31 Jan, 2019 International arbitration: 10 key trends in 2019 By Ashley Jones Olivia Valner Our new publication, International Arbitration Top Trends in 2019, is a forward-looking and practical guide to the key issues that our...
30 Jan, 2019 FCA proposes excluding Heads of Legal from requirement to be a Senior Manager By Piers Elliott The FCA has published a consultation paper on the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR) clarifying the application of the SMCR to...
29 Jan, 2019 US Treasury Department Adds Venezuela’s PDVSA to the SDN List By Stephanie Brown Cripps Nabeel Yousef Kimberly Zelnick On January 28, 2019, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed new sanctions on the Government of...
25 Jan, 2019 Global Investigations podcast - Responding to suspect activity By Caroline Doherty de Novoa When issues arise, how do companies best investigate and deal with the misconduct while protecting reputation, managing enforcement risk...
23 Jan, 2019 Risky business: fraud, corruption and corporate culture By Matthew Bruce Katie Palms In the past decade, the expanding scope of corporate criminal liability and the increasing appetite by prosecutors and regulators to...
23 Jan, 2019 Has McDonald's "BIG MAC" brand not been genuinely used? It's all about the (quality of) evidence… By Lutz Riede Laura Adriana Grinschgl The new year had barely started when EUIPO released a decision that has left many commentators baffled: On the 11th of January 2019 the...
21 Jan, 2019 Roadmap announced for the introduction this year of a corporate rescue regime in Hong Kong By Nick Stern Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan said last week that there were plans to introduce a bill this year into the city’s Legislative...
21 Jan, 2019 UK Suspicious Activity Reports in 2018 and the National Crime Agency’s Plans for 2019 By Oliver Hamill The UK’s National Crime Agency (the NCA) has published its 2018 annual report on Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). The report follows...
17 Jan, 2019 The year ahead: antitrust trends in 2019 By Joanna Goyder 2019 looks set to be a year when the role of antitrust enforcement will be tested by politicians, businesses and consumers worldwide....
11 Jan, 2019 Planning for Brexit – exclusive jurisdiction clauses under the Hague Choice of Court Convention By Angus Reston Promoting and facilitating cross-border trade and investment through common rules governing the interactions between the UK and EU legal...
11 Jan, 2019 The latest diverted profits tax development: a new Profit Diversion Compliance Facility By Sarah Bond Yesterday, HMRC announced the introduction of a “Profit Diversion Compliance Facility”. In very basic terms, the Facility is targeted at...