May 27, 2021 Arbitral awards: New enforcement provisions between HK and Mainland China take effect By Campbell Herbert Yong Wei Chan The Arbitration (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 came into effect on 19 May, giving full effect to the Supplemental Arrangement Concerning...
May 26, 2021 New EU Framework for Medical Devices - are you “MDR ready”? By Michael Ramb Sascha Arnold Katharina Reinhardt Today (26 May 2021) marks an important day for everyone dealing with medical devices: The new Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745...
May 25, 2021 ICC and SIAC become permitted to administer disputes under Russia’s arbitration legislation By Alexey Yadykin Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)...
May 25, 2021 The proposed Consumer Duty for UK financial services firms – a paradigm shift? By Piers Reynolds Anthea Bowater Christine Simpson The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just published its Consultation Paper on a proposed Consumer Duty for financial services firms...
May 25, 2021 Pension transfer regulations: empowering trustees and protecting members? By Andrew Murphy Lauren Jackson Amy Rentell Jack Harrison +1 more... Show less At present pension scheme trustees have little scope to refuse a member’s request to transfer their pension savings to another scheme,...
May 24, 2021 WorkLife 2.0: Are pensions class actions on the horizon? By Andrew Murphy Amy Rentell In recent blog posts, we predicted that the year ahead would see an increase in group workforce litigation. The most obvious topics that...
May 20, 2021 The yellow mealworm: the first insect approved as novel food By Astrid Seehafer The larvae of the beetle Tenebrio molitor, a yellow mealworm, will be the first insect approved as a novel food. Following the EFSA’s...
May 20, 2021 Expanding ESG reporting: European Commission publishes draft for new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Boris Kasolowsky Mina Aryobsei Marta García Bel Iris Hammerschmid Marlen Vesper-Gräske +3 more... Show less In 2020 the European Commission conducted a comprehensive review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). Then in April this...
May 20, 2021 Five years of the ERA Pledge By Ashley Jones This month marks the fifth anniversary of the Equal Representation in Arbitration (ERA) Pledge. During this time the Pledge has garnered...
May 17, 2021 WorkLife 2.0: a new 'rider law' in Spain that will affect a part of the gig economy By Raquel Flórez Juan Pastor The Spanish government has ratified a new Royal Decree-law on guaranteeing the labour rights of individuals engaged in delivery services...
May 14, 2021 Do not interfere! : the High Court of England & Wales restates the (very limited) circumstances for challenging an on-demand bond call By Robert Colvin Jamie Calvy Kate Gough Daisy Wootten +1 more... Show less An “on demand” bond imposes a primary obligation on the issuer (usually a bank) to pay when the beneficiary makes a compliant written...
May 13, 2021 Berkeley Square v Lancer: A reassessment of the exceptions to the without prejudice rule under English law By Anthea Bowater Daniel Gold In Berkeley Square Holdings Limited & Others v Lancer Property Asset Management Limited & Others, the English Court of Appeal has upheld...