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Court backs cryptocurrency exchange bid to trace alleged fraudsters

The six cryptocurrency exchanges have also been ordered to explain

Grand Court confirms successor protector following resignation

The brief background was that in July 2020, the protector wrote to the trustee to tender her resignation with immediate effect but failed to appoint her successor.

ECJ Rules Public Access to Beneficial Ownership Information Invalid

The introduction of publicly accessible Ownership Registers gave rise to concerns from an invasion of privacy perspective.

UK government set to publish Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill

The Bill, which will be likely to result in important reforms to consumer protection and competition law, will also give the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) legislative powers to enforce a new regulatory regime.

Bird & Bird Diversity and Inclusion Endowment Fund joins forces with Droit comme un H! association to promote lawyers with disabilities

The association detects talent from the Bachelor's degree onwards, searches for potential employers, promotes disability in the legal professions through visibility and lobbying actions.

New OfS enforcement deal raises consumer law compliance pressure on universities

The deal between the OfS and National Trading Standards illustrates both the OfS’ commitment to sector wide consumer law compliance, but also perhaps its lack of internal resource to regulate

DORA approval brings operational resilience in financial services to fore

The DORA package, proposed by the European Commission in September 2020, consists of both a regulation and a directive.

Guernsey funds legal and regulatory update

An overview of Guernsey funds legislative and regulatory developments for the period 1 September to 30 November 2022.

Federal Council sets third-country work permit quotas for 2023

The quotas have not been fully utilized, especially in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.

Linklaters partners with Architects of Life on social impact initiative to overcome stigma and empower ex-offenders in Singapore

Empowering people to improve their lives is one of the key strands of Linklaters’ global Social Impact strategy

Linklaters advises BNP Paribas as arranger, on the first car fleet securitisation of Virtuo, the reference alternative to private cars

This financing is then securitized to senior, mezzanine and junior investors via a fonds commun de titrisation.

Importance of construction workforce wellbeing highlighted

The Taskforce said ensuring worker health, safety and wellbeing is core to addressing the industry skills shortage.

Meta GDPR fine levied over data protection by design and default

The enforcement action taken by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) also includes an order for Meta to bring its personal data processing into compliance with the requirements.

NIS2 cyber laws approved by EU legislators

The NIS2 is likely to have effect in national legislation across the EU by early October 2024 at the latest.

Cayman Islands: Year-End Obligations

Under the ES Act, a late penalty filing fee of US$6,098 can be imposed together with an additional penalty fee of US$610 for each day an ES Return remains outstanding.

Central Bank announces Macroprudential Policy Framework for Irish Property Funds

The Central Bank expects that existing Property Funds will make gradual and orderly progress towards lower leverage levels over the implementation period.

EU adopts new sustainability reporting requirements for companies in and outside the EU

Companies will have to look at the entire value chain in their reports and provide precisely defined key figures.

Companies House Reform 2022

This proposes measures to reform Companies House and give the Registrar of Companies additional powers to maintain the accuracy of the UK’s record of companies.

Scottish Government proposes alcohol advertising ban

The restrictions being considered include a prohibition on alcohol sports and event sponsorship.

EU Court of Justice Blocks Public Access to Beneficial Owner Information: Implications for Bermuda

Bermuda has a comprehensive central register of beneficial ownership information, which is held and maintained by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

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