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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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Litigation Trending
20 Mar 2023 A more flexible approach to representative actions? An opt-out representative action gets the go-ahead in the High Court
6, following the Supreme Court's important 2021 judgment in Lloyd -v- Google In Commission Recovery Ltd -v- Marks & Clerk LLP & Anor [2023] EWHC 398 (Comm),…
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Global Market Update
21 Dec 2022 Federal Reserve Board implements statutory replacement rates for US dollar LIBOR contracts
On 16 December 2022, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) adopted final rule 12 CFR Part 253, "Regulation Implementing the Adjustable…
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corporate briefing
21 Dec 2022 2023 AGM and reporting season: what to expect
This briefing summarises key developments to be aware of when preparing for 2023 annual general meetings and compiling the narrative aspects of annual reports.
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GLOBAL MARKETS UPDATE
06 Dec 2022 Application of Synthetic US Dollar LIBOR under US and English Legislation
Authors: Sarah Gant, Lloyd Harmetz, Mike Logie and Kirsty McAllister-JonesFootnotes1 The US Act itself does not limit its application to US law contracts …
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financial services speedread
29 Jul 2022 Financial Services Speedread: 29 July 2022 edition
IN THIS EDITION OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SPEEDREAD WE COVER THE FOLLOWING 28 UPDATES: Financial Markets …
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contentious financial services update
17 Jun 2022 What does "gross negligence" really mean?
In the recent decision in the proceedings between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and JP Morgan Chase ([2022] EWHC 1447 (Comm)), we consider what does "gross…
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litigation trending update
16 May 2022 Collective action against BT gets the go ahead (again)
Following Lloyd and Merricks, however, the Court held that the CAT was entitled to consider take-up as an issue of practicability of the claim Additionally,…
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litigation trending update
11 May 2022 Data breach claims: English courts continue to take restrictive approach
It also follows previous judgments in which the Courts have effectively narrowed the scope of what qualifies as a valid data breach claim (see our briefings…
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quickguides | overview and merger control
06 May 2022 UK merger control
This Quickguide provides an overview of the UK merger control regime under the Enterprise Act 2002.
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financial services speedread
28 Mar 2022 Financial Services SpeedRead: 28 March 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of the Financial Services SpeedRead, a collection of bite-sized updates designed to help you keep on top of key regulatory…
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FINRA REGULATORY NOTICE 22-08
15 Mar 2022 FINRA Issues Regulatory Notice Relating to Complex Products and Options
Authors: Lloyd Harmetz, Partner, Margaret Sheehan, Partner and Tim Edmonds, Partner
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data bytes
28 Jan 2022 Data Privacy Day: An Ashurst global view of privacy trends and regulatory hotspots
The recent Supreme Court decision in Lloyd v Google2 involved a representative action for loss of control damages against Google on the basis that Google had…
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litigation trending update
14 Dec 2021 Litigation Trending: the year that was 2021 - looking back at our ten predictions
Prediction: Supreme Court to rule against "loss of control" damages in Lloyd v Google How did we fare The Supreme Court did indeed rule against "loss of…
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data bytes | 33
26 Nov 2021 Data Protection 2021 Roundup
Finally, in November, the Supreme Court dismissed Mr Lloyd's claim in Lloyd v Google The Court ruled that: (a) "loss of control" damages are not a form of…
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litigation trending update
10 Nov 2021 Litigation Trending: Is the Cookie Jar still open?
On 10 November 2021, the Supreme Court published its much-anticipated judgment in the landmark data breach litigation case, Lloyd v Google.
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quickguides | english civil litigation
20 Oct 2021 Collective Actions: UK Guide
However, much will depend on the Supreme Court's decision in Lloyd v Google and a number of claims (including against YouTube, TikTok and Facebook) have been…
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LITIGATION TRENDING
18 Oct 2021 Jalla and Anr vs Shell
The judgment confirms that—save for limited exceptions—the collective action regime in the High Court operates on an "opt-in" basis and, subject to the…
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SEC REGULATORY UPDATE
07 Oct 2021 SEC Announces Review of Complex ETPs
Authors: Lloyd Harmetz, Partner, Margaret Sheehan, Partner 1 For example, see our article, SEC fines securities firm in connection with sales of…
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global markets update
23 Aug 2021 Frequently asked questions about exchange-traded notes
Understanding Exchange-Traded Notes What are Exchange-Traded Notes? Exchange-Traded Notes (“ETNs”) are senior unsecured debt obligations that are listed on a…
