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The enforcement landscape UK regulators and prosecuting authorities are signalling a decisive shift toward tougher enforcement in 2026. Armed with new legislative tools, advanced analytics and stronger penalties, authorities are creating a higher-risk environment for corporates....
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Corporate criminal liability Since the Bribery Act in 2010, corporate criminal liability in the UK has continued to expand and that trend has accelerated in recent years. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) marked a major shift, introducing an expanded...
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The activist agenda Shareholder activism remained firmly on the corporate agenda in 2025, with activists proving resilient despite market uncertainty. Reflecting wider market trends, it was a year of two halves as year-on-year activity levels were relatively subdued in the...
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Cyber lessons to take into 2026 As we start 2026, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve at pace. Organisations are grappling with increasingly challenging attacks, while legislators respond with new frameworks designed to strengthen resilience and accountability. 
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An inflexion point for litigation funding? Litigation funding has an important but contentious role at the heart of the civil justice system. The law has tolerated its growth because it can open up access to justice for people who could not otherwise afford it. For international investors, though,...
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Class actions in England and Wales 2026 Class actions continue to play a prominent role in the legal landscape of England and Wales. New trends are emerging across competition, securities and ESG litigation, reshaping both opportunities and challenges for stakeholders. This article explores the...
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Horizon Scanning 2026 Podcast Launch Series: Crisis Management In this episode of our 2026 launch series, join Simon Nicholls and Gayathri Kamalanathan as they explore the theme of Crisis Management.
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Employment Rights Act 2025 The Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, representing the most significant reform of employment law in a generation.
Key Developments in UK and EU Consumer Protection 2025 has seen significant developments in the consumer protection space, both in the UK and at the European level. In this podcast, Annalisa Tosdevin talks to two of Saughter and May’s consumer law specialists, Tim Blanchard and Lisa Wright, about the...
COP30 Unpacked Our three-part COP30 podcast series where we will be discussing the key topics from the climate change conference.
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Accelerating action: Insights from the UN Business and Human Rights Forum The 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights brought together businesses, human rights professionals and rightsholders from across the world to discuss how businesses can step up amidst global challenges.
Digital transformation – what happens when projects go wrong? In this Digital Horizon Scanning podcast, Kristina Locmele, Ella Williams, and Richard McDonnell discuss what happens when digital transformation projects go wrong. The conversation covers the causes and impact of tech failures, regulatory responses and...
2025 UK Autumn Budget Update In this Horizon Scanning podcast recorded one day after the budget, Simon Nicholls and Mike Lane take stock of the "smorgasbord" of changes and look forward to what might play out over the months ahead.
Managing Cyber Supply Chain Risk Richard Jeens, Laura Houston and Alex Buchanan discuss the growing threat of supply chain attacks.
The Interaction of Data Privacy and AI Rebecca Cousin and Cindy Knott discuss the interaction between data privacy and AI technologies.
Training data in, court case out? In this briefing we look at the legal debate around using third-party content to train generative AI, with a focus on UK, EU and US approaches and key copyright cases.
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Navigating the new cartel enforcement landscape In a fast-moving antitrust enforcement landscape, cartels remain at the top of the agenda for competition authorities. In this publication, we explore how cartel enforcement is evolving across the UK and EU – highlighting key recent trends, reforms and...
ESG in APAC This publication will help businesses unpack the current ESG regulatory landscape in 16 APAC jurisdictions (including separating what is mandatory and what is not) and get a sense of the commonalities and direction of travel within APAC in relation to...
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The Energy Dividend: Power strategies to maximise data centre investments It’s no secret that in today’s digital age, defined by exponential growth in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and other data-driven services, the major constraint on data centres is not computing capacity or network bandwidth, but the...
ESG developments in 2025 Sustainability practitioners will be well aware that ESG is a fast-moving, and ever changing area, making keeping on top of developments a significant challenge. We have sought to set out key ESG developments expected in 2025, covering the UK and, at a...
EU Council Presidency: Denmark in the Chair In this podcast Jan Putnis, and Sabine Dittrich are joined by Tim Johan Christensen, Managing Counsel at Gorrissen Federspiel. Tim is currently seconded to Saughter and May. Together they discuss our expectations for the Danish EU Council Presidency...
Increased focus on cyber governance In this podcast from our Cyber Hub, Natalie Donovan speaks to Partners Richard Jeens and Christian Boney about the increased focus we are currently seeing around cyber governance. Discussions include how the recent high profile ransom attacks at retailers...
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 - what you need to know Explore the key changes introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act, including updates to UK data protection laws, new smart data initiatives, and enhanced powers for the ICO. In this podcast, Cindy Knott and Bryony Bacon discuss what businesses need to...