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October 30, 2020

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Common ownership: back on the regulatory agenda?

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the European Commission’s (Commission’s) science and knowledge service published a report on common...

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Will Thomas Joshua Kelly Amanda Neil

October 30, 2020

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‘The role of international law in addressing climate change: where next?’ – 2020 Freshfields Annual Public International Law Seminar

On Wednesday 28 October 2020, a diverse audience of government and private sector legal advisers, international law practitioners and...

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Amy Rentell Guy Huffen

October 29, 2020

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Clarifying the DSAR landscape – new guidance from the ICO

The right of individuals to access their personal data has been a fundamental facet of data protection law for a number of decades, with...

Caroline Doherty de Novoa

October 29, 2020

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UK SFO releases guidance on deferred prosecution agreements: three areas of focus

A newly released update to the SFO’s Operational Handbook on deferred prosecution agreements provides a high level road-map for DPA...

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Andrew Murphy Gareth Davies Rose Pollard

October 28, 2020

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Pension Superfunds: New guidance issued by TPR

On 21 October 2020, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) published updated guidance for trustees and employers considering a transaction...

Rohit Bhat Nicholas Lingard

October 28, 2020

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Confidentiality in investment-treaty arbitration: the Singapore position

The Singapore High Court on 8 October 2020 delivered an important ruling that discusses confidentiality in investment-treaty arbitration....

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Emily Smith Daniel Newton James Smethurst

October 27, 2020

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Insurance and COVID-19 – the UK FCA's increasing focus on consumer protection

The focus of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on consumer protection is not new. As one of the three objectives of the FCA, it...

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Tahleel Lateef Neil Donovan

October 26, 2020

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UK sanctions regulator turns four: the 2019-2020 annual review

The Office of Financial Sanctions Enforcement (OFSI) has published its 2019/2020 annual review, covering the period April 2019 to March...

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Nicholas Squire Alice Greenwell Holly Insley David Mendel Kate Pumfrey

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October 23, 2020

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All change for the Job Support Scheme as the UK Government announces revised terms

The Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday announced a further revamp of the Job Support Scheme (JSS), the financial support scheme for...

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Raquel Flórez

October 23, 2020

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Spain pushes for greater workplace gender equality

Last week, Spain adopted two new laws to ensure gender equality in the workplace, one concerning equality plans, the other equal...

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Ashmita Garrett

October 22, 2020

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Opening the floodgates on moving away from EU law?

The UK Government has decided that more UK courts should be able to depart from decisions of the European Court of Justice when the...

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Matthew O'Callaghan Rebecca Sambrook Sam Johnson

October 20, 2020

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Listening to the ‘voice of financial crime risk’ and combatting the online exploitation of children

Recent AML enforcement in Australia sends a strong message on financial crime compliance in the context of protecting children online

With...

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Anthea Bowater Matthew O'Callaghan David Livshiz Mathias Lehner

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October 19, 2020

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Climate change regulation for financial services firms: a global view

Central banks and financial services regulators around the globe are increasingly focussing on how financial institutions manage and...

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Andrew Murphy Amy Rentell Flora Thomas

October 19, 2020

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Pensions transfer advice – increased risks for trustees and administrators?

The activities of firms advising pension scheme members on whether or not to transfer their DB benefits to a DC scheme have faced...

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Sharon Grennan Daniel Newton

October 19, 2020

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Spoofing – is the UK FCA catching up with US enforcement trends?

Spoofing – flooding the market with orders that traders do not intend to execute to trick others into moving prices in a desired...

Nicola Jones

October 15, 2020

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Whistleblowing in the spotlight: why are managers in Hong Kong more likely to blow the whistle?

In a continuation of the exercise started in 2014, Freshfields has gathered the views of over 2,500 respondents across 13 industries in...

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Andreas von Bonin Susanna Brintrup Jonas Levermann

October 14, 2020

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EU Commission publishes fourth amendment to its Temporary Framework for state aid in relation to the COVID-19 crisis

The EU Commission has published a fourth amendment to its 19 March 2020 guidance document on state aid in reaction to the COVID-19...

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Benjamin Guest Aaron Hanif

October 12, 2020

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English court sets out principles for enforcement of adjudication decisions by insolvent companies post-Bresco

John Doyle Construction Limited (in liquidation) v Erith Contractors Limited sees the first consideration of a claim for summary...

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Andrew Ewalt Jan Rybnicek Daphne Lin

October 8, 2020

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Is Antitrust Reform on the Horizon? The Implications of the House Committee’s “Big Tech” Report

Antitrust has seized US policymakers’ attention like no other time in the last 40 years. The latest evidence of this newfound attention...

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Christina Franzese

October 8, 2020

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Litigation privilege under English law: reminder of the dominant purpose requirement

The Court of Appeal has decided the latest round in the long-running dispute on privilege between the FRC and a UK plc.

In a previous blog...

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Cyrus Pocha Melanie Fitzsimons Claudia Rugue

October 8, 2020

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UK financial services regulators’ temporary transitional powers – the clock starts to run

With the end of the Brexit transition period approaching, the UK financial services regulators – the Bank of England (BoE), Prudential...

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Lukas Pomaroli

October 8, 2020

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EU launches online sanctions-compliance platforms to support Europe-Iran trade

To emphasise the EU's ongoing commitment to keeping the Iran nuclear deal – or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – alive, the...

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Dawn Heath Tharusha Rajapakse Rebecca Webster

October 7, 2020

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Update on new criminal offences in the UK Pension Schemes Bill

Following the summer recess, the Pension Schemes Bill continued its journey through Parliament as the Bill was read for a second time in...

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Lukas Pomaroli Dr. Stephan Denk

October 2, 2020

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EU sanctions update: Belarus sanctions finally agreed and an increase in sanctions pressure on Turkey

After weeks of deadlock, EU leaders have now paved the way to long-delayed sanctions on the regime in Belarus over disputed election and...

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