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FCA priorities and predictions for 2026

A forward-looking assessment of the FCA’s recent focus and what FS regulatory lawyers can expect in the year ahead

What the 2025 Budget means for pensions

The Budget signals significant pensions reform, with salary sacrifice caps, surplus flexibilities and tax changes taking shape

How AI will redefine legal knowledge management in 2026

Conversational AI, human oversight, and MCP-driven automation are reshaping how firms manage knowledge and execute complex workflows

Direct recovery of debts: HMRC’s renewed enforcement power

HMRC’s revived DRD regime strengthens tax collection while raising significant issues of proportionality, vulnerability assessment and administrative fairness

How legal teams can make AI work

AI is transforming corporate legal work, but success depends on clear guidance, workflow integration, and strong governance

Procurement act ushers in tougher exclusions

A stricter exclusion and debarment regime will reshape public procurement and trigger major legal challenges

FCA to take over AML supervision from SRA

The FCA’s new role in anti-money laundering marks a seismic regulatory shift that will transform compliance for solicitors

Greenwashing: regulators circle, enforcement lags behind

Despite new rules and powers, UK regulators are yet to bring decisive action against misleading ESG claims