New FRC guidance for actuaries certifying pension scheme compliance with historic contracting-out requirements should allow most schemes’ Virgin Media problems to disappear soon.

Earn-outs help bridge valuation gaps but often fuel post-closing disputes, especially over acceleration when the buyer sells or reorganizes assets during the earn-out period.

The European financial sector currently faces a heavy and fragmented tax burden. In order to address concerns, on 4 February 2025 the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) published a draft report on a coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector (2024/2117(INI)) (the Report), calling for tax reform.

This briefing forms part of a series looking in detail at the SRA’s guidance for in-house teams, issued following a thematic review of the sector, recognising the growth and importance of the in-house role and the unique pressures to which in-house solicitors can be subject.

What does sovereign risk mean in practice and how can lenders address it?

Joint ventures (JVs) are a central feature of construction across the UAE and the wider GCC.

The German Federal Patent Court recently referred a question to the European Court of Justice (CJEU) concerning the interpretation of the term “first authorisation” in Article 3 (d) of the EU Supplementary Protection Certificate Regulation (No. 469/2009) (SPC Regulation).

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Sun Investment Group on a EUR 32.5 million financing provided by Nord/LB for the acquisition, construction and operation of a portfolio of thirty-two photovoltaic (PV) projects with a total installed capacity of 59 MWp.

On 29 January 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a landmark judgment concerning disclosure in competition litigation proceedings in EU Member States.