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international arbitration update
29 OCT 2020 Dispute resolution in a post-Brexit world: a reminder to think about international arbitration
The end of the Brexit transition period is at our doorstep.
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global markets update
28 OCT 2020 UK PRIIPs KID regime comes into focus: Financial Services Bill published
On 21 October 2020, the Financial Services Bill (the "Bill") was introduced to the House of Commons and given its first reading. The Bill is an omnibus...
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data bytes | 27
27 OCT 2020 EDPB Guidelines 08/2020 on the targeting of social media users
The fast and widespread adoption of these profiling and marketing techniques went largely unnoticed until they were embraced by political parties during...
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financial services speedread
27 OCT 2020 Financial Services SpeedRead: 27 October 2020
In this edition of the Ashurst Fortnightly Financial Services SpeedRead we cover: ...
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global markets update
27 OCT 2020 UK Benchmark Regulation and tough legacy: Financial Services Bill published
On 21 October 2020, the Financial Services Bill (the "Bill") was introduced to the House of Commons and given its first reading...
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competition law update
22 OCT 2020 The impact of COVID-19: Navigating EU State aid
For example, in February 2019, the Commission approved a EUR400 million support scheme in Ireland to cover acute liquidity as well as rescue and restructuring...
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE ALERT
20 OCT 2020 Exporting controlled goods after Brexit: are you ready?
The UK’s Export Control Joint Unit (“ECJU”) has issued a reminder to UK based exporters that after 31 December 2020, all exports of dual-use controlled...
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contentious financial services update
16 OCT 2020 FCA imposes first fine for breach of the EU Short Selling Regulation
The SSR will be "onshored" when the Brexit transition period comes to an end on 31 December 2020 and will become part of the UK's retained EU law.
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financial services speedread
13 OCT 2020 Financial Services SpeedRead: 13 October 2020
In this inaugural edition of the Ashurst Fortnightly Financial Services SpeedRead we cover the following 19 updates: ...
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DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS QUARTERLY UPDATE
13 OCT 2020 Ashurst Quarterly Debt Capital Markets Update - Q3 2020
Welcome to the latest edition of the Ashurst Quarterly Debt Capital Markets Update for 2020. In this edition we summarise the key developments in debt...
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financial regulation
07 OCT 2020 10 things you need to know about MiCA: Europe's proposals for regulating crypto assets
What does it mean for the UK in light of Brexit?
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financial regulation
06 OCT 2020 FCA ban on Retail cryptoasset derivatives/ETN's
The rules will come into force in 6 January 2021 after the end of the Transition Period under Brexit.
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financial regulation
01 OCT 2020 The FCA's Harms-Led Approach to International Financial Institutions
Take-home point: outsourcing, since Brexit, has been a significant regulatory topic.
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quickguides | overview and merger control
30 SEP 2020 Potential regulatory issues when acquiring UK businesses
Brexit On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the European Union, commonly referred to as "Brexit".
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competition law newsletter | UK
30 SEP 2020 JD Sports and Amazon fined for breach of UK merger control procedural rules
UK merger filings are expected to become more frequent after the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, after which an EU merger filing...
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financial regulation
25 SEP 2020 European Commission papers on digital finance
In a mad flurry not seen since MiFID II or Brexit, yesterday the European Commission published a series of legislative proposals as part of its digital...
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competition law update
07 SEP 2020 The impact of COVID-19: UK Competition law, potential exclusions and exemption
EU competition law continues to apply to the UK during the Brexit Transition Period, at the time of writing set to end on 31 December 2020.
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data webinar
07 AUG 2020 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision invalidating the Privacy Shield
The Ashurst Data team hosted 'Privacy Shield invalidated: Cross border transfers of personal data will become harder and more complex. What you need to...
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securitisation update
05 AUG 2020 European Commission proposals pave way for better regulation of NPL and synthetic securitisations
In this briefing the Ashurst securitisation team looks at legislative changes proposed by the European Commission as part of a wider package of measures...
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Financial regulation
29 JUL 2020 UK BMR - UK government proposes extension to transition period for third-country benchmarks to 31 December 2025
Background When the Brexit transition period comes to an end on 31 December 2020 (IP completion day), the EU Benchmark Regulation (EU BMR) will become...
