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A brief update on the closure of applications for the COVID Corporate Financing Facility, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme and Bounce Back Loan Scheme and the introduction of the Recovery Loan Scheme

The ethics of borrowers and their debt-funded projects has fast become a dominant theme of the UK debt market in 2021, coinciding with an increasing awareness of the UK and Scottish governments’ commitment to achieving net zero

The FCA has recently published rules establishing operational resilience as a central regulatory requirement for regulated financial services businesses

We consider the implications of the Citibank/Revlon payment error case on facility agents in English law governed financings

How can the UK remain a global leader in Fintech? We consider the Kalifa Review’s recommendations in the fourth article in our series

The BBRS provides a new platform for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to resolve complaints with their banks

In our second article on the Kalifa Review, we examine the recommendations regarding skills and talent and how the UK can remain globally competitive for talent

The firm is pleased to announce the appointment of five new partners, across key growth areas including Banking and Finance, Dispute Resolution and Projects

We consider cryptocurrencies’ impact on climate change and potential ESG issues that both regulators and firms may have to grapple with in future

The firm’s Corporate Finance team has advised Grant Harris, the founder of IT support and transformation services company Keep IT Simple (KITS), on its acquisition by The Panoply

We explore the imperative for businesses to transform and digitise their operations and customer experience, and to seize opportunities arising from COVID-19

Firm appoints fintech expert Martin Cook as Head of Fintech