce a £55 fee for individuals to bring proceedings in the Employment Tribunals (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). This would be a...more
Seven years after the UK Supreme Court decided that the payment of fees to bring Employment Tribunal claims was unlawful and should be abolished, the Government has published a consultation paper to reintroduce fees in the...more
We now have full details of the UK visa, immigration and nationality price hikes announced by the Prime Minister in July. The Home Office has announced that higher fees will apply from October 4, 2023, and we would...more
The UK Prime Minister has announced a big hike in visa fees and the compulsory charges migrants pay to access the UK’s health system. Chief Secretary of the Treasury John Glen then provided more details on the price...more
On 13 July 2023, the UK Government announced a significant increase to visa application fees and the Immigration Health Surcharge....more
Bridge loans are a key way to finance large acquisitions, but their terms are very specialized. In "The Basics of Bridge Loans", the White & Case team explains the key terms of bridge loans and discusses some challenges faced...more
There is a growing trend towards the use of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) in collective proceedings in the UK and globally. The disclosure of TPLF arrangements has recently come under close scrutiny by the Competition...more
On 10 February 2022, the UK government published its response to the input received from various stakeholders into the UK funds regime review. The response document summarises the responses received and, in acknowledging that...more