- On 1 September 2026, the rules on non-financial misconduct in the FCA's Code of Conduct sourcebook (COCON) and the fitness and propriety sourcebook (FIT) will be extended to apply to all SM&CR firms.
- We have updated our practice note on industrial action and produced a new practice note on the balloting methods that will be permitted in industrial action ballots from 25 August 2026.
- We have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in September 2026.
- On 19 August 2026, the government re-issued a draft revised statutory Code of practice on fair and transparent distribution of tips and launched a consultation on it, which closes on 29 September 2026. The draft revised Code is in substantially the same terms as the draft version that was withdrawn on 13 July 2026.
- We have published a new video on sponsor compliance: licence holder reporting duties, presented by Aisha Choudhry, Senior Associate at Bates Wells.
- On 17 August 2026, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published a warning notice (notice) on the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) in the provision of legal services. Although directed at firms and individuals regulated by the SRA, the notice is also likely to be relevant to other authorised persons practising within SRA-regulated firms. The notice […]
- HMRC has published MTAR10150 in its Mandatory Tax Adviser Registration Manual, explaining how the registration requirement under section 224 of the Finance Act 2026 applies where multiple businesses contribute to the delivery of tax advice to a single client. The guidance clarifies that the obligation to register falls on the business responsible for the interaction […]
- In Augustine v Data Cars Ltd [2026] UKSC 30, the Supreme Court has unanimously held that under the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/1551), a part-time worker claiming less favourable treatment need only show that part-time status was an effective cause of the treatment, not the sole cause. The decision […]
