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contentious financial services update
31 Mar 2023 Do sanctions excuse a confirming bank from making payment under a letter of credit?
The High Court held that the Confirming Bank's payment obligation was wholly independent from the other elements of the transaction (applying the well known…
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Class Actions Update
30 Mar 2023 Reduction in value can be repaired - latest guidance on damages in consumer claims
The Full Federal Court considered that a "proper conceptual approach" to the question of any reduction in value of consumer goods arising from the defect, in…
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QuickGuides | english civil litigation
30 Mar 2023 Judicial Review
3 However, the Football Association's decisions escaped review as the court held that if the Football Association did not exist, the state would not have…
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Victorian Water Law Update
30 Mar 2023 Limitation periods for water law claims down the drain?
It was held that the proceeding was not one which met the definition of 'action' in the Limitations Act on the basis that VCAT is not a 'court of law' for the…
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governance & Compliance update
29 Mar 2023 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 34
A reminder of the rules The rules require, among other things, companies in-scope (principally premium and standard listed issuers) to provide a…
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Hong Kong Legal Update
27 Mar 2023 New path for technology companies to list in Hong Kong
Investment from all sophisticated independent investors Investments from all sophisticated independent investors result in them holding, in…
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thin capitalisation changes
21 Mar 2023 Exposure Draft Legislation for the New Thin Capitalisation Regime
A debt interest satisfies these conditions if: the debt interest is not issued to or held by (at any point in the income year) an associate entity, the holder…
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Native Title Alert
15 Mar 2023 Queensland introduces Bill to Parliament to enshrine Treaty-making process
Truth-telling sessions will allow people to make submissions on a voluntary or invitation basis, and can be held in informal settings such as community events…
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LUXEMBOURG UPDATE
14 Mar 2023 Blockchain III
In this respect, the Luxembourg Blockchain II Law introduced a new type of issuer account held with a settlement organisation or a central account keeper for…
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global digital assets digest
13 Mar 2023 Global Digital Assets Digest: March 2023
money held in an account with a central bank T2S is a platform for securities settlement in the EU using a common platform based on harmonised…
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Quickguides | dispute resolution (UK)
09 Mar 2023 Commercial Mediation
Conclusion: If successful a final joint meeting is held to record the agreed terms of settlement, usually in the form of a legally binding contract …
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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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International arbitration update
08 Mar 2023 InDepth Feature 2023 - Commercial Arbitration (Singapore chapter)
The Court of Appeal held that failure to consider the issue amounted to a breach of natural justice The Court of Appeal also upheld the lower court’s order…
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FINANCE REGULATORY
06 Mar 2023 The Digital Pound: A penny for your thoughts
A CBDC is often thought of in two parts: (1) the CBDC itself, that is an instrument issued by the central bank that can be transferred as a means of payment…
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contentious financial services update
03 Mar 2023 Duties of bitcoin software developers to come under the spotlight
TTL argues that the software developers' control over the bitcoin networks means they should be held to owe fiduciary or tortious duties to the owners of…
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Hong Kong legal updates
02 Mar 2023 Consultation on the Hong Kong Listing Rules relating to PRC issuers
Rules with specific requirements for H sharesThe Exchange proposes to retain certain provisions in the Listing Rules governing the trading of H shares (as A…
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financial services speedread
01 Mar 2023 Financial Services SpeedRead: 1 March 2023 edition
IN THIS EDITION OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SPEEDREAD WE COVER THE FOLLOWING UPDATES: …
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governance & compliance update
23 Feb 2023 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 33
For context, the Guidelines continue to state that dividends remain IA members' preferred method for regular distributions; andin relation to share issuance…
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Digital Economy and Risk Update
16 Feb 2023 Overhaul of Australian privacy laws imminent
Right to erasure: A right for an individual to have their personal information held by an entity erased This will likely involve significant practical…
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GLOBAL DIGITAL ASSETS DIGEST
15 Feb 2023 Global Digital Assets Digest: February 2023
The Eurogroup had held a meeting in January 2023 and discussed key issues in relation to the digital euro since February 2022, as well as the general…
