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Regulatory Radar: quick takes September 2025
Welcome to the latest of edition Regulatory Radar: quick takes, a roundup of the latest developments and upcoming changes from across the UK’s regulators.
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Press and Media
Rising to the challenge, how insurers will adapt in 2025
The global insurance industry is on the brink of transformation as geopolitical tensions, accelerating AI adoption, and escalating climate crises converge to create a perfect storm in 2025. From navigating a volatile economic landscape to addressing emerging risks in cyber and ESG, insurers face a year of unparalleled complexity and opportunity.
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The arbitration of insurance disputes (With Jonathan Wood)
Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Jonathan Wood, President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and fellow RPC lawyer. In this episode they discuss arbitration with a particular focus on insurance disputes.
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Thinking - Blog
Warranty and Indemnity Insurance Q&A – Current Trends and What to Look Out For
The Asia Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) insurance market is expanding rapidly to meet demand as businesses and market participants become increasingly aware of the benefits that transactional insurance can offer. The dynamics in this space are everchanging – the incorporation of W&I in deals, insurers' expectations on the level of due diligence, terms of policies and level of coverage provided are all adapting to demand. This article highlights some recent trends we have encountered and factors to look out for in order to seize opportunities in current market conditions.
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Thinking - Publication
Asia Insurance Bulletin 2018
Our Asia Insurance Bulletin is now available. The bulletin contains a number of articles written by our lawyers discussing a variety of issues relevant to the Asia region.
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Thinking - Blog
How will the "Genny lec" impact the world of cyber and tech?
On 22 May 2024, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stood in the pouring rain to announce a General Election, thus commencing a summer of political and meteorological uncertainty for those in the UK.
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Lawyers Covered - October 2025
It can be tough for busy lawyers to find enough time to service clients, make it safely through the regulation obstacle course, win new work and keep up-to-date with developments, but we've got you covered! Welcome to our October 2025 Lawyers Liability & Regulatory Update, in which we highlight the last month's key developments affecting lawyers and the professional risks they face.
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Lawyers Covered - September 2025
It can be tough for busy lawyers to find enough time to service clients, make it safely through the regulation obstacle course, win new work and keep up-to-date with developments, but we've got you covered! Welcome to our September 2025 edition of our Lawyers Liability & Regulatory Update, in which we highlight the last month's key developments affecting lawyers and the professional risks they face.
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Lawyers Covered - August 2025
It can be tough for busy lawyers to find enough time to service clients, make it safely through the regulation obstacle course, win new work and keep up-to-date with developments, but we've got you covered! Welcome to our August 2025 edition of our Lawyers Liability & Regulatory Update, in which we highlight the last month's key developments affecting lawyers and the professional risks they face.
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Lawyers Covered - July 2025
It can be tough for busy lawyers to find enough time to service clients, make it safely through the regulation obstacle course, win new work and keep up-to-date with developments, but we've got you covered! Welcome to our Lawyers Liability & Regulatory Update, in which we highlight the last month's key developments affecting lawyers and the professional risks they face.
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Lawyers Covered - June 2025
It can be tough for busy lawyers to find enough time to service clients, make it safely through the regulation obstacle course, win new work and keep up-to-date with developments, but we've got you covered! Welcome to our Lawyers Liability & Regulatory Update, in which we highlight the last month's key developments affecting lawyers and the professional risks they face.
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Lawyers Covered - May 2025
It can be tough for busy lawyers to find enough time to service clients, make it safely through the regulation obstacle course, win new work and keep up-to-date with developments, but we've got you covered! Welcome to our May 2025 edition of Lawyers Liability & Regulatory Update, in which we highlight the last month's key developments affecting lawyers and the professional risks they face.
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Lawyers Covered - April 2025
It can be tough for busy lawyers to find enough time to service clients, make it safely through the regulation obstacle course, win new work and keep up-to-date with developments, but we've got you covered! Welcome to our Lawyers Liability & Regulatory Update, in which we highlight the last month's key developments affecting lawyers and the professional risks they face.
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Lawyers Covered: March 2025
It can be tough for busy lawyers to find enough time to service clients, make it safely through the regulation obstacle course, win new work and keep up-to-date with developments, but we've got you covered! Welcome to our Lawyers Liability & Regulatory Update, in which we highlight the last month's key developments affecting lawyers and the professional risks they face.
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Thinking - Blog
US and Chinese regulators sign landmark agreement on inspection of Chinese audit work
On 26 August 2022, the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the PRC China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed a Statement of Protocol that would allow US regulators access to audits of Chinese companies listed on the US stock exchanges.
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Construction disciplinary trends analysis #4: inadequate professional services
This is the fourth article in our series analysing trends in disciplinary decisions involving construction professionals, with insight from our specialist disciplinary team. This time we consider failures to act with skill & care which amount to unacceptable professional conduct and lead to regulatory consequences.
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Supreme Court resolves key construction and professional negligence issues in URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd
The Supreme Court handed down its keenly awaited judgment in URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 on 21 May 2025. The dispute concerns whether a developer (BDW Trading Ltd) can recover the cost of remedying allegedly dangerous defects in two residential developments from the structural engineers (URS Corporation Ltd) responsible for their design. Our specialist construction insurance team consider the key points for insurers, brokers and professional consultants.
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Singapore chapter: "Trends & Developments" in Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Global Practice Guide 2025
Economic uncertainty continued to cast a shadow over global markets as 2024 came to a close. Contributing factors include persistent geopolitical tensions, fluctuating inflation and interest rates, and shifts in global trade dynamics. While the insurance industry has not been immune to these challenges, it has demonstrated remarkable stability amidst the evolving risk climate.
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Press and Media
RPC Premier Law recognised across six areas in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025
RPC, a law firm deeply invested in client ambitions and commercial success, is proud to be recognised once again in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025 guide for Singapore, securing a host of new and improved rankings for 2025.
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Chambers Asia Pacific recommends RPC Premier Law in three categories
RPC Premier Law has maintained its rankings as a top firm in Band 1 for Insurance and Band 4 for Shipping: International: Litigation.
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Chambers Asia Pacific recommends RPC Premier Law in three categories
Chambers Asia Pacific recommends RPC Premier Law in three categories, with a new ranking for Corporate/M&A: Domestic in its recently published 2024 edition.
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Insurance Bulletin - Hong Kong Summer 2025
Following a preview in our Autumn 2024 Insurance Bulletin, the Hong Kong inward re-domiciliation regime ("Regime") is now in force pursuant to the Companies (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance, effective 23 May 2025. Non-Hong Kong incorporated entities, such as foreign insurance companies with regional operations in Asia, may relocate their legal domicile to Hong Kong, provided they meet the stated requirements. This can be done without winding up the existing entity or the need to assign/novate/transfer its assets and contracts to a new Hong Kong company.
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Insurance Bulletin - Hong Kong, Autumn 2024
The increasing unpredictability of climate events – making pricing premiums on historical data difficult – has challenged the traditional insurance model and provided a platform for Parametric insurance to emerge as a solution. Unlike traditional insurance, parametric insurance offers pre-determined payouts once certain conditions are satisfied. For example, Hong Kong's first typhoon warning insurance product by Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Insur8, is designed to automatically pay policyholders when a typhoon warning signal number 8 or above is hoisted by the Hong Kong Observatory.
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Tax incentives for HK Insurance market
First proposed in December last year, the Hong Kong Legislative Council has now passed a measure that will reduce profits tax on several insurance businesses.
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Take 10 - 31 October 2025
Welcome back to RPC's Media and Communications law update on 31 October 2025. As we return from the summer break, we recap on the key media judgments and developments over the last few months.
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Take 10 - 16 October 2025
Welcome back to RPC's Media and Communications law update on 16 October 2025. As we return from the summer break, we recap on the key media judgments and developments over the last few months.
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Take 10 - 3 October 2025
Welcome back to RPC's Media and Communications law update on 3 October 2025. As we return from the summer break, we recap on the key media judgments and developments over the last few months.
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Take 10 - 1 August 2025
This is our August 2025 edition of key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 11 July 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 30 June 2025
This is our June 2025 edition of key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 13 June 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This is the 13 June 2025 edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 30 May 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 16 May 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 17 April 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 04 April 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 21 March 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 7 March 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 20 February 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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Take 10 - 7 February 2025
Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.
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RICS home improvements
Earlier this year, we highlighted that the RICS review of its Home Survey Standard, created in 2019 and in place since 2021, was underway and to expect the release of a revised Home Surveys document in 2025 (you can read that article in full here). The Standard sets the benchmark for best practice in residential surveys across the UK, providing a clear framework for consistent, high-quality standards and increased protection for consumers.
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Guide to understanding PSCs and RLEs
Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, Companies House will be phasing in requirements for people with significant control (PSCs) and relevant officers of relevant legal entities (RLEs) to have their identity verified with Companies House. Therefore, the identification of a company's PSCs and/or RLEs will be as important as ever before.
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New identity verification requirements at Companies House
From 18 November 2025, Companies House will begin phasing in compulsory identity verification under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
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Financial Crime Time - Your update from RPC: 2025 Q2
Welcome to the latest edition of our round-up of news making the headlines in the world of financial crime and compliance. Our aim is to give you an easily digestible, bite-sized overview of issues that are of interest and which may affect your business.
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Green claims update: June 2025
Welcome to our June 2025 round-up of the key legal and regulatory developments relating to green claims.
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CAT Collective Proceedings - Summer 2025 update
Developments in the UK’s competition collective proceedings regime continue apace with new claims recently issued in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).
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Financial Crime Time - Your update from RPC: 2025 Q1
Welcome to the latest edition of our round-up of news making the headlines in the world of financial crime and compliance. Our aim is to give you an easily digestible, bite-sized overview of issues that are of interest and which may affect your business.
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6 April 2025 - date confirmed for UK consumer protection law regime overhaul
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) is set to substantially overhaul the UK's consumer protection law and enforcement regime. We now know the date that key consumer protection and enforcement changes will come into force: 6 April 2025.
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Regulatory Radar: quick takes - November 2024
Welcome to the November 2024 of our bi-monthly Regulatory Radar: quick takes, which pulls together the latest developments from across the UK's regulators.
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