HORIZON SCANNING
Know what changed before the client asks.
Pick the regulators on your beat. The scan reads their primary sources, says what changed and why it matters, and puts a date on anything that closes.
| Development | Pack | Materiality | Deadline | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA consultation on AI use in regulated firms | UK financial services | High | 6 Oct 2026 | R. Okafor |
| ICO guidance update on employee monitoring | Data and privacy | Medium | 14 Nov 2026 | S. Patel |
| SRA guidance on new technology and COLP duties | UK core legal | High | 2 Dec 2026 | COLP |
The horizon register: materiality band, deadline and owner on each development.
6
source packs: UK financial services, UK core legal, Data and privacy, EU regulatory, US enforcement, Life sciences.
6
states a development moves through: new, changed, triaged, assessed, actioned, dismissed.
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weekly partner digest, with sign-off recorded against a named person.
Six packs, built from the sources you would have picked
UK financial services (the FCA, the Bank of England and PRA, HM Treasury, OFSI, the Pensions Regulator, the FRC), UK core legal, Data and privacy, EU regulatory, US enforcement and Life sciences. Eight sector lenses sit on top, so a watch starts from your practice rather than an empty list.
Start free| Development | Pack | Materiality | Deadline | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA consultation on AI use in regulated firms | UK financial services | High | 6 Oct 2026 | R. Okafor |
| ICO guidance update on employee monitoring | Data and privacy | Medium | 14 Nov 2026 | S. Patel |
| SRA guidance on new technology and COLP duties | UK core legal | High | 2 Dec 2026 | COLP |
The six source packs and their scan summary.
Triage, not a newsletter
Each development arrives with a materiality band, a summary, why it matters and a recommended action. Assign an owner, move it through the six states, link it to the matters it touches, or dismiss it with a reason that stays on the record.
Read the governance page| Development | Pack | Materiality | Deadline | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA consultation on AI use in regulated firms | UK financial services | High | 6 Oct 2026 | R. Okafor |
| ICO guidance update on employee monitoring | Data and privacy | Medium | 14 Nov 2026 | S. Patel |
| SRA guidance on new technology and COLP duties | UK core legal | High | 2 Dec 2026 | COLP |
One development, triaged with an owner and a deadline.
A partner digest that a partner will read
Once a week, the top developments on your watches arrive by email with their materiality bands, deadlines and owners. Sign-off on a scan is recorded against a named person, so the firm can say who read it.
Book a 20-minute walkthrough| Development | Pack | Materiality | Deadline | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA consultation on AI use in regulated firms | UK financial services | High | 6 Oct 2026 | R. Okafor |
| ICO guidance update on employee monitoring | Data and privacy | Medium | 14 Nov 2026 | S. Patel |
| SRA guidance on new technology and COLP duties | UK core legal | High | 2 Dec 2026 | COLP |
The weekly digest, one column, no images.
How it works
- 01
Pick your beat
Choose the source packs and sector lenses that match your practice.
- 02
The scan reads the sources
Primary sources only, judged and triaged, not summarised wholesale.
- 03
Assign and act
Owner, deadline, matter link, or dismiss with a reason that stays on record.
- 04
The digest lands weekly
Top developments by email, with sign-off recorded against a named reader.
What it does not do
- Prebuilt source packs and sectors are on every plan, including Free. Custom watches are on Pro (BYOK), Premium and Business.
- The US enforcement pack watches enforcement news; it is not a claim of US legal coverage.
- A quiet week on a regulator is shown as a finding, not hidden: the register records what was skipped as well as what was found.
Questions this page provokes
Set one watch on the regulator you care about most.
Free includes the prebuilt packs. Pick the regulator and run a scan.