Our Tax. Stats. guide, contains all the key UK tax information you need for the 2026/27 tax year.

Welcome to the first edition of Travers Smith's Crisis Management and Investigations Circular, providing a bite-size round-up of recent developments in the world of crisis management and investigations.

Ahead of the introduction of the new renters' rights regime on 1 May 2026, the Government has laid several new sets of regulations to tie up the loose ends and allow the regime to function smoothly.  This short briefing gives an overview of the most recent statutory updates.

While a far cry from the sweeping GDPR compliance uplift of 2018, trustees are nonetheless faced with a new series of data protection and e-privacy reforms under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) – most of which came into effect on 5 February 2026. The DUAA was a long time in the making and despite receiving Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, the various changes are being phased in over time via secondary legislation.

The outbreak of war in the Middle East has delivered a series of economic and operational shocks and a stark reminder of the fragility of global supply chains. For businesses, the conflict has not only intensified immediate financial, logistical and operational pressures, but also highlighted the critical importance of:

The EU is on a well-publicised mission to boost competitiveness. Guided by its 2025 "competitiveness compass", which sets an ambitious course, growth and innovation are at the heart of this mission, and venture capital and start-up businesses are key to its success.

Welcome to our series of podcasts focusing on international employment law.

Institutions and others wishing to invest in or use (whether for collateral, payments or other commercial purposes) digital assets should take note of a recent decision of the English High Court in Yuen v Li [2026] EWHC 532. The case considered the causes of action (and related remedies) available under English law to someone arguing that their Bitcoin has been stolen.