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In this issue: Sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Data protection Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Sanctions From Russia with love? UK lawyers mull sanctions U-turn Law360, London: Financial institutions are turning to white-collar practitioners to map out routes for re-entering Russia if the US departs from its Western allies and loosens sanctions, though commentators warn capricious political currents make the dangers as numerous as the prospects. Read News Analysis: From Russia with love? UK lawyers mull sanctions U-turn. UK needs modern sanctions rules, ex-Lord Chancellor warns Law360, London: The UK’s sanctions framework is increasingly ill-suited to its purpose and requires reform to address emerging, multifaceted aggression such as cyber-attacks and economic sabotage, the former Lord Chancellor urged on 5 June 2025. Read News Analysis: UK needs modern sanctions rules, ex-Lord Chancellor warns. FCDO announces joint sanctions against Israeli ministers over West Bank Violence ...

In this issue: Key developments Air emissions and climate change Contamination and pollution Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental assessment Environmental disputes and proceedings ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Key developments Dan Corry to lead Defra regulatory review Economist Dan Corry has been tasked with an internal examination of regulation and the bodies overseeing it across the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The review will assess whether the present framework is fit for purpose and set out proposals to ensure Defra’s rules stimulate economic growth whilst safeguarding the environment. See: LNB News 16/10/2024 10. DBT opens consultation on new Industrial Strategy The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has begun consulting on the...

Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—12 June 2025 In this issue: Data protection Sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection Data (Use and Access) Bill passes through Parliament and heads for royal assent Parliament approved the Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUA Bill) on 11 June 2025. Proposed in October 2024, its passage caps a lengthy journey marked by extensive legislative ‘ping pong’, with nine rounds of exchanges between the two Houses. At the heart of the dispute sat the thorny question of employing copyright-protected works to train AI systems. In the final debate on 11 June 2025, the House of Lords chose not to persist with its amendment, which would have compelled the government to introduce further measures on copyright infringement and transparency in AI. Instead, peers accepted a Commons amendment in lieu, requiring the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation...

This Practice Note outlines the duties imposed on quoted companies regarding the creation, implementation and ongoing operation of a deferred share bonus plan. For a fuller overview of deferred share bonus plans, see Practice Note: An introduction to deferred share bonus plans. UK Listing Rules By their very nature, deferred share bonus plans will typically constitute employees’ share schemes under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006), as they are commonly established to promote or enable the holding of shares in the company by or for employees’ benefit. The UK Listing Rules (UKLR) adopt the CA 2006 definition, which covers any scheme: that encourages or facilitates the holding of shares in, or debentures of, a company by or for the benefit of: the bona fide employees or former employees of the company, any of its subsidiaries, the company’s holding company, or any subsidiary of the company’s holding company, or the spouses, civil partners, surviving spouses, surviving civil partners, or...