England Forms Waste-Crime Group to Push Coordinated Enforcement
Ministers have convened police, regulators, mayors and local authorities to coordinate action against organised waste crime.
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Court Cast Coverage
United Kingdom
Practice notes concerning the United Kingdom’s distinct legal systems.
Regulator Finds Rentplus Homes Failing Governance and Viability Standards
England’s social-housing regulator has found serious governance and financial-viability failings at Rentplus Homes.
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UK Regulator Opens Statutory Inquiry Into Social-Housing Landlord
The inquiry will examine governance, conflicts, transactions and the use of social-housing assets at Ash-Shahada.
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FCA Sets Conditions for Early Motor-Finance Settlements
Lenders may make voluntary offers during legal challenges, but customers must receive at least the scheme amount.
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FCA Finalises UK Rules for ESG Rating Providers
The UK regulator has set the authorisation timetable and conduct standards for ESG rating providers.
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England Applies 10% Biodiversity Gain Rule to Major Infrastructure
Development consent applications for nationally significant infrastructure in England must now show at least a 10% biodiversity net gain.
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UK Retailers Warned to Include Delivery Fees in Displayed Prices
The CMA says a product’s first displayed price must include any unavoidable delivery or collection charge, including in advertising and search results.
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FCA Broadens Independent Review of Whistleblower Handling
An independent review will examine whether the FCA met its legal and internal responsibilities in its dealings with whistleblower Simon Andriesz.
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FCA Presses Banks on Data, AI and Trading Controls
The UK regulator’s latest wholesale-bank review highlights failures in financial-crime data, artificial-intelligence governance and trading safeguards.
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UK Expands Employer Duties Against Workplace Harassment
New provisions require all reasonable preventive steps and extend liability to third-party harassment.
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