Mar 31, 2023 One step closer towards a new EU AML/CFT regime By Victor Garcia Lopez Marcel Michaelis It will soon be two years since the European Commission published an ambitious legislative package to overhaul its anti-money laundering...
Mar 31, 2023 UK Government and regulators announce review of Senior Managers and Certification Regime By Amy Rentell Holly Insley In December last year, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced a package of reforms for the financial services industry....
Mar 31, 2023 How close is too close? Independence and impartiality of arbitrators and the duty to disclose By Ann Matthias Loic Le Du Hogberg On 10 January 2023, the Paris Court of Appeal set aside an arbitral award, issued in November 2020, in an ICC arbitration between Douala...
Mar 30, 2023 FCA delays final rules on sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) and investment labels By Elisabeth Overland Mark Kalderon The FCA has announced that it is delaying the publication of its Policy Statement on SDR and investment labels until Q3 this year....
Mar 30, 2023 Unexpected amendments to EU guidance on abuse of dominance: back to the future? By James Aitken Thomas Lübbig Lucas Vanassche Cecilia Carli Joanna Goyder Killian Byrne +3 more... Show less In a surprise move, the European Commission has published a revised version of its 2008 guidance on enforcement priorities for abusive...
Mar 29, 2023 The failure of SVB - What will it mean for the future of UK banking regulation? By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Fran Kaehr Brian Rance Francesca Loreto +2 more... Show less As the dust settles on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the resolution of its UK subsidiary, Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited...
Mar 28, 2023 Spring Budget: Equity for All – a holistic review of the UK’s share plan framework is long overdue By Alice Greenwell Regina Erie Gino Murugesan On 15 March, the Chancellor announced the Spring Budget for 2023. In doing so, the Budget set out that the Government will launch a call...
Mar 24, 2023 Italy transposes the EU Whistleblowing Directive By Giuseppe Curtò Luca Capone Federico Mercuri Enrico Mantovani Francesca Incaprera Huerta +2 more... Show less Italy has finally implemented the EU Whistleblowing Directive now requiring companies to set up effective reporting channels, protect...
Mar 23, 2023 UK Government supports proposal to allow expansion of pensions automatic enrolment By Charles Magoffin Gareth Davies Katie Hall Amy Rentell +1 more... Show less The Department for Work and Pensions (the DWP) has backed the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No 2) Bill (the Bill). The...
Mar 23, 2023 Spring Budget 2023 pensions tax threshold reforms - what are the implications? By Dawn Heath Charles Magoffin Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp +1 more... Show less As discussed in our Spring Budget 2023 blog post, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, last week announced sweeping changes to...
Mar 21, 2023 Court of Justice confirms yet another tool to tackle non-reportable M&A – but is it all bark and no bite? By Thomas Lübbig Kasia Bojarojc Daniel Wylde Justin Chen Sarah Mitchell +2 more... Show less The European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down its judgment in Towercast on 16 March 2023, confirming Advocate General Juliane Kokott’s...
Mar 20, 2023 Antitrust enforcers’ attention on labor markets spreading across the globe: a new legal battlefield? By Ermelinda Spinelli Jan Rybnicek Sarah Jensen Kaori Yamada Ninette Dodoo Cecilia Carli +3 more... Show less Antitrust enforcement in labor markets has gained momentum in recent months as agencies in the US, Europe and Asia signal tougher...