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Holly Insley, Chantelle Nicholas, Rose Pollard, Isolde Hill

April 29, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: Whistleblowing Survey Report – UK data suggests decline in willingness to speak up

For the most recent in our series of whistleblowing reports, we collected the responses of over 2,500 individuals in the UK, the US,...

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Raquel Flórez

April 27, 2021

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Paid leave for employees participating in May 4th regional elections in Madrid

Regional elections will be held in the Community of Madrid on 4 May. Spanish labour legislation includes the possibility for employees...

Claire Harrop

April 26, 2021

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UK fintech - regulatory developments to watch out for

Last week was a busy week for UK fintech nerds. UK Fintech Week 2021 was an action-packed event which took place entirely virtually....

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Wings Turkington, Teresa Ko

April 26, 2021

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange eyes further enhancements to CG Code: are issuers ready?

In a bid to further enhance corporate governance standards among listed companies in Hong Kong, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK)...

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Dr. Christopher Stothers, Laura Whiting, Wolrad Prinz Zu Waldeck, Nina Bayerl, Stephan Dorn, Ben Cohen

April 26, 2021

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World IP Day – our take on patent trends and developments

WIPO member states designated the 26th April as World IP Day, to commemorate the day on which the WIPO Convention came into force in...

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Roopa Mathews

April 23, 2021

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UK Jurisdiction Taskforce publishes groundbreaking Digital Dispute Resolution Rules

On 22 April 2021 the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, published its Digital Dispute...

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Emily Smith, Lauren Moorin, Melanie Fitzsimons, Charlie Fisher

April 23, 2021

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Exempt no more: the impact of the FCA’s IFPR consultations on exempt CAD firms

On 19 April 2021, the FCA published its second consultation paper on the Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR). The IFPR closely...

April 23, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: workplace COVID testing and vaccination protocols in Europe – an update

Following on from our March blog post on workplace testing and vaccination protocols in Europe, below you will find a number of local and...

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Lucy Clark

April 22, 2021

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Davis v Lloyds: the closure of the final Court route to challenge the conduct of banks’ IRHP FCA reviews?

The Court of Appeal has now closed another potential avenue for Interest Rate Hedging Product (IRHP) customers seeking to challenge the...

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Daniel Braun, Kimberly Zelnick, Mark Goldberg

April 22, 2021

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“Bridgegate’s” Shadow: US Department of Justice Asks Second Circuit to Reverse Insider Trading Conviction After Supreme Court Rules in Kelly v. US

Earlier this month, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) filed an unusual appellate brief in which the...

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Daniel Wylde, Sophie Tang

April 21, 2021

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The CMA is sending clear warning shots to UK directors as disqualification terms for infringements of competition law get longer

Last month, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it had secured its lengthiest disqualifications yet, with two...

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Alexey Yadykin, Noah Rubins QC, Dmitry Surikov

April 21, 2021

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Dispute resolution in Russia: what you need to know

International companies dealing with Russian projects tend to prefer to submit their disputes to fora outside the country, typically to...

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Marcel Michaelis, Tobias Pukropski, Dominic Divivier, Timo Angerbauer

April 20, 2021

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German competition law’s 10th amendment: three key changes from a criminal law perspective

When the 10th amendment to Germany’s competition law came into effect on 19 January 2021, the public reaction seemed focused on the...

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Charles Magoffin, Tharusha Rajapakse, Amy Rentell

April 20, 2021

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Pension scheme trustees seek judicial review of RPI changes

Trustees of some of the UK’s largest defined benefit (DB) pension schemes – BT, Ford and Marks and Spencer (M&S) – are seeking a...

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Anthea Bowater, Anne-Laure Vincent, Simon Orton, David Livshiz, Tim Mak

April 19, 2021

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NGO brings case against central bank for alleged climate failings

In the first case of its kind, the NGO ClientEarth has brought proceedings against the Belgian National Bank (BNB) on the basis that the...

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Linda Martin, Henry Hutten

April 14, 2021

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Comparing the EU’s Representative Actions Directive to US class action procedures

This fifth blog in our series examining the EU Representative Actions Directive ("the Directive") considers how lawsuits proceeding...

April 13, 2021

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Expert evidence in the virtual environment – lessons learned in 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about an unprecedented overnight change to the hearing process, with most hearings being held either semi...

April 12, 2021

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Key features of the new bilateral investment treaty between Singapore and Indonesia

Five years after the expiry of the 2005 Singapore-Indonesia bilateral investment treaty, the two countries announced on 9 March 2021 that...

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Piers Reynolds, Emilio Salice, Nilsu Acikada

April 8, 2021

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The FCA’s focus on vulnerable customers during and beyond COVID-19

In recent years, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has in many cases viewed financial regulatory issues by looking at the...

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Deba Das, Sarah Holland, Anika Prasad

April 8, 2021

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Judicial Review in the UK: Lord Faulks QC’s Report is in – what next?

On 18 March 2021, the Independent Review of Administrative Law (the IRAL), led by Lord Faulks QC, published its report on reforming...

April 7, 2021

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Belgium and COVID-19: obligation to register non-homeworkable functions as of 1 April 2021

Since the entry into force of the Ministerial Decree of 28 October 2020 on 2 November 2020, working from home has been again mandatory...

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Andrew Murphy, Amy Rentell, Jack Harrison

April 1, 2021

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UK defined benefit pension transfer advice: FCA publishes finalised guidance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its finalised guidance relating to defined benefit (DB) pension transfer advice (the

April 1, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: UK Supreme Court hands down hotly-anticipated Asda decision on equal pay

Last week, the Supreme Court handed down its hotly anticipated decision in the Asda case on comparability for equal pay. The Supreme...

Brin Rajathurai

April 1, 2021

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Tax policy and women: is 'gender neutral' enough?

Addressing gender inequality is not just about fairness for women, but can have a positive impact on economic growth. Building gender...

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