16 May, 2024 AI litigation and regulatory enforcement: where are we and what’s on the horizon? By Cat Greenwood-Smith Rebecca Fenning Georgina Bayly Lizzy Matthams Erin Field +2 more... Show less Introduction As AI becomes increasingly advanced, so does the risk that companies may face litigation or regulatory investigations...
16 May, 2024 Big hit or missing the mark? – Second reform of the German Capital Markets Model Case Act By Elisabeth Weber Stefanie Fay Jan Henning Buschfeld Marie Laubenstein Johanna Möller Theresa Schumacher +3 more... Show less Germany and collective actions have not been a big success story so far. The development of collective redress mechanisms in Germany has...
15 May, 2024 Automated Vehicles Bill passes through UK Parliament By James Roberts Georgina Bayly The Automated Vehicles Bill was passed by the House of Lords and the House of Commons last week and is set to become law in the UK, once...
14 May, 2024 Insights from Freshfields’ India roundtable on “legal practitioners’ perspective on disputes and compliance” By Vasuda Sinha Stuti Gadodia On 19 March 2024, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Trilegal, and the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised a roundtable...
13 May, 2024 Update: The EU keeps the ball rolling in its battle against money laundering – next on the agenda: professional football By Jan Struckmann Marcel Michaelis Mathis Schwarze Professional football is not just an entertaining happening for millions of fans around the world; it is also a big money game. During...
10 May, 2024 German court dismisses Spain’s request for an anti-enforcement injunction By Carsten Wendler Nathalie Colin Gregorio Pettazzi Hager Sameh +1 more... Show less In a recent decision, the Regional Court of Essen (LG Essen) dismissed Spain’s request for an anti-enforcement injunction, sought to...
08 May, 2024 Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Spain draws closer to signing By Laura Lozano Carlos Hernandez Amr Omran On 23 April 2024, the Spanish Government’s Council of Ministers (Consejo de Ministros) authorised the signing by the Kingdom of Spain...
08 May, 2024 A Kwik decision from the Court of Appeal in the latest ‘unallowable purposes’ case By Helen Buchanan The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the loan relationship unallowable purpose rule in section 441 CTA 2009 applies to deny interest...
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...