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A product design for life: FCA reviews the Consumer Duty product and services outcome

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

United Kingdom: In what has now become a familiar approach from the FCA for firms, the FCA has published further good and poor practice findings under the Consumer Duty (the Duty) – this time focused on the products and services outcome.

Article on Model Law adoption

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Singapore: First published on IWIRC News, this article considers Singapore’s proposed adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Recognition and Enforcement of Insolvency-Related Judgments (MLRIJ). It examines what this development means for Singapore’s cross-border insolvency framework, and in particular whether the proposed adoption of the MLRIJ represents a new departure or the codification and strengthening of an approach already reflected in recent Singapore decisions.

DIA strengthens AML/CFT regime with expanded reporting and CDD obligations

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand: On 1 July 2026, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) became the sole supervisor of New Zealand’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime. At the same time, the DIA issued a comprehensive guidance suite (Guidance Suite) setting out its expectation for compliance with AML/CFT obligations. Nearly all of the documents in the Guidance Suite are updated or refreshed guidance materials from prior to 1 July, when there were three AML/CFT supervisors.

Employment status: mutuality and control are not the final whistle

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

United Kingdom: A long-running dispute involving football referees is a useful reminder that employment status remains highly fact-specific. For employers, the decision is a useful prompt to check whether their status assessments would still stand up after extra time.

The UK’s stablecoin regime: a two-tier framework for non-systemic and systemic issuers

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

United Kingdom: The UK has opted for a deliberately split approach to stablecoin regulation. Non-systemic UK-issued qualifying stablecoins (UKQS) sit within the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regime, while systemic stablecoins move into joint regulation by the FCA and the Bank of England (the Bank) once HM Treasury recognises them as systemically important.

The UK's cryptoasset regime takes shape: FCA finalises the core framework for regulated cryptoasset firms

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

United Kingdom: On 30 June 2026, the FCA published the core policy statements and finalised guidance completing much of the UK’s new regulatory regime for cryptoassets.

Cannabis Client Alert – Week of July 13, 2026

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

United States: Over the past two plus months, Dentons Cannabis Practice Leader Eric Berlin engaged in a variety of events.

Dentons Capitol Insights – Sounding the Drumbeat in Washington – July 2026

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the July 2026 edition of Dentons Capitol Insights – Sounding the Drumbeat in Washington.

Dentons Lee Insurance & Reinsurance Newsletter - July 2026

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

South Korea: Dentons Strengthens APAC Insurance & Reinsurance Capabilities with the Appointment of John Goulios as APAC Insurance Leader

Labor and employment case updates and trends July 2026

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

South Korea: On July 2, 2026, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (“MOEL”) released a revised edition of the “Manual for the Prevention of and Response to Workplace Harassment,” three years after the previous version.