https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comBusiness Crime & Investigationshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iddb50976637411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iddb50976637411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published Practice note, Courts and Tribunals Bill 2026-27.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iddb50976637411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0c5af476638a11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0c5af476638a11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has published a press release announcing plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the Crown Courts to improve efficiency and seek to reduce delays in cases coming to trial.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0c5af476638a11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5a7ed186603c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5a7ed186603c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Crown Prosecution Service published the Crown Prosecution Service Serious and Economic Organised Crime Strategy 2030, replacing the previous Economic Crime 2025 Strategy with a broader approach that covers fraud, money laundering, cybercrime, organised crime, modern slavery and counter-terrorism.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5a7ed186603c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ee7f393604411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ee7f393604411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published the Crown Prosecution Service International Strategy 2030, setting out how it will embed international engagement across the organisation and strengthen its response to cross-border crime. The strategy builds on and replaces the CPS 2025 International Strategy.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ee7f393604411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iabd4933f618711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iabd4933f618711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe FCA has published a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) (dated 5 June 2026) it has entered into with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iabd4933f618711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id96bdd6f5e5211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id96bdd6f5e5211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 have been re-published, superseding regulations of the same name published and laid before parliament on 22 April which were subsequently withdrawn.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id96bdd6f5e5211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75f8fc7d5db911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75f8fc7d5db911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) has published, for consultation, proposed revisions to Part I of its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) guidance for the financial services sector.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75f8fc7d5db911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I53a7ab735a7b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I53a7ab735a7b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe FCA has published a report setting out the findings from a review of firms' financial and trade sanctions systems and controls.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I53a7ab735a7b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2650def359a711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2650def359a711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Tonzip Maritime (Singapore) PTE Ltd v 2 Rivers PTE Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 641, the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed a shipowner's appeal against a High Court judgment, holding that its decision to refuse to load cargo on the basis that it would expose it to a real risk of sanctions was reasonable.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2650def359a711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I285513b8543111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I285513b8543111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/543) came into force on 20 May 2026 and amend the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/855) by imposing new trade sanctions in several areas.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I285513b8543111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If4d7189f535411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If4d7189f535411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued a monetary penalty in accordance with section 146 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 against Deutsche Bank AG London Branch for breaching regulation 12 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/855).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If4d7189f535411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I18460d13536d11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I18460d13536d11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 18 May 2026, Ofcom published its statement Detecting Intimate Image Abuse (Online Safety – Additional Safety Measures), recommending that certain service providers use hash matching technology to detect intimate image abuse as part of the Illegal Content Codes of Practice under the Online Safety Act 2023.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I18460d13536d11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd213754503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd213754503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 have been withdrawn.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd213754503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id6638fe744a411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id6638fe744a411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. The full text of the Act was published on 8 May 2026. The Act includes provisions in relation to electronic communications, and provisions relevant to the internet and online service providers, including those making amendments to the Online Safety Act 2023.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id6638fe744a411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I79650c7d4e5f11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I79650c7d4e5f11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Menon (Contempt Proceedings) [2026] EWCA Civ 573, the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) held that the Administrative Court and the Divisional Court have no jurisdiction to consider an allegation of contempt in the face of the Crown Court in the absence of an application by the Attorney General. A trial judge who does not wish to exercise summary contempt powers may refer the matter to the Attorney General or to another Crown Court judge but cannot refer it directly to the High Court.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I79650c7d4e5f11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad681e44ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad681e44ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe King's Speech was given to both Houses of Parliament on 13 May 2026. Of most interest to business crime and investigations practitioners are the proposals set out in the Courts Modernisation Bill (formerly the Courts and Tribunals Bill) proposing the most significant reform of the criminal courts system in a generation.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad681e44ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibb26c7594dd411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibb26c7594dd411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Ministry of Justice and Home Office have published a number of factsheets on the Crime and Policing Act 2026. Of particular interest are factsheets relating to the changes to corporate criminal liability and reform to the confiscation regime.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibb26c7594dd411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I27f3a22a4d1311f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I27f3a22a4d1311f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. Section 250 relating to the changes to corporate criminal liability comes into force on 29 June 2026. Other provisions come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I27f3a22a4d1311f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I631cabc44d2411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I631cabc44d2411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Victims and Courts Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026 and introduces a power to compel offenders to attend their sentencing hearings, enhanced rights for victims and changes to sentencing review procedures.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I631cabc44d2411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I761203f8486311f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I761203f8486311f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd (formerly PLC) [2026] EWCR 6, the Crown Court approved a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd (UEH), requiring the company to pay £10 million plus £4.8 million in investigation costs, after it acknowledged accountability for failure to prevent bribery under section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I761203f8486311f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I542b14a0440111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I542b14a0440111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I542b14a0440111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5ab1cc7d437511f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5ab1cc7d437511f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe FCA has published issue 85 of Market Watch, in which it discusses how the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) can assist firms in sharing customer information to combat economic crime.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5ab1cc7d437511f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2821e2b7400411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2821e2b7400411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 22 April 2026, Sir Colin Birss, Chancellor of the High Court, delivered a speech at the City of London Law Society on legal professional privilege in the AI age.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2821e2b7400411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If5e2e372422b11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If5e2e372422b11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn National Crime Agency v GKC (No 2) [2026] EWHC 929 (Admin), the High Court discharged interim anonymity orders and reporting restrictions in unexplained wealth order and interim freezing order proceedings. The court held that the open justice principle remained the starting point and was not inverted by the Article 8 reasonable expectation of privacy recognised in ZXC v Bloomberg LP [2022] UKSC 5.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If5e2e372422b11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia10bfc1a417d11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia10bfc1a417d11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia10bfc1a417d11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I81837c863fc111f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I81837c863fc111f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe FCA has published an overview of insights from its 2025 cyber co-ordination group meetings.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I81837c863fc111f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I721df0c93eea11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I721df0c93eea11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 22 April 2026, the DBT and OTSI issued guidance on sanctions end-use controls introduced by the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/443).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I721df0c93eea11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I721df2ba3eea11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I721df2ba3eea11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 have been published.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I721df2ba3eea11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29