31 Oct, 2018 The FCA’s proposals for the temporary permissions regime By Melanie Fitzsimons James Smethurst In its recent consultation paper the FCA describes the proposed temporary permissions regime (TPR) as “a bridge to our domestic regime”....
31 Oct, 2018 The Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge reaches 3,000 signatures By Natalie Sheehan By Natalie Sheehan and Ashley Jones The Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge (the Pledge) is celebrating reaching a milestone 3,000...
23 Oct, 2018 Tackling Cyber Crime with the City of London Police By Rhodri Thomas Last week, members of our cyber-security team met with the City of London Police to discuss Cyber Griffin – their recent initiative...
23 Oct, 2018 Confirmed - employer remains liable for rogue employee’s data breach By Harriet Gaillard Giles Pratt Charlie Ainsworth Ashmita Garrett +1 more... Show less The Court of Appeal has confirmed that employers can be liable for data breaches perpetrated by rogue employees, even where the employer...
19 Oct, 2018 Head of DOJ Criminal Division announces new corporate monitorship guidance, end of DOJ compliance counsel role By Emily Feirman The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a new policy concerning the imposition and selection of corporate monitors in...
18 Oct, 2018 Should the European Commission re-consider its state aid investigation into the UK’s CFC rules? By Paul Davison Helen Buchanan James Aitken As many potentially-affected UK multinationals are well aware, there is an ongoing EU state aid investigation into the UK’s controlled...
16 Oct, 2018 Between sanctions exposure and commercial liability: do you have the protection you need? By Jonathan Kelly Many contracts contain clauses excusing parties from performance by reference to international sanctions. The High Court’s very recent...
09 Oct, 2018 First follow-on cartel damages case judgment in the English Courts limits damages award against ABB By Lara Hall Ramya Arnold The High Court has delivered its decision in the claim brought by BritNed Development Limited (BritNed) against ABB AB and ABB Ltd...
09 Oct, 2018 Positivity + ISDA CSAs By Rupert Macey-Dare In the recent derivatives case of The State of the Netherlands v Deutsche Bank [2018] EWHC 1935 (Comm) (25 July 2018) , Mr Justice...
03 Oct, 2018 UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment regime winds down By Rachel Duffy Vanessa Jakovich Christopher Pugh The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Revocation and Savings) Order 2018 entered into force on 1 October 2018, abolishing the UK’s Carbon...