12/10/2025 5:57:51 PM Don’t fall asleep at the wheel: the role of directors in the current markets By Jat Bains Paul Keddie Lois Horne Katherine Hensby +1 more... Show less On Thursday 9 November, Macfarlanes hosted a webinar which focused on the role of directors and in particular navigating those stresses...
12/10/2025 5:56:02 PM Second fine by PRA for breach of Senior Manager Conduct Rules By Laura Bridgewater The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has fined the former CEO of Wyelands Bank Plc £118,808 for breaching PRA Conduct Rules over a...
12/10/2025 5:52:42 PM FCA update on reducing and preventing financial crime: what you need to know By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Francis Bond Alex Taylor +1 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an update on its three-year strategy to reduce and prevent financial crime. The...
12/10/2025 5:51:52 PM New powers for Companies House By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Lara Gardiner In an effort to fight economic crime and make it easier to hold corporates to account, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...
12/10/2025 5:51:41 PM Major changes proposed for FCA enforcement regime By Laura Bridgewater Madeleine Brown The FCA has launched a consultation on changes to its enforcement regime. If enacted, this will be the biggest shake up of the...
12/10/2025 5:48:48 PM Restructuring plans: an international perspective By Jat Bains Paul Keddie Simon Beale Katherine Hensby +1 more... Show less On Tuesday 23 April 2024, Macfarlanes hosted a roundtable discussion on the EU Directive on Restructuring and Insolvency of 20 June 2019...
12/10/2025 5:44:11 PM Naming and shaming: the FCA stands firm By Laura Bridgewater Lorna Emson Helen Harvey The FCA has confirmed it is standing by its hotly debated proposal to “name and shame” firms under investigation. The FCA confirmed in...
12/10/2025 5:43:41 PM “Shockingly lax” financial crime controls lead to £29m fine By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey The FCA has fined Starling Bank (the Bank) £29m for failings in their financial crime systems and controls. As the FCA summarised it, the...
12/10/2025 5:43:01 PM Closing the tax gap By Sophie Rhind Jackelyn West Amongst the Autumn Budget’s headline-grabbing increases to employer NICs and CGT (designed to contribute to an additional £40bn of tax...
12/10/2025 5:42:09 PM Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects claim against BT in first collective action to reach full trial By Simon Day On 19 December 2024, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) dismissed Justin Le Patourel’s opt-out collective claim against BT for...
12/10/2025 5:41:17 PM FCA finds that firms are falling short in their efforts to combat money laundering and the movement of illicit funds By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Danny Benchabbat The FCA has published two reviews in January dealing with different aspects of the fight against money laundering and financial crime....
12/10/2025 5:40:36 PM Supreme Court confirms wide meaning of “transactions defrauding creditors” By Lois Horne Madeleine Brown The UK Supreme Court has confirmed the scope of s.423 Insolvency Act 1986 (the Act) - it can apply to transactions where a debtor...
12/5/2024 10:30:00 AM “Data protection is not an excuse”: ICO urges information sharing to tackle fraud By Fred Snowball Francis Bond Magnus Merryweather The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent regulator for data protection, has published new guidance seeking to...