Oct 14, 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...
Sep 20, 2024 Business Judgement Rule Decisions – A How-To Guide By Moritz Pellmann Nicholas Schoch Anna Eichner Anna Köhler Dawid Ligocki +2 more... Show less In today’s dynamic business environment, decision-making frequently entails venturing into unknown territory. It is often challenging to...
Aug 22, 2024 The new European AML package - a comprehensive overview By Jan Struckmann Alicia Hildner Janina Heinz Few areas of regulatory law are evolving as rapidly as European money laundering law. Over the past few years these requirements have...
Aug 19, 2024 Strategic risk spotlight on EU-China investigations: How to reconcile EU investigations with Chinese law in light of recent EU General Court order By Moritz Pellmann Xin Liu Nicholas Schoch Pauline Peng Camillo von Haugwitz +2 more... Show less In an order dated 12 August 2024, the General Court of the European Union (‘General Court’) dismissed an application for interim measures...
Jun 11, 2024 The UK’s digital roadmap: CMA consults on draft digital markets guidance By Rikki Haria Martin Dickson Saif Gilani Within minutes of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the DMCC Act) receiving Royal Assent on the evening of 24...
May 24, 2024 Across the finish line in the wash-up: the DMCC Act receives Royal Assent – what happens next? By Andrew Austin Cat Greenwood-Smith Rikki Haria Sarah Jensen Patrick Teague Kate Collister Martin Dickson Aaron Green Daniel Wylde Karen Slaney Francesca Triggs Philipp Baschenhof +9 more... Show less In the final days of Parliament, the landmark UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the ‘Act’) has received Royal...
May 02, 2024 FCA consultation on publicising investigations: The strength to let go – will the FCA reconsider ‘naming and shaming’? By Lucy Clark Ali Sallaway The consultation period for CP24/2 closed on Tuesday, marking the end of (at least the first phase of) what has been widely perceived to...
Apr 12, 2024 The UK FCA’S Business Plan 2024/25: Five Takeaways for Financial Institutions By Piers Reynolds Jack Helyar At a Glance The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) has recently published its Business Plan for 2024/25, setting out its...
Feb 29, 2024 FCA consultation on publicising investigations: Balancing transparency and collateral damage? By Lucy Clark Ali Sallaway On 27 February 2024, the FCA announced a consultation on proposed amendments to its existing enforcement policy. These include proposals...
Feb 14, 2024 Sexism in the City: the FCA's latest efforts to tackle non-financial misconduct in the workplace By Holly Insley Chantelle Nicholas Anika Prasad The FCA has taken another notable step as part of its efforts to crack down on non-financial misconduct in the workplace. As we noted in...
Feb 12, 2024 New market investigation powers of the Italian Antitrust Authority - Council of State confirms they apply to all economic sectors By Gian Luca Zampa Ermelinda Spinelli Alessandro Di Giò Alberto Galasso +1 more... Show less In its opinion of 29 January 2024, the Italian Council of State (CdS) published its views on the scope of application of the new market...
Feb 07, 2024 FCA enforcement - Not the only show in town By Thomas Clark Sharon Grennan We have published an article on recent UK financial services enforcement and emerging trends. There has been a decline in the number and...