Daily Briefing Podcast

AI & Law

FCA's Mills Review and EU AI Act transparency rules create a dual-layer compliance challenge for AI use in retail financial services

The Mills Review tells UK firms where the FCA is looking next; the EU AI Act tells them what is already compulsory in Europe.

Banking & Finance

Apollo Agrees $7.7 Billion Takeover of UK Budget Airline easyJet in Contested Auction

A $7.7bn take-private tests UK aviation regulation and London's market appeal simultaneously.

Energy & Tech

Oil markets remain on edge as uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz reopening keeps Brent elevated and energy lawyers on alert

Every major LNG and crude supply contract with a Hormuz transit route now has its force majeure clause under active review.

Regulation

FCA amends UK Prospectus Rules under the POAT regime and publishes Handbook Notice 143 covering June and July rule changes

The FCA closing the employee-allotment loophole under POAT is a direct signal that it will police the new regime's exemptions tightly from day one.

Disputes

English Courts Deploy Worldwide Freezing Orders as Cross-Border Asset Flight Risk Escalates in Commercial Disputes

The WFO is only as good as the cross-border enforcement strategy behind it.

International

US moves to ban exports of lithium-ion battery and tungsten waste in a push to reduce reliance on Chinese critical minerals processing

Export bans on battery scrap are a new front in the US-China decoupling that forces immediate supply chain contract reviews under English law.

M&A

PE firms accelerate IPO exits as sluggish deal markets make trade sales harder to achieve

When trade buyers dry up, a hot IPO market becomes the PE industry's release valve for aging portfolios.

Capital Markets

JBS agrees joint venture with arm of Indonesian wealth fund in a cross-border agri-food capital partnership

State capital from Asia is increasingly taking JV stakes in food supply chains, not just passive equity positions.