New legislation laid out in the King's Speech on Wednesday included the government's plans for a bill to strengthen trading ties with the European Union alongside an Enhancing Financial Services Bill in the next 12 months, but lawyers warn that the scope remains limited with potential unexpected consequences.
New powers that put companies on the chopping block for crimes committed by their executives dramatically expand corporate liability to include a wider array of offenses, which businesses already struggling with "compliance fatigue" have barely begun to grapple with, lawyers say.
A ruling by Britain's highest court that allows insurers to cut payouts for claims based on COVID-19 furlough payments could affect how other types of government financial support will work in the future, lawyers say.
An approaching deadline for new claims for COVID-19 business interruption has prompted a series of last-minute court filings, but lawyers say that any fresh disputes will be narrow and likely to focus on complex questions not resolved by earlier test cases.
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New legislation laid out in the King's Speech on Wednesday included the government's plans for a bill to strengthen trading ties with the European Union alongside an Enhancing Financial Services Bill in the next 12 months, but lawyers warn that the scope remains limited with potential unexpected consequences.
New powers that put companies on the chopping block for crimes committed by their executives dramatically expand corporate liability to include a wider array of offenses, which businesses already struggling with "compliance fatigue" have barely begun to grapple with, lawyers say.
A ruling by Britain's highest court that allows insurers to cut payouts for claims based on COVID-19 furlough payments could affect how other types of government financial support will work in the future, lawyers say.
An approaching deadline for new claims for COVID-19 business interruption has prompted a series of last-minute court filings, but lawyers say that any fresh disputes will be narrow and likely to focus on complex questions not resolved by earlier test cases.
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May 20, 2026
Britain's triple lock state pension is ripe for reform, a U.K. think tank has said, arguing the policy is becoming unaffordable and unfair to younger taxpayers and instead proposes a more targeted support for poorer retirees.
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May 20, 2026
A London judge has rejected Liberty Mutual's bid to require a formally diagnosed case of COVID-19 to trigger cover for dozens of small and midsized businesses, saying on Wednesday that doing so would "render cover illusory."
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May 20, 2026
The retirement savings watchdog pushed out rules for pension bosses on the use of artificial intelligence on Wednesday after it emerged that almost all retirement schemes in the U.K. are using the new technology.
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May 20, 2026
Most venture capital firms say they have faced difficulties getting backing from pension investors, despite assurances that the £250 billion ($335 billion) defined contribution sector will invest more in U.K. equities, a trade body has said.
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May 20, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday that it has expanded a support scheme for fast-growing companies as the U.K. looks to strengthen its position as a global hub for businesses and services in the sector.
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May 19, 2026
Parts of England are at risk of not being able to support future building and development because of floods unless the government takes a "more ambitious approach to flood resilience," a specialist insurer warned on Tuesday.
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May 19, 2026
The Swiss consortium behind a pipeline destroyed by sabotage in 2022 argued in the closing stages of a €580 million ($672 million) trial on Tuesday that it was "no small thing" to conclude the attack was carried out on Ukraine's behalf.
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May 19, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority told young drivers on Tuesday to be wary of ghost-broking scams online as it revealed that nearly half of young people on the road have bought car insurance through social media or messaging apps.
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May 19, 2026
Cyberattacks on businesses in Britain are estimated to have cost £3.7 billion ($5 billion) in litigation in 2025, an insurance broker has said, warning that many do not have sufficient cover to protect against legal and reputational damage caused by a major breach.
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May 19, 2026
Higher retirement savings contributions and tougher rules on pension freedoms are probably on the cards, a former government minister said Tuesday, after a report found that 15 million people are not saving enough for later life.
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May 19, 2026
A group of insurers has said it is not liable to pay $8.6 million outstanding to the owner of an oil tanker damaged by a fire in its engine room because the owner allegedly took unreasonably expensive steps to repair the vessel.
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May 18, 2026
Four in 10 adults in Britain are not saving enough for their retirement, according to a long-awaited report published on Tuesday.
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May 18, 2026
HM Treasury said on Monday that it will introduce ring-fencing reforms it designed in collaboration with the Bank of England through its Enhancing Financial Services Bill, aiming to boost bank lending by £80 billion ($107 billion).
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May 18, 2026
Women, particularly those from ethnic minority backgrounds, are more likely to experience sustained periods out of work and ultimately accrue lower private pension savings and income in retirement, the Department for Work and Pensions said in a report on Monday.
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May 18, 2026
U.K. financial regulators published proposals on Monday to support businesses in the sector to develop and accelerate the digitalization of shares or bonds and its infrastructure.
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May 18, 2026
The government must provide a stream of investment opportunities for pension funds if it wants the £3 trillion ($4 trillion) sector to invest more in the U.K. economy, a trade body said Monday.
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May 18, 2026
Prudential PLC said Monday that it will acquire a 75% stake in Indian rival Bharti Life Insurance Co. Ltd. for 35 billion rupees ($370 million) to expand into one of the world's fastest-growing markets.
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May 18, 2026
More than a quarter of girls and almost a fifth of boys born in 2049 in the U.K. are expected to live to at least 100 years of age, according to official data, which experts have said poses "difficult questions" for policymakers and the pension industry.
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May 15, 2026
The past week in London has seen singer Rita Ora be sued by her management company, the billionaire Gertner brothers file a part 8 claim and Stephenson Harwood lodge a debt claim against a member of the Bulgari jewelry dynasty. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 15, 2026
AmTrust persuaded a court Friday to allow it to challenge a decision capping its bid to hold an insurer of two defunct law firms liable for £15 million ($20 million) paid out under a failed litigation funding system.
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May 15, 2026
The number of people withdrawing their retirement savings in full has increased by almost a third over the past seven years, a pensions provider said Friday, raising concerns about the adequacy of long-term savings.
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May 15, 2026
Britain's Information Commissioner's Office has said all businesses must take "proactive steps" to address the evolving and growing threat of artificial intelligence-powered cyberattacks.
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May 15, 2026
BlackRock has launched a new fund aimed at giving defined contribution pension savers broader access to private market investments, amid building momentum in the U.K. to channel more retirement savings into so-called productive finance assets.
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May 15, 2026
The government must push ahead with building reforms before insurers can slash the price of cover for those living in high rise flats, a trade body has said.
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May 15, 2026
The former executive chair of the collapsed Metamorph Group of law firms has said he does not owe approximately £1.1 million ($1.5 million) to two insurers under personal guarantees, arguing that money he authorized for release to them discharged his obligations.