In this issue, we look at whether UK fire and rehire reforms could affect outsourcing. We also discuss consumer-facing outsourcings, the impact of the Middle East crisis, cloud switching, the expansion of unfair dismissal rights, new EU rules affecting financial services outsourcings and UK rules affecting premises and event management outsourcings.

A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry. 

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill contains provisions which, as explored in an earlier briefing, will prevent landlords from implementing upwards-only rent reviews in commercial leases.  The final reading of the draft Bill in the House of Lords takes place today, and will be followed by a final consideration of the proposed amendments. The latest iteration of the Bill contains some changes from the first draft, none of which take into account landlords' concerns.

On 1 May 2026, the tenancy reforms contained in the Renters' Rights Act 2025 will come into force.  As explored in an earlier briefing, the first stage of implementing the new regime will bring about seismic changes to the PRS, so landlords and managing agents need to take steps now to ready themselves for operating in compliance with it.

Our round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in UK law and practice for our international stakeholders.

Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.

While a far cry from the sweeping GDPR compliance uplift of 2018, trustees are nonetheless faced with a new series of data protection and e-privacy reforms under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) – most of which came into effect on 5 February 2026. The DUAA was a long time in the making and despite receiving Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, the various changes are being phased in over time via secondary legislation.

Earlier this month, the Government published a draft set of regulations laying out the framework for a new register of contractual controls (authorised by section 221 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023) along with some Government guidance.