11/24/2022
Pensions disputes: Ombudsman relies on telephone recordings to make determination
During the telephone calls between Mr A and the provider, the provider strongly recommended that Mr A seek financial advice to inform his decision.
Government Regulation
11/24/2022
Spanish translation of LCIA rules signals push to promote court across globe
The translation of the LCIA rules, which were updated in 2020, marks the first time that they have been made available in a language other than English.
11/24/2022
Latham Advises on Growth Investment for Openly, a Leading Homeowners Insurance Company
The financing will enable the premium homeowner insurance company to enhance its technology offering and expand its geographic footprint.
11/24/2022
Flow operational resilience requirements into services contracts
The good news is that many of the provisions that firms already include in contracts in order to meet regulatory requirements on outsourcing or the use of third party providers will help firms satisfy operational resilience requirements.
11/23/2022
Red card for John Carew - Ex-Norwegian international footballer jailed for tax evasion
During the relevant period, Carew had submitted Norwegian tax returns which stated that he was resident in the UK for tax purposes.
11/23/2022
Non-EU businesses should prepare for new EU rules on sustainability reporting
As a result, more and more countries have started to introduce national legislation in respect of how companies should conduct business to comply with human rights and reduce their impact on the environment.
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.
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.”