05/25/2021
Due Diligence: the Report recommends additional guidance specifying (i) how adequacy and proportionality could be achieved in the context of due-diligence (in particular for STS transactions); and (ii) how investors are expected to perform due-diligence a
05/25/2021
The effect of this article is that online platform service providers based overseas, may need to comply with the above requirements even if they do not have an onshore presence, and/or will have to establish an office or appoint a legal representative in
05/24/2021
Insurers’ position (and on appeal) was that “deliberate acts” means actions which are intended to cause injury, or acts which are carried out recklessly as to whether they will cause injury
05/24/2021
The Convention covers jurisdiction, and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, between its contracting states.
05/24/2021
The benefits of eDiscovery technology are clear to see in the litigation arena and the technology is now widely accepted and even encouraged by U.K. courts through the Disclosure Pilot Scheme.
05/23/2021
Readers may remember that the UK's autonomous sanctions regime came into effect at 11 pm on 31 December 2020
05/21/2021
Economic Substance Declarations that have been started must be finished and submitted by 3 June.
05/21/2021
Those questions were focused around the adequacy of data protection provided by legal tools many businesses rely on for transferring personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) in the course of their operations, including to the US.
05/21/2021
For transfers to occupational pension schemes, trustees will need to confirm the member has demonstrated an employment link with the scheme before the transfer takes place.
05/21/2021
Our investigation also concluded that Mr Hussain continued to have contact with clients when the regulator had imposed directions on him not to do so.
05/21/2021
The judge also declined to enforce the non-solicitation and non-dealing covenants on the same basis.
05/21/2021
The claimant invested mostly in bank products and checking and savings accounts with SunTrust.
05/21/2021
“Many companies are going to have to do better if they want to ensure greater investor support for their directors’ remuneration report at their next AGM,” Benns said.
05/21/2021
Escalation and cascade in financial institutions
05/20/2021
China has banned crypto exchanges and initial coin offerings but has not barred individuals from holding cryptocurrencies.
05/20/2021
The article explains how the Jersey courts have taken a commercially flexible, yet rigorous approach when considering applications to wind up a company on the ground of loss of substratum.
05/20/2021
Under the CSA NCAs undertook a two-stage assessment of compliance by UCITS managers with liquidity risk management rules.
05/20/2021
The Central Bank’s review formed part of the European Securities
05/19/2021
The Zero Carbon Certification Scheme is a renewable hydrogen certification that was launched in December by the Smart Energy Council.
05/19/2021
Regulatory reforms to improve corporate transparency and crackdown on white collar crime prompted most offshore jurisdictions to reform their bearer share regimes.