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Law360, Expert Analysis: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) enforcement action in relation to Carillion PLC, which entered liquidation in January...
This week's edition of Financial Services weekly highlights includes: FOS publishes plans and budget for 2026/27, as award limits rise; ESMA calls on...
A round-up of financial services developments, including (among other things) BoE and PRA respond to government request for information on AI...
Law360, London: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) failed to protect former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) from foreseeable...
Financial Conduct Authority—Principles for Businesses (PRIN)This Practice Note explains the Principles for Businesses (PRIN) set down by the Financial...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has identified several breaches by Monzo Bank Limited (Monzo) of the Retail Banking Market Investigation...
Insurance conduct regulation—COBS and ICOBSThe Financial Conduct Authority Handbook (FCA Handbook) includes sourcebooks to regulate the conduct of...
Second charge mortgage regimeSecond charge mortgages definedA regulated second charge mortgage is a loan secured on a borrower’s property that is used...
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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