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Meta Platforms warned of ‘increasing headwinds’ On 29 October 2025, Meta Platforms cautioned of ‘increasing headwinds’ tied to legal and regulatory pressures, warning it could suffer ‘a material loss’ amid a wave of US cases in 2026 alleging Instagram and Facebook were engineered to be addictive for young users. Announcing third-quarter results, Chief Financial Officer Susan Li told investors Meta is continuing to monitor active legal and regulatory matters, with mounting challenges in the EU and the US that could meaningfully affect its business and financial performance. Li noted that several youth-related trials set for 2026 may ultimately lead to a material loss. Meta also flagged a possible revenue impact before the end of 2025 stemming from action by the Commission regarding the ‘less personalised’ targeted-ads product launched in the EU last year, a ‘pay or consent’ model that has likewise drawn scrutiny from the Commission and the Irish Data Protection Commission. Li added that Meta remains engaged in constructive dialogue with the Commission over its Less Personalised Ads...

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Nikhil Rathi, the FCA’s chief executive officer (CEO), dismissed the case put by the House of Lords Financial Regulation Committee that the programme’s documentation left the FCA’s consumer redress accessibility for consumers 'deeply unclear' overall. He told peers present that the FCA had set out plainly that 56% of agreements entered since 1 April 2007 would not be eligible for redress. That date is the earliest qualification point for motor finance agreements within the programme. 'What we are aiming to do through the scheme is address the fact that there will be a very substantial number of agreements, about which people are lodging complaints right now, that will receive no redress,' Rathi told the committee. The CEO defended the redress initiative that the FCA chose to undertake after the UK Supreme Court ruled in August 2025 that a car finance lender had acted unlawfully because it failed to disclose a high commission to the broker and...

CASE HUB (NOTE—appeal lodged before the CAT in relation to the CMA’s decision to fine Electro Rent for failure to comply with an interim order issued by the CMA) ARCHIVED –this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the penalty notice of 12 June 2018; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline and commentary. Case facts Outline UK merger probe into Electro Rent Corporation’s acquisition of Test Equipment Asset Management and Microlease Inc. The deal features horizontal overlaps across markets for the hire of test and measurement equipment. Latest developments On 15 February 2019, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released a penalty notice to Electro Rent Corporation (Electro Rent), dated 12 February 2019, for a second breach of an interim order in the merger investigation. The breach arose from appointing Electro Rent’s Chief Financial Officer as a director of several target companies without the CMA’s consent. The CMA fined Electro Rent £200,000. Parties Electro Rent Corporation (Electro Rent),...

A CRO is brought into a debtor business to steer financial or operational restructuring, often where financial distress is present or (anticipated). This Practice Note examines the function of a chief restructuring officer (CRO) inside a distressed company, covering why they are engaged, what they are engaged to do, the expertise and qualifications they bring, and the boundaries of their responsibilities and liabilities. Appointment At the outset of distress, the lending group or creditors’ committee may require that an independent chief restructuring officer (CRO) be appointed within the debtor company as a condition to ongoing restructuring talks or support. Appointing a CRO reassures them that information will be accessible and accurate, that changes will be implemented, shows the company is treating issue seriously, and should ease later discussions...

This Agreement is dated [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The Consenting Lenders (as set out in Schedule 1); [ The Consenting Bondholders (as set out in Schedule 2); ] [ insert name of debtor company ], a company registered in [ insert country eg England and Wales ] with company number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ]; [ The Material Companies (as set out in Schedule 3); ] Recitals On [ insert date ], the directors of the Company announced a proposal to restructure the claims of certain creditors of the [ Company OR Group ] following a period of financial distress. On [ insert date ], the Company and certain creditors entered into a Standstill Agreement in connection with the proposed restructuring. [ On [ insert date ], the Company and certain creditors agreed non-binding heads of terms for the...

[ insert date ] To: [ insert full name and address of lender ] Dear [ insert full name of lender ] I serve as director and the [ Chief Financial Officer OR Finance Director ] of [ insert full name of borrower ], a company incorporated in England and Wales under registered number [ insert company number ], whose registered office...

[ insert date ] To: [ insert full name and address of lender ] Dear [ insert full name of lender ] I am a director and act as the [ Chief Financial Officer OR Finance Director ] of [ insert full name of guarantor/third party security provider ], a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number [ insert company number ], and its registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Company)...