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In this issue: Sanctions Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Sanctions FCDO publishes guidance on UK sanctions regimes The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has issued an introductory guide to UK sanctions to support businesses and organisations in grasping what sanctions are, how they operate, and how to meet compliance duties. It sets out the UK sanctions framework, identifying who is in scope, the categories of sanctions, and the way they are implemented, and gives fuller detail on the structure of UK sanctions. The guidance highlights the need to screen against the UK Sanctions List and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s Consolidated List. The FCDO has also unveiled an online tool enabling firms to report suspected sanctions breaches to the appropriate authority. Firms are urged to perform robust due diligence, including checking ownership chains and connections, and to consult the statutory guidance for...

In this issue: Financial sanctions Other financial crime Data protection Question of the week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions FCA's £29m fine of Starling sends wider compliance warning Law360, London: On 2 October 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) levied a £28.9m penalty on Starling Bank Ltd for deficiencies in anti-money laundering and sanctions controls, sending a broader message that compliance standards must scale alongside growth. See News Analysis: FCA's £29m fine of Starling sends wider compliance warning. FCDO publishes updated Mali and Counter-Terrorism International sanctions guidance The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has refreshed guidance for the Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/705, and the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/573. Both updates add references to the director disqualification measure. See: LNB News 04/10/2024 35. Trade sanctions—New civil enforcement powers Following the December 2023 announcement of the Office...

In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Confidential information Consumer protection Contracts Sale and supply of goods Supply chain LexTalk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship How to avoid misleading claims—Lessons from recent beauty industry ASA decisions The beauty sector is highly competitive. Claims in marketing materials, including websites, that a product is the best or delivers health benefits can help brands gain attention. Such claims must be objective, capable of verification and backed by substantiation to comply with the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code and to avoid a finding of misleading advertising by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Cassandra Hill and Georgina Doukanaris examine the issues. See News Analysis: How to avoid misleading claims—Lessons from recent beauty industry ASA decisions. ASA rulings—3 December 2025 Three complaints were lodged with the ASA about paid...

PI & Clinical negligence horizon scanner—October 2025 [Archived] Archived: This Practice Note is archived and is not being maintained. It provides a concise overview of the principal legal developments relevant to personal injury and clinical negligence practitioners as at 1 October 2025. For updates predating this horizon scanner, consult PI and Clinical Negligence horizon scanning and key cases—overview. Key PI and clinical negligence developments RTA Small Claims Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) updates—in force 1 October 2025: The Master of the Rolls has approved changes to the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims below the Small Claims Limit arising from road traffic accidents (RTA Small Claims Protocol), effective from 1 October 2025. The revisions address the handling of non-Protocol vehicle costs (NVC) within the Official Injury Claim Portal. Previously, both claimants and compensators had to upload NVC forms manually. Under the updated protocol, the portal will now auto-generate these forms using data provided by both parties, thereby simplifying the process and reducing administrative effort. See: LNB News...