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Jago Russell and Ross Ludlow explain the reasons behind the trend for de-banking

In this week’s NLJ, Jago Russell, partner, Boutique Law, and Ross Ludlow, pupil barrister, Drystone Chambers, explain the reasons behind the trend for de-banking in the UK. While the Nigel Farage debacle captured the headlines, ‘being de-banked is surprisingly common’, the authors write

The much-anticipated ruling of the Supreme Court in Philipp v Barclays Bank, which overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision, is discussed from the perspective of consumer safeguarding, in this week’s NLJ.

The Supreme Court has not rescued consumers who are the victims of APP fraud, but neither has it left them wholly unprotected: Michael Brown, Charlie Shillito & David McIlroy report on the judgment in Philipp v Barclays Bank

TheCityUK has published its annual report setting out key facts about the UK as an international financial centre, which it says confirms the UK as the world’s leading net exporter of financial services.

Santander UK has been fined £107m for ‘serious and persistent’ gaps in its anti-money laundering (AML) controls on business banking customers.

The requirement to ring-fence retail banking from investment activities, which was introduced following the 2008 financial crash, is to be abolished.

The UK is the ‘leading Western centre for Islamic finance’, according to a TheCityUK report, ‘Islamic finance: global trends and the UK market 2022’, published last week.

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Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

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Legal notice: Notice under the Trustee Act 1925

NOTICE UNDER THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

HERBERT SMITH STAFF PENSION SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

Emergency lawyers on call as international regulatory actions soar

Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies

NLJ this week: Employment law’s fine margins

From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act

NLJ this week: Promises broken on non-molestation orders?

Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection

NLJ this week: Assisted dying under the legal microscope

Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961

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Banking

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown