9/3/2026 8:47:30 AM Shedding Light on Social Housing in the Burnham Era By Joanne McIvor The appointment of Andy Burnham as prime minister has put social and council housing at the top of the political agenda. For investors,...
9/2/2026 8:06:23 AM Tokenisation comes to the FTSE: why the Payward–LSE deal is a landmark for UK capital markets By Daniel Bellau Yesterday's announcement that Payward, the parent group of Kraken, is partnering with the London Stock Exchange to advance the...
9/2/2026 7:10:06 AM Good Faith means more than Good Intentions: The Supreme Court on Directors' Duties By Sophia Bompas On 14 July 2026, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Saxon Woods Investments Ltd and others v Costa [2026] UKSC 21, unanimously...
9/1/2026 12:30:09 PM The rise of the complex DSAR: what to do when AI enters the picture By Selina Clifford Data subject access requests (DSARs) have long been a fact of life for any business handling personal data. Over the last year, however,...
9/1/2026 12:15:16 PM The Investor's Guide to Stock Drop Claims: Part 1, Section 90 FSMA By Sam Harris Investors suffering losses following a significant fall in a company's share price may have a claim for compensation under the Financial...
9/1/2026 8:30:22 AM D&O Insurance: the worst time to discover a coverage gap is during a claim. By Nicola Maher This recent article from Financier Worldwide is a useful reminder that D&O risks are rapidly evolving to include AI washing, geopolitical...
8/27/2026 1:35:55 PM Tenant challenges to rent increases surge after the Renters' Rights Act By Paul Henson It is reported today in the Times that tenants are challenging rent increases in greater numbers since the relevant parts of the Renters'...
8/26/2026 11:17:21 AM The National Planning Policy Framework 2026: What Has Changed and Why It Matters By Joanne McIvor Alex Duncliffe-Vines The Government's revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published on 17 August 2026, represents the most significant overhaul...
8/24/2026 3:31:33 PM Shein v Temu: Is that right really yours? A quick takedown win can mean a loss in the long run By Vincent Liu Nick Phillips Shein and Temu, two of the biggest names in online fast fashion, have been fighting a copyright dispute in the English courts since 2023....
8/24/2026 11:43:40 AM Forget a Ban: The Meta Glasses Privacy Row Is About Use, Not the Device By Nick Phillips I was recently interviewed by Chiara Castro of TechRadar for a piece on the growing UK backlash against Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses...
8/20/2026 4:47:03 PM Ricky Gervais Discovers a Reason to Get Married: Inheritance Tax By Toni Recchia Matthew Barnett Jessica Brittain For decades, Ricky Gervais has famously argued that he and long-term partner Jane Fallon didn't need a piece of paper to prove their...
8/20/2026 4:23:03 PM AI and recruitment: The ICO is watching By Selina Clifford Nick Phillips If your business uses software to screen CVs, rank candidates, or shortlist applicants, there is a good chance you are using automated...
8/19/2026 7:19:09 PM Is your Chinese trade mark portfolio ready for 1 January 2027? By Vincent Liu China’s new Trade Marks Law takes effect on 1 January 2027. It is the fifth revision of the statute, and the most comprehensive overhaul...
8/17/2026 10:15:15 AM Purpose, Philanthropy and Family Wealth: What a Guernsey Trust Case Tells Us By Eva Moynihan David Goepel Here's a headline you don't see every day: a wealthy family going to court to pay more tax. That's essentially what happened in the...
8/17/2026 9:39:09 AM Sorry, You Had to Be There: The Supreme Court Confirms That GLO Test Cases Do Not Necessarily Bind Future GLO Claimants By Sam Harris The Supreme Court's recent decision in AXA Insurance UK PLC v Commissioners of Inland Revenue [2026] UKSC 24 confirmed that judgments in...
8/17/2026 9:36:14 AM EU AI Act: The need for transparency - why UK businesses cannot ignore Article 50 By Nick Phillips Selina Clifford Here's a date you may have missed amid the summer holidays: 2 August 2026. That's when Article 50 of the EU AI Act took effect. Forget...