29 Apr, 2024 Enrico Letta on EU competitiveness: an analysis of his key recommendations for a fairer, greener, more digital economy By Jimena Gonzalez Kieran Watkins To much excitement and fanfare, former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta published his report on strengthening the EU Single Market....
29 Apr, 2024 Sanctioned Russian parties breaching arbitration agreements (Part II): Landmark German court decision dispenses with the Hague Service Convention By Boris Kasolowsky Carsten Wendler Leane Meyer Hager Sameh +1 more... Show less In recent years, parties bringing court proceedings against Russian counterparties have faced severe obstacles when effecting service in...
29 Apr, 2024 Sanctioned Russian parties breaching arbitration agreements: Landmark German court decision provides for extra-territorial declaratory relief By Boris Kasolowsky Carsten Wendler Leane Meyer Hager Sameh +1 more... Show less German arbitration law provides a rarely used remedy in the form of Section 1032(2) German Code of Civil Procedure (CCP). This provision...
26 Apr, 2024 Growing regulatory scrutiny: AI washing allegations on the rise By Philip Kroner Lea Babucke Mathea Buchholz AI is on everyone’s lips as the excitement for AI’s potential continues. Players are not only talking about AI but actively engaging in...
26 Apr, 2024 Italy’s evolving workplace: Exploring the EU Pay Transparency Directive By Mara Ruberto On 7 June 2023 the Pay Transparency Directive entered into force, aiming to enhance pay transparency and bridge the gender pay gap across...
24 Apr, 2024 From PSD2 to PSD3 and PSR – European Parliament sets out its vision on the future of payments By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Eva Schneider Daniel Klingenbrunn Jimena Gonzalez Alicia Hildner +2 more... Show less The payments landscape has undergone significant changes over the past decade, changes driven by fast-paced technological advancements...
22 Apr, 2024 Climate change and human rights: a new chapter for States, NGOs, and businesses? By Christoph H. Seibt Juliane Hilf Moritz Becker Patrick Schroeder Carsten Wendler Jan Henning Buschfeld Stefanie Spancken-Monz Marlen Vesper-Gräske Domen Tursic +6 more... Show less On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its first substantive decision on human rights aspects of climate...
22 Apr, 2024 Freshfields sponsors TheCityUK International Conference and co-writes report on measuring competitiveness of UK financial regulators By Lloyd Rees Claire Harrop Emma Rachmaninov Christopher Bernard +1 more... Show less Freshfields sponsors TheCityUK International Conference and co-writes a report on “Advancing international competitiveness and economic...
22 Apr, 2024 What to expect from the EU’s CSDDD #1: Enforcement mechanism By Marlen Vesper-Gräske Valentin Weigel Per our kick-off blog on the EU’s new CSDDD (here), we are now providing a series of more in-depth overviews of aspects of the directive....
19 Apr, 2024 FCA Proposes an Option for Bundling Payments for Investment Research and Execution By Elisabeth Overland Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Oliver Schonle On 10 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP 24/7) on Payment Optionality for Investment...
18 Apr, 2024 The Effective Collective – Striking a balance: Supreme Court declares UK law incompatible with workers’ right to take industrial action By Kathleen Healy Katie Hall On 17 April 2024, the UK Supreme Court, in State for Business and Trade v Mercer, declared that section 146 of the Trade Union and Labour...
18 Apr, 2024 UK Government responds to Whitehead Review’s findings of systemic bias in UK medical devices By Harriet Hanks Sanjana Canumalla Matt Allison In March, the independent review into equity in medical devices chaired by Professor Dame Margaret Whitehead published its long-awaited...