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The failed attempt by Nord Stream to recover €580 million ($662 million) for damage to gas pipelines underlines how far broadly worded war exclusions can reach and could influence insurance disputes that arise from geopolitical conflicts, lawyers say.
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Many U.K. cryptocurrency companies will fail to achieve authorization under the Financial Conduct Authority's new regime when it goes live in October 2027, lawyers have warned.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans on Monday to step down after losing the support of the Labour Party for him to stay on, clearing the way for former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to launch his bid for the top job.
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.
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The failed attempt by Nord Stream to recover €580 million ($662 million) for damage to gas pipelines underlines how far broadly worded war exclusions can reach and could influence insurance disputes that arise from geopolitical conflicts, lawyers say.
Many U.K. cryptocurrency companies will fail to achieve authorization under the Financial Conduct Authority's new regime when it goes live in October 2027, lawyers have warned.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans on Monday to step down after losing the support of the Labour Party for him to stay on, clearing the way for former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to launch his bid for the top job.
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.
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July 17, 2026
The past week in London has seen Snapchat and Dolby press on with a fresh infringement claim in their ongoing patent battle, The Telegraph face an intellectual property claim by a photo archive, a group of international human rights barristers and chambers sued, and oil business Equinor embroiled in a contract dispute with BP after recently acquiring full ownership in their offshore project. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 17, 2026
The British government has named Virgin Money's former chief executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia as its preferred candidate to become chair of the Financial Reporting Council, despite a parliamentary committee stopping short of backing her for the role.
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July 17, 2026
Insurance broker Howden has acquired Limerick-based financial advisory business Thomond Asset Management, marking the latest in a string of recent acquisitions for the company in Ireland.
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July 17, 2026
Logistics provider Transmec has argued that an "honest and genuine" mistake allowed thieves to get away with valuable Burberry stock as it tries to fight the luxury brand's insurer, Allianz, over liability for around £1.7 million ($2.3 million) in losses.
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July 17, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority's pricing rules to prevent insurers from raising premiums for long-term policyholders each year at renewal to subsidize cheaper prices for new customers have "hollowed out" insurance products, a price comparison company has told lawmakers.
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July 17, 2026
The government must revise its planned changes to pension transfer regulations, as proposals intended to strengthen protections against scams could instead create unnecessary barriers to legitimate transfers while doing little to deter fraud, an industry body has warned.
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July 16, 2026
The U.K. government should develop a clearer national framework for measuring retirement adequacy to ensure the pension system is guaranteeing savers have enough money to live well in later life, an influential trade body has said.
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July 16, 2026
The Office of the Complaints Commissioner has said in its annual report that it reviewed more than 50% more complaints about the Financial Conduct Authority in 2025-26 than in the previous year, particularly those about the British Steel Pension Scheme.
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July 16, 2026
Insurers do not have enough data to determine whether new property developments have been built with flood defenses, a U.K. state-backed reinsurer has warned.
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July 16, 2026
Outsourcing giant Capita urged a London court on Thursday to trim the claims of almost 4,000 individuals who say the company owes them up to £5 million ($6.75 million) over a cyberattack, arguing that claims for aggravated and exemplary damages are not supported by evidence.
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July 16, 2026
Pension Insurance Corporation PLC has taken on full responsibility for all 36,000 members of the Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund, just nine months after signing a £4.3 billion ($5.8 billion) deal with the British aerospace and defense giant.
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July 16, 2026
The number of U.K. pensioners paying income tax has risen by three million in the five years since earning thresholds were frozen, government figures have revealed.
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July 15, 2026
Britain's retirement savings watchdog has said its work over the next five years will be driven by raising governance standards and ensuring value for money, while it seeks to improve sustainable outcomes for people at retirement.
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July 15, 2026
The government should ban the use of "non-risk factors" in insurance pricing, a consumer group has said, adding that a lack of transparency in underwriting raised the risk of discrimination against vulnerable consumers.
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July 15, 2026
Saudi Reinsurance Co. has said it has agreed to acquire a minority stake in AdA Risk Holding Co. Ltd., a London-based specialty underwriting firm, as the reinsurer seeks to strengthen its position in the Lloyd's market.
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July 15, 2026
The U.K. should start working now on major legal and public policy changes to account for the rising number of consumers using chatbots for financial advice, the governor of the Bank of England has warned.
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July 15, 2026
The U.K. government should scrap the "unusually generous" triple-lock pension policy to reduce fiscal uncertainty in Britain, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said Wednesday.
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July 14, 2026
The U.K.'s insurance regulators proposed Tuesday a new regulatory regime for the captive insurance market to support economic growth.
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July 14, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that its board has appointed former Macfarlanes LLP lawyer Dan Lavender to its committee that ensures contested enforcement decisions are made fairly.
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July 14, 2026
The government began a "landmark" project on Tuesday with the financial services sector, designed to future-proof the industry for skills needed in the coming years, amid concerns over the "unprecedented disruption" posed by artificial intelligence.
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July 14, 2026
The Treasury's champion of wholesale digital markets, Chris Woolard, has set out for Chancellor Rachel Reeves a 12-month plan to get companies, regulators and the government to develop online assets in wholesale financial markets.
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July 14, 2026
The government has said it wants to hike levies on pension funds to plug a £154 million ($206 million) shortfall in the cost of regulating the sector.
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July 14, 2026
The nation's largest pension schemes have £5.3 billion ($7 billion) invested in U.K. unlisted markets, according to data published by the sector's regulator, as the government pushes ahead with its megafund reforms.
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July 14, 2026
Seven insurers of almost 30,000 metric tonnes of palm oil have asked the High Court to rule that a shipowner cannot claim financial contributions for rescuing a vessel that broke down because the ship itself was allegedly unseaworthy.
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July 13, 2026
A group of MPs called on the government Tuesday to work with the Financial Conduct Authority to set standards for the detail, targets and accountability needed to support the Treasury's incomplete financial inclusion strategy by January.