Administrative Law & Appeals·GOV.UK·1 week ago·3 documents
Privilege still blocks HMRC compulsion, but new declaration routes let lawyers prove they are not enablers and resist public naming without disclosing privileged advice.
Industry: Legal activities
Commercial & Contract Law·Legislation gov·1 week ago·3 documents
From 1 January 2027 societies may execute by seal or signatories instead of mandatory sealing, and three liquidity and prudential funding sources leave the 50% wholesale calculation.
Industry: Other monetary intermediation
Insolvency & Restructuring Law·Case Law·2 weeks ago
Two winding-up petitions over construction debts were restrained: the Alton application failed mandatory content rules and was time-barred, and a £62k delay cross-claim exceeded both debts.
Industry: Construction
Commercial & Contract Law·Case Law·2 weeks ago
An English fund LPA signed by one director with no witness signature was never a deed, so its power of attorney could not move the partnership to Cayman; neither estoppel nor contract could cure the defect.
Industry: Trusts, funds and similar financial entities
Government Procurement & Public Tender Rules·Laws of Gibraltar·2 weeks ago
From 15 October 2026, Gibraltar granters may award without publishing a notice after a failed competition, with a sole supplier, in urgency or on Minister protection grounds; £5m+ projects gain duration factors.
Industry: Across industries
Administrative Law & Appeals·Revenue Jersey·2 weeks ago
Jersey companies disputing a tax assessment must now use the online appeal form first; written appeals with the same four particulars remain accepted as an alternative.
Industry: Across industries
Consumer Protection Law·GOV.UK·2 weeks ago
The CMA gave Gold's Gym a Final Infringement Notice on 29 September 2026 with a £45,000 penalty for hiding mandatory fees from the upfront total, plus joining-fee refunds and a year of refund reporting.
Industry: Across industries
Consumer Protection Law·GOV.UK·2 weeks ago
The CMA gave Wayfair a Final Infringement Notice on 12 October 2026 with a £4.8m penalty for misleading time-limited sales, discounted 40% for settlement including admissions and no appeal.
Industry: Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Competition & Antitrust Law·GOV.UK·2 weeks ago
The CMA consults until 27 October 2026 on CGL divesting 15 convenience stores and two funeral homes to avoid a phase 2 probe of its completed Southern Co-op acquisition.
Industry: Funeral and related activities · Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Competition & Antitrust Law·Legislation gov·3 weeks ago
SI 2026/1075, in force 13 October 2026, lets the Secretary of State intervene in mergers that threaten continuity of telecoms supply, covering public services, critical infrastructure and vulnerable customers.
Industry: Telecommunications
Insolvency & Restructuring Law·GOV.UK·3 weeks ago
New Defra online form lets practitioners notify the Rural Payments Agency of a customer's insolvency, MVL or strike-off; most notifications take about 10 minutes.
Industry: Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Competition & Antitrust Law·GOV.UK·3 weeks ago
After finding a possible substantial lessening of competition, the CMA says there are reasonable grounds to think Brink’s undertakings might be accepted under the Enterprise Act 2002.
Competition & Antitrust Law·GOV.UK·3 weeks ago
The CMA has launched its phase 1 inquiry into Y3 Holdings' completed purchase of Hutchinson Homes, with the decision due by 3 December 2026; the invitation to comment is closed.
Competition & Antitrust Law·GOV.UK·3 weeks ago
The CMA has served a Schedule 7 pre-emptive action order on BT's completed TalkTalk/PlatformX acquisition with a same-day derogation; representations close 9 October, report due 19 October.
Industry: Other telecommunications activities
Insolvency & Restructuring Law·Case Law·3 weeks ago
The High Court granted summary judgment winding up Koza Ltd at the suit of its 100% ordinary shareholder, holding the director's refusal to implement Article 4 wind-down resolutions left no workable alternative.
Industry: Across industries
Competition & Antitrust Law·GOV.UK·3 weeks ago
A 5 October public interest intervention notice puts the BT acquisition of TalkTalk and PlatformX to a Secretary of State decision; comments close 9 October, CMA reports by 19 October.
Industry: Telecommunications
Primary Legislation / Official Gazette·Jersey Law·4 weeks ago
Non-resident medical-equipment repair or maintenance for Jersey's health minister is licence-exempt if kept to 60 days or less in 12 months; the regulated-activity administration exemption also widens.
Industry: Repair of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment · Financial and insurance activities
Administrative Law & Appeals·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago·17 documents
New manual sets the £200m/£2bn scope, the three entry tests with £2m double-risk rule, the 12-month warning and 27-month notice ladder, reissue deadlines and public-naming sanction.
Industry: Across industries
Primary Legislation / Official Gazette·Jersey Law·4 weeks ago·2 documents
R&O.98/2026 narrows Jersey’s private-offer cap to 50 addressees in Jersey and R&O.99/2026 restates the prospectus-circulation prohibition, both in force 30 September 2026.
Industry: Financial and insurance activities