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In Competition… Competition & Public Procurement Law: December 2025 Update
December 2025Welcome to the fifth edition of ‘In Competition’. This update summarises key developments in UK and EU competition law and public procurement during November and December 2025, including significant enforcement actions, regulatory changes, and sector-specific insights. Hot off the press is the CMA’s interim report in its ongoing market study on the civil engineering market… Read More >
Home Reports and the Extent of a Surveyor’s Duty of Care – Comino Properties Ltd v DHKK Ltd
December 2025The recent Sheriff Court decision in Comino Properties Ltd v DHKK Ltd [2025] SC EDI 78 provides timely clarification as to the legal and evidential standard required to establish a claim where a buyer, relying on a Home Report provided by a seller, seeks to bring an action against the surveyor who prepared that report.… Read More >
Risky Business – Insurance Broking in a Digital Age
December 2025The employment of technology in commercial practices is now ubiquitous. Digital innovation has permeated most markets, including that of insurance brokers. This is evidenced by the recent publication of a whitepaper outlining how London market intermediaries are recalibrating placement strategies to incorporate digital broking and algorithmic trading models. Such developments are predicted to affect all… Read More >
Saudi Arabia’s 2026 Budget: What it Means for the Construction and Infrastructure Sector
December 2025Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has approved the Kingdom’s 2026 budget, setting total expenditure at SAR 1.313 trillion (USD 350 billion) and estimated revenues at SAR 1.147 trillion (USD 306 billion). Since the launch of Saudi Vision 2030 in 2016, a strategic plan to diversify the economy, reduce dependence on oil and transform… Read More >
Health and Safety Executive v Integritas Property Group (IPG) Ltd [2025] EWHC 2613 (TCC)
December 2025The matter in Health and Safety Executive v Integritas Property Group (IPG) Ltd [2025] EWHC 2613 (TCC) examines the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) first application for an injunction under the Building Safety Act 2022 to prevent occupation of a high-risk building. The dispute arose after significant fire safety defects were discovered at Deakin’s Yard,… Read More >
One Way or Another: What CILEX and the SRA Did Next
December 2025The High Court’s decision in Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP (Mazur) sent shock waves through the profession. By holding that the “conduct of litigation” is a reserved legal activity that may only be carried out by individually authorised persons, and not just under the supervision of suitably authorised individuals, the court disrupted… Read More >
UAE’s Game-Changing AML Reform: Navigating Federal Decree Law No.10
December 2025The entry into force of Federal Decree Law No.10 of 2025 (the “New Legislation”) marks a landmark overhaul of the UAE’s Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing framework. The key changes include: significant expansion of regulatory functions expressly to include Proliferation Financing offences; strengthening the region’s existing legislative and regulatory landscape with tighter compliance requirements; greater… Read More >
Trials of the Audit Trail
December 2025Maintaining audit trails within a legal context is essential. They provide proof of adherence to regulatory and legislative requirements, in turn supporting accountability. Further, by demonstrating transparency and professionalism, they help foster trust between law firms and their clients, regulatory bodies and professional indemnity insurers. However, the increasing use of a wide range of messaging… Read More >
No Slam Dunk: Basketball, Governance and the hoops of Antitrust Compliance
December 2025Introduction British basketball is facing its most serious governance crisis in decades. The British Basketball Federation and Super League Basketball are locked in a High Court battle over who should control the men’s professional league. At stake is more than the future of the competition itself. The case raises fundamental questions about how far competition… Read More >
Class action lawsuit v FIFA: free movement of workers under EU competition law
December 2025On Monday, 4 August, the Dutch foundation Justice for Players (JFP) announced plans to launch a class action lawsuit against FIFA, marking what has been described as a potentially seismic legal challenge between professional footballers and football’s governing body. The lawsuit targets FIFA’s transfer regulations, which have been criticised for their anti-competitive effects due to… Read More >