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Find the latest changes in the legal landscape that potentially affect your business. From changes in legislation and case law to regulatory reforms, at Ashurst we're able to support you on key legal developments.
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ESG UPDATE
31 May 2023 Modern Slavery Reporting Laws to Gain Teeth - What You Need To Know
On 25 May 2023, a government report was tabled recommending that the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) be amended to require a broader group of businesses to…
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FINANCE REGULATORY
31 May 2023 MiFID III arrives as the Retail Investment Package is unveiled
Article on European Commission's 2023 Retail Investments Strategy consisting on an Omnibus Directive amending MiFID, IDD, Solvency II, UCITS Directive and…
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RSSG UPDATE
30 May 2023 HMRC Fights Back:Two Restructuring Plans Refused Sanction by the English Court
In a dramatic reversal of restructuring plan fortunes, HRMC recently successfully challenged two independent mid-market Part 26A Companies Act 2006…
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DIGITAL ECONOMY AND RISK UPDATE
29 May 2023 Typhoon Warning – an urgent cyber warning from international cyber agencies
Volt Typhoon is actively and successfully targeting US critical infrastructure providers – and the "Five Eyes" group of nations (US, AU, NZ, UK, CAN) warn…
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Energy Alert
25 May 2023 Powering progress: Clean Energy Council's rule change sparks investor certainty in connection process
Ashurst explores the Clean Energy Council's "Investor certainty in the R1 process" rule change request and impacts for market applicants.
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corporate update
25 May 2023 FRC announces targeted consultation on UK Corporate Governance Code
Yesterday, the Financial Reporting Council published its public consultation paper on proposed 'targeted' revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code.
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strategic governance and advisory
24 May 2023 When can a physical meeting become a virtual meeting?
Keybridge Capital Limited v WAM Active Limited [2023] FCA 339: a recent case has provided guidance on the board's power to require that a physical meeting…
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ip/media
24 May 2023 A sticky end for the Manuka Honey certification trade mark?
Local honey producers have been unsuccessful in securing a certification trade mark for "Manuka Honey" in New Zealand.
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Contentious Financial Services Update
24 May 2023 SMCR Reform Five important changes that need to be made to the UK personal accountability regime
HMT, the PRA and FCA published a call for evidence and discussion regarding the effectiveness of SMCR. We set out five important changes that should be made…
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Employment alert
23 May 2023 Between a rock and a hard place - When is a resignation voluntary or forced?
What you need to know: The Fair Work Commission has recently determined a series of unfair dismissal cases where employees have claimed they were forced…
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GLOBal Markets UpdATE
22 May 2023 EU EMIR: ECB responds to proposed EMIR 3.0
What has happened?On 28 April 2023, the European Central Bank published its Opinion on the European Commission's proposed reforms to EU EMIR1 , commonly…
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Financial Services Update
22 May 2023 Government announces buy now, pay later products to be regulated as credit products
On 22 May 2023, in an address to the Responsible Lending & Borrowing Summit, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services announced that the…
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esg disputes update
19 May 2023 Climate change and directors' duties: ClientEarth v the directors of Shell plc
Our 6 key takeaways from the English High Court's approach to a claim against company directors for allegedly failing to discharge their duties in relation to…
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employment update
19 May 2023 Under the consultation spotlight - record keeping, holiday leave and pay and TUPE
Hot on the heels of the government's policy paper titled 'Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy' (see our client briefing here), the government has published…
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contentious financial services update
19 May 2023 Workplace bullying – the next #MeToo?
With multiple generations of employees working together, there is scope for disagreement over the boundaries of acceptable behaviour. We explore this…
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energy alert
17 May 2023 New priorities: transmission access reform and the future of the National Electricity Market
We explore the ESB's proposed hybrid priority access and congestion relief market for transmission access reform in the NEM.
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litigation trending update
16 May 2023 Dispute Resolution in need of a "digital makeover?"
A summary of a speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, discussing digitisation and generative AI in dispute resolution.
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Corporate crime and investigations update
16 May 2023 Sanctions and contractual performance: section 44 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act
In a May 2023 judgment, the English High Court considered the application of section 44 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 for the first time.
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hong kong legal update
16 May 2023 Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal provides clarity on the effect and implications of an exclusive jurisdiction clause on insolvency proceedings
The Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong has provided guidance as to how an exclusive jurisdiction clause in a financing agreement impacts on the ability to…
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corporate update
16 May 2023 Proposed changes to the UK Takeover Code
On 15 May 2023, the UK Takeover Panel published a consultation paper (PCP 2023/1), focused primarily on Rule 21.1, which restricts the board of a target…
