In December 2017, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton stated that the tokens issued in many initial coin offerings (ICOs) “contain the hallmarks of...
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How Brexit impacts on arguments relating to the contractual doctrine of frustration has now been put into focus in a ‘nationally...
The FCA’s annual report and enforcement performance report look back at the regulator’s activity for the 2017/18 financial year, and give...
The UK government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has recently published a new incident management plan for product...
Data breaches happen. Yet, not all kinds of data breaches entail obligations under the GDPR. Companies often struggle to identify what is...
No sooner has the dust settled on the ENRC decision, than the High Court delivers another sizzler… developing the law on privilege...
Co-authored by Rachel Seeley In the recent decision of Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Limited v Bresco Electrical Services Limited (In...
On 24th August the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or IBRD, an arm of the World Bank, issued a small tranche of AUD...
The European Union has moved one step closer to adopting a formal adequacy decision in respect of Japan. The Commission published its...
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Alexander Vik and Deutsche Bank AG [2018] EWHC 3265 (Com). The important principles...
When the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) were set up in 2013, it was envisaged that...
Not holding any data in the UK? Not incorporated in the UK? Not even doing any business in the UK? You may still be within immediate...