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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June 05, 2026
The past week in London has seen the U.K.'s oldest Indian restaurant launch an appeal against King Charles III's property company in an effort to stop its eviction, trustees of a bankrupt former EY tax partner file a claim against his wife, and 37 leading insurers bring a lawsuit against agrichemical company Syngenta over an insurance dispute. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 05, 2026
The U.K. government will allow pension scheme trustees to transfer members' savings into authorized collective defined contribution schemes without getting every saver's consent.
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June 05, 2026
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. has said its subsidiary's $2.1 billion acquisition of insurer and reinsurer Vantage Group has completed successfully.
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June 05, 2026
Claims are mounting on insurance policies that shield dealmakers from costly surprises after corporate transactions, a broker has warned.
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June 05, 2026
Britain's retirement savings watchdog must include "explicit comment" in its five-year corporate strategy on managing potential conflicts arising from recent legislation that gives trustees greater flexibility over defined benefit pension surpluses, an actuary trade body has said.
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June 05, 2026
Two insurers have said that the former executive chair of the failed Metamorph Group of law firms remains liable under two guarantees tied to professional indemnity insurance policies, even though he authorized the release of about £880,000 ($1.2 million).
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June 04, 2026
A government-backed organization that provides consumers with financial guidance will receive £4 million ($5.4 million) in funding to help financially stressed small businesses and sole traders, HM Treasury said on Thursday.
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June 04, 2026
The City watchdog said Thursday that it has launched an investigation into a car finance claims management company over concerns that consumers might have been signed up without their consent using forged signatures.
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June 04, 2026
A retirement savings organization designed to improve pensions administration has issued guidance that it said would strengthen understanding of career pathways in the sector, amid concerns of unclear progression routes and changing expectations around roles.
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June 04, 2026
A motor dealership has offloaded £160 million ($215 million) of its pension scheme liabilities to insurer Just Group, in a deal guided by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
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June 04, 2026
Pension funds with greater investment in growth assets need to be cautious amid rising economic volatility, a consultancy warned Thursday.
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June 04, 2026
U.K. legislation requiring multi-employer pension schemes to consolidate into "megafunds" with at least £25 billion ($33.6 billion) in assets is not guaranteed to deliver higher returns for savers, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) said on Tuesday.
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June 03, 2026
Many people are not contributing enough to their pension plans, a trade body warned on Wednesday, as a commission considers ways to increase the nation's retirement savings.
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June 03, 2026
Private equity-backed JMG Group has said that it has bought three more insurance and risk service businesses across England and Scotland as the insurance broker continues to grow.
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June 03, 2026
The owner and manager of an oil tanker seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz told a court Wednesday that insurers should pay about $48 million for the ship, saying they did everything possible to recover it.
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June 03, 2026
A property management company has offloaded £10 million ($13.4 million) of its workplace pension liabilities to insurer Legal & General, advisers said Wednesday, in a deal steered by Neon Legal.
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June 03, 2026
A trade body for underwriters in London has said it is "delighted" that the Bank of England's supervisory arm has moved to get rid of quarterly reporting obligations for overseas insurers with branches in the U.K.
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June 03, 2026
Broker WTW has acquired a web-based insurance platform designed to provide access to insurance products for cryptocurrency and digital assets, a move the broking and advisory business said would help "shape the future of risk transfer" in the digital economy.
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June 03, 2026
Britain's financial watchdog said Wednesday it has warned football clubs about sponsorship deals from unauthorized financial companies that could potentially expose them to legal risks and their fans to the danger of losing money.
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June 02, 2026
A London judge denied a group of motorists permission to join the major group "Dieselgate" litigation against the Stellantis auto group, ruling Tuesday that they had not kept to the deadline to join the action.
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June 02, 2026
New research has found that around 2.2 million young adults in Britain believe it is pointless to engage with their pension as they do not believe they will ever retire, amid continuing concern over the generational savings divide in the U.K.
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June 02, 2026
The government should consider new tax rules to ensure new collective pension plans are a success, a consultancy warned on Tuesday.
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June 02, 2026
The new chair of a trade body for actuarial consultants has said he will push for a more well-governed pension system.
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June 02, 2026
Financial services provider Admiral has said it has completed the acquisition of Flock in a transaction that values the vehicle fleet insurer at £80 million ($108 million).
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June 02, 2026
Pension scheme trustees and providers will need clear governance frameworks with strong controls and human oversight when using artificial intelligence to implement a raft of forthcoming retirement savings reforms, an insurance technology company said Tuesday.