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Emerging themes in financial regulation & Disputes

Welcome to BCLP’s Emerging Themes

2025 marks the 15th edition of our BCLP Emerging Themes campaign. We are very proud of the relationships we have built through our thought leadership since our first edition and the wide range of regulatory and disputes matters that you, our clients, have trusted us with.

This year, our overarching theme is Creating Connections, to acknowledge those relationships, as well as recognising the increasingly integrated business world and 24/7 connected lives we lead. Within this theme, we examine three main pillars: Technology, Transparency, and Trust.

Creating connections

Our latest insights and opinions

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Transparency
Updates to the FCA’s and PRA’s “to do” list

An action plan for growth, simplification, and reform

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Transparency
Unnecessary, unfair and unclear
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Transparency
FINRA Under Trump 2.0: Days of Future Past?
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Transparency
The impact of flexible SEC sanctions on defendants
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Transparency
The top 5 banking litigation cases from 2024

Looking back to look forward

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Transparency
Modernising the Redress System

Time for a new approach to mass redress events in the financial services sector?

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Trust
UK and US Cryptoasset regulation

What direction next?

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Technology
Cybersecurity risks for financial services firms

Proactive strategies to stay ahead

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Technology
AI in 2025 - Will the UK’s regulation keep up or be left behind?

Has the UK government’s wait-and-see gamble played off?

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Trust
Regulatory focus on non-financial misconduct

Where are we headed in 2025?

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Technology
AI and machine learning in financial crime compliance

Transformative technologies

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Consumers
In testing times

The FCA’s commitment to “test and use” its powers pays off in FCA v BlueCrest Capital

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See our previous editions

We're proud that our annual Emerging Themes in Financial Regulation & Disputes publication dates back to 2010. Each year we have been providing you with updates and insights from our financial services lawyers considering the latest trends, risks, and areas of opportunity in financial services.

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Meet our global practice co-leaders

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Polly James

Partner and Global Practice Co-Leader - Financial Services Disputes and Investigations, London

polly.james@bclplaw.com
+44 (0) 20 3400 3158

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Christine Cesare

Christine Cesare

Partner and Global Practice Co-Leader - Financial Services Disputes and Investigations, New York

christine.cesare@bclplaw.com
+1 212 541 1228

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