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In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Economic crime Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions OFSI updates Enforcement and Monetary Penalties guidance The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has revised its Enforcement and Monetary Penalties guidance, with most changes focused on chapter 3 covering case assessment. The revision sets out how ‘case factors’ are considered and allocated when scrutinising suspected financial sanctions breaches. Two separate factors have been added: ‘knowledge, intention and reasonable cause to suspect’ and ‘co-operation’. OFSI also notes a change in chapter 6 regarding the delegation of ministerial reviews of monetary penalties. See: LNB News 02/05/2024 20. AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing The Law Society reports two-fifths of laundered money is through property The Law Society highlights new Europol findings showing that 41% of organised crime networks launder proceeds via...

In this issue: UK antitrust UK merger control UK digital markets EU Digital Markets Act EU antitrust EU State aid Daily and weekly news alerts Caselex UK antitrust CMA launches consultation on proposed changes to the CMA’s published guidance on applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases The CMA has opened a consultation on proposed revisions to its guidance for leniency and no-action applications in cartel cases. This guidance was first issued by the Office of Fair Trading in 2013 and adopted by the CMA in 2014 (the Current Guidance), together with the supporting quick guides. The Current Guidance sets out comprehensive direction on how the CMA’s leniency policy is applied. The consultation covers amendments to both the Current Guidance and the quick guides, which have now been retitled the Short Guides. The CMA’s leniency policy is central to its approach to deterring anti-competitive behaviour, by underpinning the efficient detection and robust enforcement of...

In this issue: Brexit Headlines Brexit SIs Constitutional and administrative law Equality and human rights Judicial review Public procurement State security and intelligence State accountability and liability Information law Other Public Law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free webinars Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit Headlines UK and EU reaffirm commitment to citizens’ rights under Withdrawal Agreement Following the 18 December 2025 meeting of the Specialised Committee on Citizens’ Rights, the Cabinet Office confirmed that the UK and the EU restated their pledge to fully deliver the citizens’ rights provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement. The session examined progress on Part Two (Citizens’ Rights) and considered continuing matters impacting EU nationals in the UK and UK citizens living in EU member states. The co-chairs welcomed recent legislation clarifying aspects of status for certain EU nationals within the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS),...

Practice Note This Practice Note consists of two strands created to help dispute resolution practitioners remain up to date with developments in case law that affect their field, or which influence civil litigation procedure more generally: selected forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court are highlighted below; see Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 summaries of significant appeal decisions in England and Wales (ie rulings of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and, where appropriate, certain judgments of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Court of Justice of the European Union), and ECtHR, which we have covered; see: Key forthcoming appeal cases—2022 You can navigate this content using the table of contents in the left-hand margin. Alternatively, search this tracker using [CTRL]+[F]. This material is not intended to be a comprehensive register of every appeal or major decision relevant to dispute resolution practitioners. Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 Tort and negligence ...

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note sets out key dispute resolution (DR) appeals or notable appellate court rulings in the sphere of general civil litigation in England and Wales from 2023 to the present, and highlights significant pending appeal matters (to support horizon scanning) alongside reported decisions handed down by the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Competition Appeal Tribunal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the Privy Council), Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Links are provided to each judgment and any bespoke News Analysis to aid comprehension of the principles addressed in the decisions and the impact of those rulings. This Practice Note comprises two elements designed to help dispute resolution practitioners stay current with developments in case law that affect their practice area, or that bear upon civil litigation procedure more generally: selected forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court are listed below; see Dispute resolution: key appeal cases—2023—Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme...

The power to award prosecution costs A prosecutor can secure an order recouping the expense of pursuing a case in a number of ways: Private prosecution costs from central funds The court may direct payment from central funds at a level it deems reasonably sufficient to reimburse the prosecutor for properly incurred expenses in proceedings for any indictable offence, and in proceedings before a Divisional Court of the King’s Bench Division or the Supreme Court concerning a summary offence. This route is unavailable where the prosecutor is a public authority, so it applies only to private prosecutors. If the court leaves the amount unspecified, the quantum is determined under the procedures laid down in the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986, SI 1986/1335, made pursuant to section 20 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (POA 1985). A determining officer at the Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) will assess (or tax) the bill, and there is a right of appeal within the SCCO to a costs...