Our Global Financial Services Regulation team will host a webinar extending the analysis from our Regulation Around the World series, examining how jurisdictions are progressing from open banking to open finance, including updates on the open finance regimes in the UK, EU, Australia, and the US.

In King Crude Carriers SA & Ors v Ridgebury November LLC & Ors [2025] UKSC 39, the Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal and held that the claimant sellers (the Sellers) were not entitled to claim the deposits promised under sale contracts as a debt

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised ABN AMRO as documentation bank on behalf of a syndicate of leading international banks on the successful closing of a US$1.2 billion asset-backed debt facility for the refinancing of FLNG Gimi (Gimi), operated by subsidiaries of Golar LNG Limited (Golar).

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised JSC Halyk Bank (Halyk Bank) and its shareholder, JSC Holding Group ALMEX (ALMEX), on the international offering of global depositary receipts (GDRs) of Halyk Bank by ALMEX.

Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa announces the appointment of Cameron Wilson as a Director in its Employment and Labour team. Cameron will be based in the firm’s Durban office.

1 CPD unit | The outcomes of COP30 are set to shape climate policy and business obligations over the coming year and beyond. In this webinar, we unpack what happened at COP30 and what it means in practical terms.

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its long-awaited decision on Lundin Mining Corp. v Markowich, dismissing the issuer’s appeal

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, has been introduced in the House of Commons and has completed its second reading.

Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa has received strong recognition in the 2025 IFLR1000 rankings, with the firm achieving top-tier results across project development, mergers and acquisitions, and finance-related categories.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners (Aquiline) on its majority investment in marine insurance MGA Clearwater Underwriting.

Beyond the standard two weeks of intense negotiations, attendees at COP30 experienced extreme heat, torrential downpours and the venue briefly catching fire on the penultimate day.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has been named on two winning deals at this year’s EMEA IJGlobal Investor Awards 2025.

The Regulator has updated the questions included in scheme returns for DB and hybrid pension schemes. Most schemes are obliged to submit annual returns to the Regulator.

Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, presented the Budget on November 26, 2025. The summary highlights what has changed and what will remain the same.

Since November 18, 2025, new identification verification requirements have applied to company directors, including those of corporate pension trustees. Companies House has published updated guidance on its approach to enforcement of the new measures.

HM Treasury and the British Business Bank have announced that Aegon UK, NatWest Cushon and M&G are in the final stage of approval regarding an initial £200m of investment to support the UK’s “most innovative” companies across the science and technology sector.

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has published two new pieces of guidance from its Data Working Group: the Six Data Quality Dimensions for Pension Scheme Member Data and the Data Improvement Plan Template.

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by two taxpayers against a decision of the Upper Tribunal, upholding a First-tier Tribunal decision, rejecting challenges to HMRC closure notices denying deductions for provisions in the appellants' accounts for an unfunded unapproved retirement benefit scheme (UURBS).

The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint by a member trustee of a small self-administered scheme (SSAS) against the independent trustee for its failure to conduct sufficient due diligence on the scheme's investments.

On November 12, 2025, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) published the November 2025 edition of its Outlook newsletter.