A High Court claim by over 100 Filipino nationals against Shell may be the first to attempt to hold English-domiciled entities liable for climate-related harm suffered overseas.  The claim draws on advances in attribution science in an attempt to demonstrate Shell’s role in global warming and the intensification of extreme and catastrophic weather events.

In late 2025, HM Treasury set out its proposal to implement the government’s decision for the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") to become the sole anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing ("AML/CTF") supervisor for legal, accountancy and trust and company service providers—replacing 22 private‑sector professional body supervisors ("PBSs") and aspects of His Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") role. Shortly thereafter the Government ran a consultation, which closed on 24 December 2025, seeking industry views on exactly what duties and powers the FCA would need to perform this role effectively.

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Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client August Equity ("August") on the sale of its investment in Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging ("Hallmarq") to funds advised by NORD Holding to support the strategic combination of Hallmarq and OR Technology.

The senior living sector is an important segment of the real estate market which integrates hospitality, healthcare, lifestyle and property management services within a single operating model.  As the sector has matured, its offerings have evolved and diversified.  Nonetheless, there is still a chronic undersupply of senior housing and frequent misunderstandings about the nature of the product and the benefits it can bring.  In this briefing, real estate partner Sarah Walker and sector expert Paul Teverson discuss the top three trends they expect to see playing out during 2026.

Under the new EMIR/UK EMIR reporting rules and the latest set of amendments to EMIR (“EMIR 3.0”), greater focus is placed on reporting and reporting errors. Download our EMIR/UK EMIR Regulatory Reporting briefing to see how Travers Smith and Validus can help.

Welcome to our 'A new era for HR' podcast series.

A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry. 

On 30 January 2026, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") launched a consultation on the introduction of mandatory sustainability reporting for listed companies, based on the yet-to-be-finalised UK Sustainability Reporting Standards ("UK SRS"). The consultation will be of high interest to any UK listed company – including overseas companies with a UK listing – though as we explain below, its immediate impact will be relatively limited for the next few years.