18 Mar, 2024 The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) By James Smethurst Tom Godwin Richard Ho Regina Erie Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy +3 more... Show less This blog considers the recent HM Treasury (HMT) consultation on the proposed trial of a new ‘Private Intermittent Securities and Capital...
15 Mar, 2024 Failing to prepare or preparing to fail – PRA policy statement on solvent exit planning for non-systemic banks and building societies By Michael Raffan Lauren Moorin Fran Kaehr In a 2021 speech, Sam Woods, the CEO of the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), stated that one of the regulator’s focuses for...
13 Mar, 2024 The Parker Review 2024: Shaping ethnic diversity in UK business By Holly Insley Emily Rigler Gillingham Amelia Lamp Following the release of the FTSE Women Leaders Review two weeks ago (on which you can read our blog post, here), the latest Parker...
11 Mar, 2024 Summary of the UIA Guide “Economic Sanctions and Arbitration: A Practical Guide for Parties, Counsel and Arbitrators” By Vasuda Sinha Introduction In September 2023, the International Association of Lawyers (Union Internationale des Avocats) published a guide on economic...
08 Mar, 2024 Spring Budget 2024: The Hunt for Blue October By Alison Dickie Laura Western In an unusually rowdy House of Commons, the Chancellor delivered what will be his last Spring Budget before a UK general election widely...
08 Mar, 2024 New Law on Greenwashing finally adopted – The EU Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition By Tobias Timmann Nicolai Fornoff While the ‘Green Claims Directive’ is the dominant topic as pertains to regulatory developments concerning unfair competition law but has...
07 Mar, 2024 UK Government concludes its consultation on consumer information transparency and makes proposals to update the DMCC Bill By Andrew Austin Kate Collister In brief: The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) has recently published the Government’s outcomes from its consultation on ‘Smarter...
07 Mar, 2024 Belgian UBO register shows its teeth: almost 21,000 entities side-lined for non-compliance with their UBO registration obligations By Nikolaas Van Robbroeck Silvia Van Dyck Bo Debreuck The General Administration of the Treasury of the Belgian FPS Finance (the Treasury) has recently instigated the removal of 20,795...
06 Mar, 2024 'De-banking’ claim against Revolut struck out as an abuse of process By Harry White Anthea Bowater In the recent case of Uzbekov v Revolut, the English High Court struck out a breach of contract claim brought by Mr Uzbekov following...
04 Mar, 2024 The time for change is now: the new Belgian Criminal Code By Nathalie Colin Werner Derijcke Silvia Van Dyck Maximilien Arnoldy +1 more... Show less The new Criminal Code, approved by Parliament on 22 February 2024 to enter into force in 2026, will embody a shift in priorities and...
01 Mar, 2024 Text of the new EU Product Liability Directive is agreed – what happens next? By Harriet Hanks Andrew Austin In brief: The text of the revised new EU Product Liability Directive (PLD) has now been agreed. After intense negotiations resulting in...
29 Feb, 2024 FCA consultation on publicising investigations: Balancing transparency and collateral damage? By Lucy Clark Ali Sallaway On 27 February 2024, the FCA announced a consultation on proposed amendments to its existing enforcement policy. These include proposals...