Feb 28, 2020 Finding higher ground: directors’ duties in an era of change By James Henry Metter Christopher Pugh We are in the middle of an intense debate about corporate accountability and purpose. 2019 was – to borrow a quote from a recent FT...
Feb 27, 2020 Bid rigging and cartel activity in construction – recently issued CMA guidance in the UK By Vanessa Medina Jane Jenkins The recently published Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) guidance provides practical advice on how to avoid bid rigging and cartel...
Feb 27, 2020 Workforce issues arising from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak – a checklist for global employers By Jean-Francois Gerard The COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak is causing major disruption across industries and geographies, leading global employers to review and...
Feb 26, 2020 Global investigations podcast #5: managing conduct risk – the evolving approach By Matthew Bruce Managing the risk of misconduct goes far beyond preventing ‘bad actors’ from intentional wrong-doing or focusing on specific known risks...
Feb 26, 2020 To (not) cap it all: the UK Court of Appeal clarifies litigation funders' potential liability for costs By Nick Stern Holly Samuel If a party receives litigation funding but is unsuccessful, the winning party may be able to recover its legal costs from the funder. ...
Feb 25, 2020 Incorporating ‘sustainability risk’ into risk management – a look at BaFin’s guidance (and beyond) By Daniel Klingenbrunn Falko Glasow With sustainability becoming a hot topic of late, legislators and regulators are putting greater emphasis on ensuring that financial...
Feb 24, 2020 Workforce sharing – is it a win-win for all? By Fan Li The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting some industries more than others and many employers are under pressure to manage employment costs and...
Feb 19, 2020 Reversal of the bombshell: the UK's FRC is not entitled to compel privileged documents By Ali Kirby-Harris Audit firm clients (and audit firms themselves) may breathe a – cautious - sigh of relief. In September 2018, the English High Court made...
Feb 18, 2020 Banking cases to watch in the UK in 2020 By Anthea Bowater Sarah Parkes Simon Orton Christopher Robinson +1 more... Show less What does the landscape look like for banking cases this year? Click here to see our team’s selection of interesting cases to watch in...
Feb 13, 2020 Report on the UK’s regulatory framework after Brexit: the logical, the reasonable and the ambitious By Mark Kalderon The government and the UK regulators have taken steps to ensure that the UK regulatory system can continue to function effectively...
Feb 11, 2020 Coronavirus: what’s next for your contracts By Yong Wei Chan Is the coronavirus a force majeure event? How should you respond if your counterparty threatens to walk away from your contract as a...
Feb 11, 2020 Upcoming IR35 reforms limited to services provided on or after 6 April 2020 By Alice Greenwell Holly Insley David Mendel Guy Huffen +1 more... Show less Last week, HMRC announced that the upcoming IR35 reforms in the UK will only apply to payments made for services provided on or after 6...