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Breaking SRA gets first red rating from legal services board

Law360, London: The Legal Services Board (LSB) turned up the heat on the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on 31 March 2025, describing the SRA’s performance as 'insufficient' following its handling of the Axiom Ince Ltd collapse.

How Meta’s settlement of UK lawsuit can shape future pay-or-consent decisions

MLex: Meta’s settlement of a landmark UK lawsuit challenging its use of personal data for targeted ads on 21 March 2025 is already making waves: an advocacy group has asked US social-media company to stop showing targeted ads to users through automatic emails. The case is set to shape pay-or-consent talks as the European Commission is poised to adopt a decision in early April 2025 on whether this model—which Meta says it wants to develop, is compatible with EU rules.

OFSI extends bond restructuring licence and amends legal services provisions

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced two licence updates. General Licence INT/2023/2824812 covering bond amendments and restructurings for non-designated persons has been extended until 27 March 2026. OFSI also amended General Licence INT/2024/5334756 to clarify that legal services include dispute resolution activities and that ownership/control criteria apply only to companies under the designated person definition.

OFSI issues General Licence INT/2025/5787748

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued General Licence INT/2025/5787748 under Regulation 64 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/855 and Regulation 32 of the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/600. This General Licence allows payments to be made to Arbitration Associations and Arbitrators to cover fees and expenses for their arbitration services. It also permits payments to be made to a designated person’s representative or legal representative to cover Arbitration Costs. General Licence INT/2022/1552576 relating to the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Arbitration Costs was revoked following the issuance of the new Arbitration Costs General Licence.

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