21 Nov, 2024 When is it Wise to report non work-related conduct issues to the UK FCA? By Ali Sallaway Christopher Robinson Sophie Horton A recent UK FCA decision highlights the FCA’s expectation that, in certain circumstances, issues relating to the conduct of senior...
08 Nov, 2024 UK Banking Litigation Update By Thomas Clark Emma Probyn Anthea Bowater Miryam Farrelly Sarah Robinson Julia Schulman Rebecca Freedman +4 more... Show less So far this year we’ve seen a range of important cases and developments before the Courts in the UK affecting financial institutions. In...
06 Nov, 2024 Navigating the New Global Order: Legal Dynamics in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Across the CEE Region in 2024-2025 By Florian Klimscha Stephan Pachinger Anouschka Zagorski Simon Fitzpatrick Eva Schneider +2 more... Show less The financial services and capital markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continue to evolve within a dynamic regulatory and...
29 Oct, 2024 FCA takes further steps to crackdown on “finfluencers” following issuing guidance regarding financial promotions on social media By Emma Probyn Christine Simpson Abisha Bastian Georgia Onslow +1 more... Show less On 22 October 2024, the FCA announced that 20 social media “finfluencers” are being interviewed under caution under its criminal powers....
29 Oct, 2024 The FCA consults on changes to the safeguarding regime: what does it mean for payments and e-money firms? By Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Christopher Bernard Helena de Guise +1 more... Show less On 25 September 2024, the FCA published a consultation paper on proposed changes to the safeguarding regime for payments and e-money...
23 Oct, 2024 English High Court implies an alternative reference rate in post-LIBOR test case By Emma Probyn Duncan Kellaway Kevin Whibley Greg Garfield Sharon Grennan Ephraim Conteh +3 more... Show less The decision in Standard Chartered v Guaranty Nominees [2024] EWHC 2605 (Comm) considers how to interpret contractual provisions...
21 Oct, 2024 The worldwide focus on operational resilience in financial services: what firms and service providers need to know By Claire Harrop Matthew O'Callaghan Nariné Atamian Daphne van der Houwen Christopher Bernard +2 more... Show less Regulators around the world have long been concerned about the operational resilience of banks and other financial institutions, and the...
18 Oct, 2024 The English Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of LME nickel crisis claims By Emma Probyn James Smethurst Harry White The English Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal of the High Court’s judgment in favour of the London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear,...
14 Oct, 2024 Redressing the UK FCA’s power to impose consumer redress schemes By Christopher Robinson Sharon Grennan Juliet Leung In a recent decision, the UK Court of Appeal confirmed that the FCA can impose a redress requirement on an FCA-regulated firm without...
25 Sep, 2024 FCA's further report on de-banking focuses on the Consumer Duty By Sharon Tong Anthea Bowater The FCA has published its follow-up report on “UK Payment Accounts Access and Closures: Update” (the Update Report). In its last report,...
18 Sep, 2024 Stop that payment! FCA guidance on delaying payments suspected to be APP fraud By Emma Probyn Christine Simpson Christopher Chan Abisha Bastian +1 more... Show less On 9 September 2024, the FCA launched a Consultation in which it proposes changes to its guidance to payment service providers (PSPs)....
03 Sep, 2024 Herding cats: English law and Decentralised Autonomous Organisations By Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Joana Fragata Background On 11 July 2024, the Law Commission published a scoping paper (the Scoping Paper) on Decentralised Autonomous Organisations...