Dec 12, 2024 Adoption of the modernised Energy Charter Treaty: retaining the key role of cross-border investment in the energy transition By Boris Kasolowsky Carsten Wendler Alexandra van der Meulen Gregorio Pettazzi Veronika Timofeeva Domen Tursic +3 more... Show less The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has long been the cornerstone of investment protection in the energy sector, offering enhanced legal...
Dec 09, 2024 The von der Leyen II Commission -navigating a fragmented EU By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Victor Garcia Lopez Lea Bareil The von der Leyen II Commission—navigating a fragmented EU Following intense negotiations and political manoeuvring, Ursula von der...
Dec 06, 2024 The regulatory regime for short selling in the UK: a long time coming By James Smethurst Christopher Bernard On 11 November 2024, an updated draft of the Short Selling Regulations 2024 was laid before Parliament, accompanied by a draft...
Dec 05, 2024 Mediation of disputes involving States – Freshfields’ Annual Public International Law Seminar By Will Thomas Alexandra van der Meulen Joshua Kelly Camille Strosser +1 more... Show less On Tuesday 22 October 2024, an audience of government and private sector advisers, international law practitioners and academics attended...
Dec 03, 2024 Insurance: UK ISPV reforms rebooted By George Swan Brandon Thompson Priti Lancaster The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published consultation paper (CP) 15/24 proposing reforms to the UK Insurance Special...
Dec 02, 2024 New year, new reforms ... digital and competition (including mergers) parts of the DMCC Act in force from 1 January 2025 By Sarah Jensen Rikki Haria Alex Potter Hannah Dorling +1 more... Show less The UK Government has confirmed that the digital and competition parts of the landmark Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC)...
Dec 02, 2024 Regulating cryptoassets in the UK: a guide to the road ahead By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Finally! Avid readers of Freshfields blogs might remember from our post last autumn that the UK government and financial regulators in...
Nov 29, 2024 BaFin updates AML guidance By Jan Struckmann Alicia Hildner The German Financial Services Supervisory Authority, BaFin, has published a revised version of its interpretation and application...
Nov 29, 2024 The EBA’s New Guidelines: Integrating Sanctions Compliance into Governance and Risk Management Frameworks of EU Financial Institutions By Dr. Stephan Denk Florian Klimscha Lukas Pomaroli Eva Schneider Tensin Studer Katharina Galavics +3 more... Show less Key Takeaways for Financial Institutions Harmonised Standards for Sanctions Compliance:The European Banking Authority (EBA)’s new...
Nov 29, 2024 Planning ahead for reporting changes under the 2024 Governance Code: FRC Review of Corporate Governance Reporting By Makayla Knott Rós Ní Dhubháin On 26 November, the FRC published its 2024 Review of Corporate Governance Reporting (the Review). The below summarises some of the...
Nov 29, 2024 FCA publicity consultation – take 2: A solution to one of the FCA’s problems? By Lucy Clark The FCA yesterday published its revised proposals to publicise enforcement investigations. Reactions to the original proposals both from...
Nov 26, 2024 More California Privacy Rules: California Agency Issues Proposed Regulations on Automated Decisionmaking, Cybersecurity Audits, and Risk Assessments By Christine Lyon Beth George Megan Kayo Nina Frant Sean Quinn Christine Chong Madeline Cimino +4 more... Show less The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has opened the public comment period on its long-awaited proposed regulations on...