United Kingdom: Crime

The UK Information Commissioner has published guidance on a new lawful basis for processing personal data under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. This recognised legitimate interest basis allows controllers to rely on five pre-approved conditions without conducting traditional balancing tests, fundamentally shifting how organisations can justify data processing activities while maintaining compliance obligations.

In late 2025, HM Treasury set out its proposal to implement the government's decision for the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") to become the sole anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing...

The UK's HMRC has issued a press release announcing the conviction and sentencing of Steven Gates for unlicensed exports of eight military-grade rifle sights to a buyer in Hong Kong.