11/23/2022
Germany signs agreement with Switzerland for cooperation between competition authorities
For companies that may be affected, investigations by the cartel authorities could be initiated in the future.
Government Regulation
11/23/2022
UK Supreme Court blocks Scottish independence referendum legislation
In a unanimous decision (35 pages / 303KB PDF), the Lord Justices held that the proposed Scottish Independence Referendum Bill
11/22/2022
UK firms given extended deadline to apply new product safety marking
Zoe Betts of Pinsent Masons said the decision would give industry the flexibility to choose which marking to apply.
11/22/2022
How UK and EU strong customer authentication rules differ
In recent months clear differences have begun to emerge between the two as authorities in the UK and EU have begun to update their respective SCA requirements.
11/22/2022
Dentons advises UK government on energy prices measures
Dentons mobilised a team of lawyers from energy, public law, and various other disciplines from across our UK firm to undertake this significant project, which is ongoing.
11/21/2022
Banking & Finance Trends & Developments in The Bahamas
Their article focused on the trends and developments of the Banking & Finance sector in The Bahamas.
11/21/2022
Loans & Secured Financing in The Bahamas
Financial Services Partner, Portia J. Nicholson, in conjunction with Associates, Kamala Richardson, Andre Hill and Dennise Newton authored The Bahamas Chapter for the Loans & Secured Financing Guide published by Lexology GTDT.
11/21/2022
EU and UK propose stronger NIS incident reporting requirements
All medium-sized and large companies in selected sectors would fall under the legislation.
11/21/2022
Irish Central Bank to clarify KIDs reporting obligations for UCITS funds
The standardised documents make it easier for retail investors to compare products to each other and require firms to consider how their products will fare when distilled down to a uniform product description.
11/21/2022
Settlement Agreements and Future Claims
The intention behind this is so that employees do not sign away their rights without having a full understanding of the potential implications of this.
11/21/2022
Australia to increase civil penalties for breaches of competition and consumer law
The Bill also proposes amending the CCA to broaden the application of the unfair contract term (UCT) provisions.
11/21/2022
Global supply chains remain volatile despite improvements
Clare Francis of Pinsent Masons said that constant planning and review was required to allow businesses to adapt to external changes.
11/18/2022
Autumn Statement 2022: UK chancellor pulls ‘rabbit from hat’ on infrastructure and energy funding
The chancellor said £40bn would be raised over the next six years through the revised energy profits levy
11/18/2022
Autumn Statement 2022: UK chancellor unveils reforms to Solvency II regime
She added: “Expectations on the impact on insurer pricing were mixed, with some positive but others not expecting prices to reduce. The cut is not expected to have any significant impact on insurers’ appetite to reinsure longevity risk.”
11/17/2022
New UK guidelines place stricter rules on age-restricted online campaigns
The UK is seen leading the way in its efforts to protect children online
11/16/2022
Banks told to strengthen borrower monitoring procedures after Arena collapse
Account management lacked active oversight and robust control processes and automated transaction monitoring and data capabilities were insufficient
11/15/2022
New private sector playbook aims to tackle construction industry’s productivity problem
This compares negatively to the average 2.8% productivity growth across the period for the whole UK economy, and the 3.9% growth seen in manufacturing specifically.
11/15/2022
GDPR: December Deadline on Rule Changes for Ex-EU Data Transfer Arrangements
Organisations should now review their existing data transfer arrangements and develop an action plan for transitioning to the New SCCs before the December 2022 deadline.
11/15/2022
NAIC Adopts List of Regulatory Considerations Impacting Insurance Company Investors
Under state insurance law, “control” of an insurer is presumed to exist if a person directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with the power to vote 10% or more of the voting securities of the insurer.
11/15/2022
Latham & Watkins Advises Thomson Reuters in Acquisition of SurePrep
A multidisciplinary deal team represents the business information services provider.