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contentious financial services update
24 Mar 2023 Is enforcement action on the horizon for failed disclosures? FCA warning for ESG benchmarks
We look at the implications of the FCA's latest Dear CEO letter to ESG benchmark administrators, and what may be next in terms of the FCA's regulatory agenda.
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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
High Court allows group representative action under CPR 19.6.
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Contentious Financial Services Update
17 Mar 2023 Reflections on PRA and FCA enforcement under the "twin peaks" system
This article explores the enforcement trends and methods of the PRA and FCA since they were founded 10 years ago. It explores in particular how the PRA is…
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global markets update
13 Mar 2023 EU extends intragroup exemptions under EU EMIR
On 13 February 2023, the EU officially extended until 30 June 2025 the temporary intragroup exemptions from clearing and margining available under EU EMIR .
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contentious financial services update
10 Mar 2023 The DPA challenge – the SFO's first DPA-related conviction of an individual bucks the trend
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have secured their first conviction of an individual linked to a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) since the DPA regime was…
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION UPDATE
08 Mar 2023 High Court of Australia rules pub business sale must proceed despite Covid-19 impact
What you need to know The High Court has unanimously held a purchaser was obliged to complete a business purchase, although before the date for…
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contentious financial services update
03 Mar 2023 Duties of bitcoin software developers to come under the spotlight
The article is a summary of a recent English Court of Appeal decision relating to cryptocurrency (bitcoin) Tulip Trading Limited -v- Bitcoin Association for…
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contentious financial services update
24 Feb 2023 Russian sanctions: after the laws, expect the enforcement
On the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,we have highlighted our key takeaways on one of the most significant global sanctions regimes in…
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governance & compliance update
23 Feb 2023 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 33
Welcome to the thirty-third Ashurst Governance & Compliance (AGC) update, the aim of which is to keep you and your board on top of the latest developments.
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Contentious Financial Services Update
17 Feb 2023 Changes to the Contingent Reimbursement Model Code and the continued focus on APP fraud
Recent changes have been made to the Lending Standards Board's Contingent Reimbursement Model Code which concerns authorised push payment (APP) fraud.
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Corporate Crime and Investigations
14 Feb 2023 Slow improvement: Australia's performance in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (2022)
Authors: Rani John, Partner; James Clarke, Partner; and Luke Thiagarajah, Lawyer
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governance & Compliance Update
13 Feb 2023 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 32
Welcome to the thirty-second Ashurst Governance & Compliance (AGC) update, the aim of which is to keep you and your board on top of the latest developments.
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contentious financial services update
10 Feb 2023 Will there be a price to pay for the digital pound?
The Bank of England and HM Treasury published a consultation paper on the potential introduction of a digital pound in the UK. We review the implications on…
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contentious financial services update
03 Feb 2023 NCA publish 2022 Annual Report on Suspicious Activity Reports
On 24 January 2023 the National Crime Agency published its Annual Report on Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). We highlight the report's key findings.
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global markets update
01 Feb 2023 EU EMIR: European Commission proposes reform
In this briefing we consider some of the key proposed reforms to EU EMIR and the impact they might have.
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litigation trending update
30 Jan 2023 High Court allows service exclusively by NFT
English High Court orders overseas defendants to hand over information claimant victim of fraud. Claimant was victim of fraudulent of cryptocurrency,…
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contentious financial services update
27 Jan 2023 The FCA takes aim at Consumer Duty implementation plans
With six months to go before the Consumer Duty comes into force, the FCA published a review on how firms are planning to implement the Duty and highlighted…
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uk quoted company newsletter
26 Jan 2023 UK Quoted Company Newsletter Q4 2022
Welcome to the most recent edition of our UK quoted company newsletter.
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Legal update
23 Jan 2023 Energy-from-Waste to be included in the EU Emissions Trading System and implications for the UK waste sector
What you need to know The EU and UK are looking to expand their respective market-based emissions trading schemes in order to align emission reduction targets…
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contentious financial services update
20 Jan 2023 International consultation on legal principles governing Crypto-assets is launched
On 10 January 2023, UNIDROIT published a consultation setting out an international framework of legal rules governing crypto-assets. We look at its proposals…
