Sep 26, 2018 U.S. federal district court’s decision paves the way for increased ICO regulation By Jeremy Barr In December 2017, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton stated that the tokens issued in many initial coin offerings (ICOs) “contain the hallmarks of...
Sep 26, 2018 How frustrating is Brexit? By Tom Snelling How Brexit impacts on arguments relating to the contractual doctrine of frustration has now been put into focus in a ‘nationally...
Sep 21, 2018 FCA enforcement update and future targets By Christopher Robinson The FCA’s annual report and enforcement performance report look back at the regulator’s activity for the 2017/18 financial year, and give...
Sep 19, 2018 When products fail… new UK management plan for product safety incidents By Ian Jones The UK government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has recently published a new incident management plan for product...
Sep 18, 2018 What kind of data breaches are relevant under the GDPR? By Gernot Fritz Data breaches happen. Yet, not all kinds of data breaches entail obligations under the GDPR. Companies often struggle to identify what is...
Sep 17, 2018 Another bombshell on privilege - and interesting repercussions for auditors / audit clients By Ali Kirby-Harris No sooner has the dust settled on the ENRC decision, than the High Court delivers another sizzler… developing the law on privilege...
Sep 14, 2018 Can a company in liquidation refer a debt claim to arbitration? By Romilly Holland Co-authored by Rachel Seeley In the recent decision of Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Limited v Bresco Electrical Services Limited (In...
Sep 13, 2018 Blockchain bonds- when the world is not enough By Rupert Macey-Dare On 24th August the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or IBRD, an arm of the World Bank, issued a small tranche of AUD...
Sep 10, 2018 Japan / EU Data Flows – draft adequacy decision published By Stephanie Morgan Richard Bird The European Union has moved one step closer to adopting a formal adequacy decision in respect of Japan. The Commission published its...
Sep 07, 2018 Court of Appeal confirms committal jurisdiction after CPR 71 cross-examination By Tom Snelling The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Alexander Vik and Deutsche Bank AG [2018] EWHC 3265 (Com). The important principles...
Sep 07, 2018 The Bank of England’s new Enforcement Decision Making Committee By Megan Young When the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) were set up in 2013, it was envisaged that...
Sep 07, 2018 Non-UK company with non-UK data: Serious Fraud Office’s information powers can still bite By Jonathan Kelly 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...