ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For more information, see subtopic: New and updated content in Practice Compliance. This Practice Note tells you, on a month-by-month basis, whether we have made substantive amendments to existing content or published new content in Practice Compliance in 2024. This content may have been added or amended to reflect regulatory changes or as part of our ongoing content development. December 2024 New or updated? Content Comments Updated Practice Note: Financial sanctions compliance—examples of good (and poor) practice Amended to reflect updates to chapter 7 of the FCA financial crime guide and good practices identified in the SRA’s Anti-Money Laundering Report 2023-24. Updated Practice Note: Outsourcing and data protection Replaced EU law references with descriptions of UK guidance where required. Updated Added information on the failure to prevent fraud offence under ECCTA 2023. Updated Precedent: Financial sanctions policy Updated to reflect the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 and revised FCA financial crime guidance, including amendments

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For more information, see subtopic: New and updated content in Risk and Compliance. This Practice Note tells you, on a month-by-month basis, whether we have made substantive amendments to existing content or published new content in Risk & Compliance in 2024. This content may have been added or amended to reflect regulatory changes or as part of our ongoing content development. December 2024 New or updated? Content Comments Updated Practice Note: Financial sanctions compliance—examples of good (and poor) practice Amended to reflect updates to chapter 7 of the FCA financial crime guide and good practices identified in the SRA’s Anti-Money Laundering Report 2023-24. Updated Precedent: Financial sanctions policy Updated to reflect the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 and revised FCA financial crime guidance, including amendments to clauses 3.3 and 10.2. Updated Practice Note: Dealing with dawn raids by the Serious Fraud Office—key information Updated to add in a section on the failure

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For more information, see subtopic: New and updated content in Practice Compliance. This Practice Note tells you, on a month-by-month basis, whether we have made substantive amendments to existing content or published new content in Practice Compliance in 2025. This content may have been added or amended to reflect regulatory changes or as part of our ongoing content development. December 2025 New or updated? Content Comments Updated Practice Note: A-Z of corporate fraud Updated references from Action Fraud to Report Fraud and provided more information on Report Fraud. Updated Practice Note: Cybercrime—list of relevant authorities As above. Updated Practice Note: How to respond to client account fraud As above. Updated Practice Note: Criminal records—asking questions and DBS checks Updated for Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Purposes) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/1239. Updated Practice Note: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025—compliance implications Updated DSAR section to signpost updated ICO guidance on the Right of access. Updated Practice

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For more information, see subtopic: New and updated content in Risk and Compliance. This Practice Note tells you, on a month-by-month basis, whether we have made substantive amendments to existing content or published new content in Risk & Compliance in 2025. This content may have been added or amended to reflect regulatory changes or as part of our ongoing content development. December 2025 New or updated? Content Comments Updated Practice Note: A-Z of corporate fraud Updated references from Action Fraud to Report Fraud and provided more information on Report Fraud. Updated Practice Note: Cybercrime—list of relevant authorities As above. Updated Practice Note: How to respond to client account fraud As above. Updated Practice Note: Criminal records—asking questions and DBS checks Updated for Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Purposes) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/1239. Updated Practice Note: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025—compliance implications Updated DSAR section to signpost updated ICO guidance on the Right of

This Practice Note tells you, on a month-by-month basis, whether we have made substantive amendments to existing content or published new content in Practice Compliance in 2026. This content may have been added or amended to reflect regulatory changes or as part of our ongoing content development. October 2026 New or updated? Content Comments Updated Precedents: —Policy—equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)—Policy—equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) (short form) Updated for third party harassment and other minor amendments. Updated Precedent: New client form Maintenance review, updated wording in Sanctions and Conflict of interest checks sections. Updated Precedent: General retainer Updated to include optional wording for LeO’s Model Complaints Resolution Procedure, clarification of Client Due Diligence drafting notes and amendment of drafting note for terminating a retainer to signpost to new practice note on terminating a retainer. Updated Practice Note: UK sanctions regimes currently in force Updated for commencement of Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026, SI 2026/1071, which replaced and revoked the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations

This Practice Note tells you, on a month-by-month basis, whether we have made substantive amendments to existing content or published new content in Risk & Compliance in 2026. This content may have been added or amended to reflect regulatory changes or as part of our ongoing content development. October 2026 New or updated? Content Comments Updated Precedent: Policy—equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) (short form) Updated for third party harassment and other minor amendments. Updated Practice Note: UK sanctions regimes currently in force Updated for commencement of Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026, SI 2026/1071, which replaced and revoked the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, SI 2020/680. Inserted Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions (Overseas Territories) Order 2026, SI 2026/1089. Updated Practice Note: Sanctions regime—global human rights and international humanitarian law Updated for commencement of Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026, SI 2026/1071, which replaced and revoked the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, SI 2020/680. Updated Practice

Law360, London: On 20 March 2025, enforcement authorities in the UK, France and Switzerland announced the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial Taskforce.

The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reported that the new Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD) has announced the inaugural members of its Court of Arbitration. Chair of the international arbitration practice at Arnold & Porter, Maria Chedid will lead the Court, being the first female president of a Middle Eastern arbitral court. Chedid has said that ‘the calibre of the individuals who have agreed to serve on the Court demonstrates the significant role this institution will play’ and welcomes the appointment of the inaugural members. The first meeting of the Court will be held at the end of January 2024, immediately before the launch of arbitrateAD on 1 February 2024.

Arbitration analysis: On 29 January 2024, the arrangement on reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters by the courts of the mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the ‘Arrangement’) will take effect in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The Arrangement will facilitate the mutual recognition and enforcement of most types of civil and commercial judgments between the two jurisdictions. Gareth Hughes, partner, Mark Johnson, of counsel, Emily Lam, international counsel and Cameron Sim, international counsel of Debevoise & Plimpton explore the implications of the arrangement.

A written Parliamentary statement by Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation, Blair McDougall, has been published, which sets out the next stage of delivering the Industrial Strategy, noting a series of measures designed to strengthen the UK’s offer to international talent. The statement explains that the government intends to double resources for the Global Talent Taskforce, which includes introducing specialist private sector head‑hunting input and expanding its concierge support with an initial emphasis on international AI talent. It also outlines plans to reimburse visa fees in a limited and targeted mannerfor skills aligned with deep tech, innovation and research and development, including AI, Quantum and Semi‑conductors. These measures aim to widen access to the Global Talent visa for those with relevant academic or research roles and those in industry, and to introduce a referral route to fast‑track sponsorship licences for high‑growth and high‑potential firms. Further steps include providing government‑funded scholarships for International Mathematical Olympiad gold medallists and creating a new talent pathway on business.gov.uk to offer a single, clear point of entry for global talent considering relocation to the UK. In addition, the HM Treasury has also announced plans to introduce fast-track processing for select international companies expanding their UK footprint.

Law360: A non-profit arbitration court specialising in aviation disputes will launch in The Hague on 21 July 2022 following more than a year of planning done largely in secret. Its organisers are betting that the new court, which they say is the first of its kind, will gain traction in an industry not known for its usage of arbitration.

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published updated guidance on Immigration Bail for Judges of the First-tier Tribunal replacing the previous Bail Guidance Note No 1 of 2023 and its updates. The presidential guidance note keeps some of the same features as the previous bail guidance for judges, including the presumption of bail and the recognition that three months is a considerable period and six months a substantial period of detention. However it also includes a more detailed analysis of the statutory tests for bail set out in the Immigration Act 2016 (IA 2016).