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Briefing Notes
Disputes
Motor Finance Lawyers Back Advertising Ban Proposal as Duplicate Claims Chaos Engulfs FCA Redress Scheme
Duplicate retainers could consume a material share of any FCA redress pot before consumers see a penny.
Regulation
FCA Restricts Six Unregulated Lenders Over AML Controls and Warns Private Market Firms on Conflicts of Interest
Two FCA actions in one day shows the regulator is moving on multiple fronts simultaneously.
Energy & Tech
Global Data Centre Backlash Intensifies Ahead of US Midterms as Power Demand and Environmental Concerns Reshape Planning Landscape
Data centres are the new airports: essential infrastructure that every economy wants but no planning system is designed to accommodate at this speed.
Regulation
UK and Canada Agree Cooperation Framework for Separate Defence Financing Banks as Multilateral Defence Mechanism Takes Shape
Two parallel defence banks instead of one means every cross-border transaction will need to navigate two distinct mandates and governance frameworks.
Banking & Finance
US Sanctions Begin Biting at ICC as Staff Face Banking Difficulties, Court Switches to European Tech Providers
Secondary sanctions compliance by banks means US policy can effectively de-bank an institution long before any formal restriction legally requires it.
Banking & Finance
AlixPartners Mid-Market Debt Report: M&A Financings Hold Steady as Refinancings Halve and Private Credit Consolidates Among Established Managers
M&A debt held up; refinancings collapsed, private credit is consolidating fast.
AI & Law
Weil Launches Two-Summer AI Programme for Law Students, Building on LASER Team and Google Cloud Partnership
Weil embedding AI training into pipeline recruitment means AI literacy is no longer a differentiator at the application stage, it is becoming a threshold.