In August, the UK Government announced that it was bringing forward the date for implementing the UK's new subscription contracts regime to January 2027 (it had previously said "Spring 2027"). There are now only 3 months left in which to prepare – and as we explain below, the sooner you start that process, the better.

Pensions Radar is a quarterly listing of expected future changes in UK law affecting work-based pension schemes.

The proliferation of small, dormant pots is an expensive and growing problem. There are currently around 13 million small pots, mostly held in master trusts, expected to rise to 20 million by 2030.

A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry. 

From 1 October 2026, failures by service providers and subcontractors to carry out right to work checks could result in fines being imposed on businesses further up the supply chain. The civil penalties are significant, up to £45,000 per illegal worker for a first breach, rising up to £60,000 for repeat breaches.

Cryptoasset firms are days away from the FCA opening its authorisation gateway on 30 September 2026. In an ideal world, the regulatory perimeter – enacted by Parliament in legislation, and (where appropriate) supplemented by interpretative Perimeter Guidance from the FCA – would have been finalised some time ago, allowing such firms to make strategic decisions about their commercial and regulatory objectives in the UK.

Leading independent law firm Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been recognised with the "Innovation in Responsible Business" Award at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2026.

Welcome to the third 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.

Travers Smith has advised Deepki, a global leader in SaaS solutions driving real estate sustainability and performance, on its strategic acquisition of Evora Global - one of the world’s leading sustainability consultancies. 

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Phoenix Equity Partners, the business founders and other shareholders on the sale of Logiq Consulting, an NCSC-assured UK cyber security consultancy with deep expertise in highly regulated environments including the UK Defence Industry, UK Critical National Infrastructure and the wider Public Sector, to IBM. 

The first article in this series examined the rules of several leading arbitral institutions – the LCIA, the ICC, the SIAC and UNCITRAL – noting that none currently contains express provisions on AI. It also considered how existing procedural rules may nevertheless accommodate the use of AI, identifying best practices for parties who wish to adopt AI tools in their proceedings.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Inflexion and management on the acquisition financing for Partnership Capital III's minority investment in Marktlink Capital, a leading Benelux private markets investment platform.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Inflexion, on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Primed Group, a specialist German provider of high-quality medical consumables and sterilisation services. 

The Building Safety Levy comes on stream on 1 October 2026 and imposes a potentially significant new cost on residential developments. This article answers 3 key questions that landowners and developers may be asking themselves about the new tax.

Four "nationally significant" cyber attacks a week on average in the UK: that was the NCSC's count for the year to September 2025. Yet data centres, the backbone of the UK's digital economy, have until now remained outside the scope of cyber regulation.