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Christopher Robinson Cyrus Pocha Laura Feldman

September 30, 2020

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The intensity of regulatory scrutiny of AML and crypto-assets in the UK

As envisaged in its 2019/20 Business Plan, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to extend its financial crime...

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Kimberly Zelnick Altin Sila Nathan Hembree

September 30, 2020

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Corruption risk and enforcement in the time of COVID

Last week, the OECD released a study on Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance Drivers, Mechanisms, and Ideas for Change along with a panel

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Rohit Bhat Nicholas Lingard Campbell Herbert

September 30, 2020

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All you need to know about material adverse change

Material adverse change (MAC) clauses are a tool for allocating to the seller the risk of something happening before closing that has, or...

Will Thomas Helen Buchanan Rohit Bhat

September 29, 2020

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Vodafone succeeds in US$2.7bn tax arbitration against India

An arbitral tribunal has unanimously held that India’s imposition of a US$2.7bn tax on Vodafone, which includes more than US$1bn in...

Alison Dickie Paul Davison

September 28, 2020

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COVID-19 and UK tax: what’s next?

[Updated for the 'Winter Economy Plan' announced by the UK's finance minister (the Chancellor) on 24 September 2020]

Governments around...

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Alex Wilbraham

September 25, 2020

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How the increasing number of insolvencies in Brazil may affect arbitrations

Brazilian companies have increasingly chosen arbitration as their preferred method for resolving domestic and international disputes.

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Alex Wilbraham

September 25, 2020

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Como o aumento do número de insolvências no Brasil pode afetar as arbitragens

Empresas brasileiras têm optado por resolver disputas nacionais e internacionais via arbitragem. Mais recentemente, os impactos...

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Koo Asakura Rikki Haria

September 25, 2020

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PSR and FCA market reviews: a growing risk of price regulation in the UK?

The payments sector has come under increasing scrutiny globally. Most recently, in September 2020, the UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)...

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Nicholas Squire Alice Greenwell Holly Insley David Mendel Kate Pumfrey Rose Pollard

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September 24, 2020

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The UK Job Support Scheme – key points

Speaking in Parliament this morning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the introduction from the beginning of November of a new...

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Elliot Friedman Thomas Walsh Sofia Klot

September 23, 2020

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Protecting Against Mistreatment by Foreign Governments: TikTok and The World of Investment Treaties

The technology sector is increasingly in the crosshairs of foreign and domestic regulators. As is well known, the Trump administration...

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Kristie Chung Matthew O'Callaghan

September 22, 2020

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Insurance Key Attributes Assessment Methodology sheds light on FSB’s assessment criteria for the insurance sector

On 25 August 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published the Key Attributes Assessment Methodology for the Insurance Sector (

September 17, 2020

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Netherlands Budget Day: the 2021 Tax Plan

On 15 September 2020, the Netherlands government presented its planned tax measures for 2021 to the Dutch Parliament. We have outlined...

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Zoe Lim

September 17, 2020

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English Court of Appeal confirms application of 'SAAMCO' principle to auditor’s negligence claims

The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed the application of the principle in South Australia Asset Management Corp v York Montague...

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Noiana Marigo

September 15, 2020

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How can third-party funding help businesses during the pandemic? (Portuguese language version)

The COVID-19 pandemic is upending economies across the globe, triggering a wave of unexpected disputes arising from contract breaches and...

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Mark Goldberg Kimberly Zelnick

September 14, 2020

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The Best Defense is No Offense: The CFTC’s New Compliance Guidance

On September 10, 2020, James McDonald, Director of Enforcement at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued the agency’s...

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September 10, 2020

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Margrethe’s master key: the European Commission’s proposal for a New Competition Tool

The European Commission’s proposals for the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and New Competition Tool (NCT) have generated lively debate...

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Noiana Marigo

September 9, 2020

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How can third-party funding help businesses during the pandemic? (Spanish language version)

The COVID-19 pandemic is upending economies across the globe, triggering a wave of unexpected disputes arising from contract breaches and...

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Julia Schulman

September 8, 2020

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UK Court of Appeal provides a welcome affirmation of the terms of the ISDA Master Agreement

In its decision in CFH Clearing Ltd v Merrill Lynch International [2020] EWCA Civ 1064, the Court of Appeal affirmed the importance of...

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Jan Struckmann Markus Benzing David Jansen

September 8, 2020

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ESMA identifies issues for AIFMD review

On 19 August 2020, in a letter to the European Commission, ESMA published recommendations for the forthcoming review of the AIFMD. The...

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Bruno Aguirre Satya Staes Polet

September 1, 2020

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COVID-19: update on Belgian furlough regimes effective on 1 September 2020

When, earlier this year, the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Europe, the Belgian government decided to apply a simplified furlough...

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