03 May, 2024 The Digital Securities Sandbox: a new model for trading and settlement in the UK? By James Smethurst Christopher Bernard Olivia Davies On 3 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) published a consultation paper setting out their...
02 May, 2024 FCA consultation on publicising investigations: The strength to let go – will the FCA reconsider ‘naming and shaming’? By Lucy Clark Ali Sallaway The consultation period for CP24/2 closed on Tuesday, marking the end of (at least the first phase of) what has been widely perceived to...
01 May, 2024 Data in the Driver’s Seat: What Boards Need to Know about Data Governance By Beth George Christine Lyon Pamela Marcogliese Artificial intelligence (AI) – and particularly generative AI – has accelerated the race toward ever more innovative data-driven products...
01 May, 2024 Portfolio managers look ahead to the extension of the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements By Elisabeth Overland Oliver Schonle As part of its wider focus on sustainability and greenwashing, on 23 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a...
01 May, 2024 FCA publishes finalised guidance on the anti-greenwashing rule By Luke FitzGerald Elisabeth Overland The FCA has published its finalised guidance on the anti-greenwashing rule, alongside a consultation paper (which we summarise here) on...
29 Apr, 2024 Enrico Letta on EU competitiveness: an analysis of his key recommendations for a fairer, greener, more digital economy By Jimena Gonzalez Kieran Watkins To much excitement and fanfare, former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta published his report on strengthening the EU Single Market....
29 Apr, 2024 Sanctioned Russian parties breaching arbitration agreements (Part II): Landmark German court decision dispenses with the Hague Service Convention By Boris Kasolowsky Carsten Wendler Leane Meyer Hager Sameh +1 more... Show less In recent years, parties bringing court proceedings against Russian counterparties have faced severe obstacles when effecting service in...
29 Apr, 2024 Sanctioned Russian parties breaching arbitration agreements: Landmark German court decision provides for extra-territorial declaratory relief By Boris Kasolowsky Carsten Wendler Leane Meyer Hager Sameh +1 more... Show less German arbitration law provides a rarely used remedy in the form of Section 1032(2) German Code of Civil Procedure (CCP). This provision...
26 Apr, 2024 Growing regulatory scrutiny: AI washing allegations on the rise By Philip Kroner Lea Babucke Mathea Buchholz AI is on everyone’s lips as the excitement for AI’s potential continues. Players are not only talking about AI but actively engaging in...
26 Apr, 2024 Italy’s evolving workplace: Exploring the EU Pay Transparency Directive By Mara Ruberto On 7 June 2023 the Pay Transparency Directive entered into force, aiming to enhance pay transparency and bridge the gender pay gap across...
24 Apr, 2024 From PSD2 to PSD3 and PSR – European Parliament sets out its vision on the future of payments By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Eva Schneider Daniel Klingenbrunn Jimena Gonzalez Alicia Hildner +2 more... Show less The payments landscape has undergone significant changes over the past decade, changes driven by fast-paced technological advancements...
22 Apr, 2024 Climate change and human rights: a new chapter for States, NGOs, and businesses? By Christoph H. Seibt Juliane Hilf Moritz Becker Patrick Schroeder Carsten Wendler Jan Henning Buschfeld Stefanie Spancken-Monz Marlen Vesper-Gräske Domen Tursic +6 more... Show less On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its first substantive decision on human rights aspects of climate...