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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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RSSG UPDATE | EUROPE
28 Apr 2023 London as a European restructuring forum reigns supreme
German real estate group restructuring plan sanctioned in London Having failed to get its restructuring solution through in its home jurisdiction, beleaguered…
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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW UPDATE
17 Apr 2023 The High Court decides Davis v Minister for Immigration: A cautionary tale about decision-making instructions
High Court decision in Davis v Minister, ministerial instructions, public interest, decision to be made personally by minister, non-statutory decisions,…
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Class Actions Update
30 Mar 2023 Reduction in value can be repaired - latest guidance on damages in consumer claims
At the initial trial of the Toyota Class Action, Lee J found that:the affected Toyota diesel vehicles were not of acceptable quality because of their…
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Victorian Water Law Update
30 Mar 2023 Limitation periods for water law claims down the drain?
VCAT was required to determine whether the action brought under s 157(1) of the Water Act was statute barred, while considering the potentially conflicting…
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TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE Update
23 Feb 2023 Australian High Court test case set to determine the validity of Victoria's electric vehicle tax
Australian High Court test case Vanderstock & Anor v The State of Victoria set to determine the constitutional validity of Victoria's electric vehicle tax…
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Class Actions Update
15 Feb 2023 Funding commission uncertainty – validity of common fund orders at settlement remains in question
Lee J in Asirifi-Otchere v Swann Insurance (No 3) and Beach J in Hall v ABL (No 2) have each held that a CFO would be available at settlement Murphy J has…
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digital assets digest
08 Dec 2022 Global Digital Assets Digest: December 2022
Welcome to this month's Global Digital Assets Digest. We have bumper edition to round off the year. We recently submitted our response to the Law Commission's…
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digital assets digest
07 Oct 2022 Global Digital Assets Digest: September 2022
IN THIS EDITION we will cover: UPDATES AND GUIDANCE: INTERNATIONAL BODIES 1. EU legislators:…
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finance update
26 Sep 2022 From filing to approval? China to enhance supervision of incurrence of foreign debt
The existing filing and reporting system for foreign debt imposed by Circular 2044 has been in place in the People's Republic of China since September 2015…
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Infrastructure Industry Update
29 Aug 2022 A problem for all: disputes that may arise as costs escalate on construction projects
Cost escalation on construction projects affects all parties to a construction contract and shows no signs of abating. Messy and complicated disputes can…
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speciality finance series
11 Aug 2022 Consumer Duty Rules for Specialist Lending Businesses: What does this mean for me?
Find out what the new UK Consumer Duty Rules for Specialist Lending Businesses means for you and your business
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financial regulation update
09 Aug 2022 Don't fall asleep at the wheel, FCA financial promotion restrictions will (eventually) apply to cryptoassets
In PS22/10 the FCA published its final rules restricting the promotion of high risk investments including cryptoassets to mass retail clients.
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Infrastructure Industry Update
01 Aug 2022 Cost escalation in infrastructure projects
IntroductionThe aftermath of Covid 19, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and factors such as the post Brexit fallout and unprecedented weather events in…
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digital assets digest
22 Jul 2022 Global Digital Assets Digest: July edition
IOSCO: Speech on IOSCO’s Roadmap for Crypto-Regulation On 11 July 2022, IOSCO issued this speech by Tuang Lee Lim, Chair of the IOSCO Fintech Task…
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Public Procurement Update
21 Jul 2022 The Procurement Bill 2022: Key Areas of Change
On 11 May 2022, the Procurement Bill was introduced in the House of Lords to reform public procurement law in the UK following Brexit.
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RSSG Update | Australia
15 Jul 2022 Administrators' equitable lien: a cautionary tale
An overview of Volkswagen Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd v Atlas CTL Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 573 and its significance to the administrator's equitable lien.
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Class Actions Update
20 Jun 2022 Back to the future: Funded class actions are not managed investment schemes
The Full Federal Court has reversed its previous ruling that funded class actions are managed investment schemes under the Corporations Act. Following the…
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Employment Alert
13 Apr 2022 Employer's duty to safeguard against psychological harm
The High Court of Australia has today held that employers engaged in areas that pose an obvious risk to mental health are considered to be 'on notice' of…
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RSSG LEgal update | london
01 Apr 2022 Counting the cost of the energy crisis
An article considering the UK energy crisis, which has pushed over a third of UK energy supply companies into insolvency (with the most high profile failure…
