Feb 23, 2017 The insurance market is slowly adapting to data breaches... but what about other types of hacks? By Peter Jaffe An FT article today highlights the intersection of two issues that I've found interesting for some time: the common misconception that...
Feb 21, 2017 Dark Pools - still in focus By Tom Luck Trading through “Dark Pools,” and in particular their use by High Frequency Traders, has been in regulatory focus for some time now. It...
Feb 13, 2017 Public Health England considers the health-related impacts of alcohol in England By Simon Duncombe On 2 December 2016, Public Health England published a review of the evidence on the impact of the health, social and economic impact of...
Feb 10, 2017 The courts continue to give basic employment rights to people engaged as independent contractors By David Mendel The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in the Pimlico Plumbers v Smith case. They found that Mr Smith, a plumber, was a...
Feb 09, 2017 Inquiry into self-employment and the gig economy continues apace By Sunjay Bhudia This week saw the UK’s inquiry into self-employment and the gig economy, led by the former Downing Street adviser Matthew Taylor, step up...
Feb 08, 2017 Looking ahead: what are the key trends for international arbitration in 2017? By Elizabeth Snodgrass 2016 was a time of much, sometimes dramatic, political change, including the unexpected result in the UK’s Brexit referendum and the...
Feb 07, 2017 Do changes to the FCA enforcement process go far enough? By Piers Reynolds The FCA and PRA published a joint policy statement on 1 February announcing changes to the enforcement process intended to implement...
Feb 02, 2017 Beating Plaintiffs by Sharing Information about Medical Device Cybersecurity By Mark Goldberg On December 28, 2016, the FDA issued guidance on Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices. The National Health...