Law360, Expert Analysis: The UK Supreme Court held in Drelle v Servis-Terminal LLC [2026] UKSC 29 on 27 July 2026 that a creditor holding an unrecognised and unregistrable foreign judgment for a liquidated sum may found a bankruptcy petition on it under Section 267 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), without first obtaining recognition of that judgment in the UK courts. Ricci John Potts and Adam Silver, partners, and Sergiu Moldovan, associate, all at Dechert LLP, examine the Supreme Court’s decision in Drelle v Servis-Terminal LLC, including its implications for the use of unrecognised foreign judgments in bankruptcy proceedings and the potential consequences for creditors and debtors.

Law360: A company based on the island of Jersey had no grounds to seek £15m (US$18.8m) in damages from HM Treasury after the UK ended a value-added tax relief arrangement in what the company said was a violation of EU law, the UK's Supreme Court ruled on 14 Februay 2024.

Law360, London: The respect shown by the UK Supreme Court to the British government on foreign affairs could encourage ministers to use sanctions in unforeseen ways, allowing politicians to achieve policy goals that are limited by legal challenges, lawyers say.

This Flowchart provides an overview of the UK trade mark application process. The first stage covers pre-application steps including obtaining clearance searches and considering barriers to registration. The second stage outlines the process beginning with submission of a trade mark application to the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and ending with registration of the trade mark. Step

STOP PRESS: This Flowchart is under review. It is being updated to reflect the restructuring of the High Court. The Business and Property Division of the High Court took effect on 1 October 2026. It combines the former Chancery Division and the other former Business and Property Courts within a single division of the High Court. For more information, see News Analysis: The new Business and Property Division of the High Court. Stage 1—preparing to bring a claim and pre-action matters Claim preparation and pre-action matters—Practice Notes • Trade mark infringement—UK • Trade mark offences • Trade mark and passing off disputes—a practical guide • Trade mark infringement and interim injunctions • How to run an IP dispute • Privilege and intellectual property • Types of dispute resolution • IP and mediation • IP and arbitration • Disclosure Scheme—when and where it applies Claim preparation and pre-action matters—Checklist • Disclosure Scheme timetable—checklist Claim preparation and pre-action matters—Forms • Application for injunction • Application

A trade mark is a sign used to distinguish the goods and services of one undertaking from those of another. In other words, a trade mark enables consumers to identify goods or services as originating from a particular company or relating to a certain product or service. Registering a trade mark usually offers the best protection but unregistered trade marks can be enforced in certain circumstances under the law of passing off. The law relating to registered trade marks is set out in the Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994), with key procedural provisions relating to registry proceedings being set out in the Trade Marks Rules 2008, SI 2008/1797 (TMR 2008). This Practice Note signposts the key provisions of TMA 1994 and TMR 2008, and provides a brief overview of the key elements of trade mark protection, exploitation and enforcement in the UK, linking out to detailed guidance on specific issues. The focus of this Practice Note is TMA 1994 and TMR 2008 but, where relevant it also signposts key provisions of other legislation, such as: the arrangements

Law360, London: Europe's top court ruled on 5 February 2026 that intellectual property owners cannot rely on earlier UK trade marks in European opposition proceedings that began before Brexit unless they can show that those rights continued in other Member States after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

The below tracks live UK Trade Remedy Authority’s (TRA) trade remedy investigations and transition reviews of EU trade remedy measures. The TRA is the UK’s independent body tasked with investigating dumping, subsidies and safeguards and recommending that anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties or safeguard measures be imposed in the interest of the UK’s domestic industries. In addition, the TRA is tasked with reviewing the 43 existing EU trade remedy measures that were transitioned when the UK formally left the EU’s internal market (so-called transition reviews). UK TRA trade remedy investigations and transition reviews: Commodity Country Case type Developments SG0094—Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) (PET) Safeguard Investigation No country(s) provided Safeguard Investigation —Initiation—05/08/2026 AD0092—Suspension Polyvinyl Chloride from China, Mexico, and South Korea China / Korea (the Republic of) / Mexico Dumping Investigation —Initiation—05/08/2026 IR0093—Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware from the PRC China Interim review —Initiation—20/07/2026 AR0091—Linear Low-Density Polyethylene from United States of America United States of America Dumping Investigation —Initiation—01/07/2026—Notice of Extension—29/07/2026 AR0090—HFP Rebar from China China Expiry review —Initiation—15/06/2026—Notice of Extension—18/06/2026 AR0089—Excavators China Absorption

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has updated its Transit caseworker guidance after the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 1691 laid before Parliament on 5 March 2026 mistakenly removed Appendix Visitor: Transit Without Visa Scheme.

Background to the UK transposition of the Mortgage Credit Directive The Mortgage Credit Directive 2014/17/EU (MCD) was implemented in the UK on 21 March 2016 and applies to first and second charge mortgages. HM Treasury transposed the MCD by enacting legislation including enacting the Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015, SI 2015/910 (MCD Order), making amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (RAO), SI 2001/544, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) transposed the MCD by bringing into force rules and guidance in the Mortgages and Home Finance Conduct of Business sourcebook (MCOB). Table setting out UK transposition of the Mortgage Credit Directive The table below is based on the table published by HM Treasury in March 2015. It is designed to help readers to see where the provisions transposing the MCD requirements can be found in the MCD Order, RAO and MCOB and provides references to the key UK legislation and FCA rules implementing the MCD. It may not provide a definitive list of all the MCD articles

Law360: The government announced a new pilot programme on 11 July 2025 aimed at overhauling the way workers are signed off sick as part of wider efforts to support people with health conditions back into work.

Law360, London: A UK tribunal issued a judgment on 27 June 2025 siding with merchants seeking damages from Visa and Mastercard for claims they were charged excessively high transaction fees, finding the interchange fees merchants pay to banks violate competition law.