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Find the latest changes in the legal landscape that potentially affect your business. From changes in legislation and case law to regulatory reforms, at Ashurst we're able to support you on key legal developments.
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contentious financial services update
05 May 2023 Agency and authority in Hong Kong: Quincecare duty in the Court of Final Appeal
A Quincecare judgment from Lord Sumption in Hong Kong puts "on inquiry" into commercial context while the limitation arguments add risk for banks
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digital assets digest
17 Apr 2023 Global Digital Assets Digest: April 2023
Welcome to this month's Global Digital Assets Digest. The main news is that MiCA is at the final stages of the EU legislative process, with EU co-legislators…
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Indonesia legal update
27 Mar 2023 Indonesia Regulates CCS and CCUS
Authors: Frédéric Draps, Partner; Jeff Lynn, Partner; Philip Vernon, Partner; Jessica Davies, Partner; Luke Robottom, Partner; Alfred Ng, Partner; Dan…
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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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DIGITAL ECONOMY AND RISK ALERT
01 Feb 2023 Understanding Your Organisation's Data
Authors: Matthew Worsfold (Partner, Risk Advisory), Bikram Choudhury (Director, Risk Advisory), Philip Hardy (Partner, Risk Advisory), Geoff McGrath (Senior…
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contentious financial services insight
21 Dec 2022 From recovery to recession: 2022 in review and a look ahead to 2023
As the year now draws to a close, we look back at the trends we have seen in the contentious financial services space this year and explore what 2023 might…
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Financial Services Update
08 Nov 2022 AUSTRAC's superannuation sector money laundering and terrorism financing threat update
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre's (AUSTRAC) superannuation sector threat update (the AUSTRAC threat update) release.
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Class Actions Update
14 Oct 2022 Western Australia has a new class actions regime
As noted in the explanatory memorandum for the Bill, this provision was inserted in order to avoid the effect of Philip Morris (Australia) Ltd v Nixon (2000)…
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energy Transition alert
26 Sep 2022 A new roadmap for the UK energy industry?
The UK government recently unveiled its plans to reduce the impact of the recent surge in gas prices on household and business energy bills. While much of the…
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Financial Services Update
14 Sep 2022 From acting in the best interest to providing good advice – the future of the Future of Financial Advice obligations
Financial advice, financial product, personal advice, general advice, DDO, FSG, SOA, ongoing fee arrangements, superannuation, Financial Services Royal…
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real estate update | england and wales
13 Sep 2022 New regime for Overseas Entities who own UK land: Key facts and implications for transactions
This briefing outlines the key facts and implications for real estate investors and other parties to a land transaction involving an OE.
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Finance Regulatory Update | Australia
09 Sep 2022 FAR is not far away: are you ready?
Although the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) bill that was reintroduced to Parliament on 8 September is not substantially different from the 2021…
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CORPORATE CRIME AND INVESTIGATIONS
16 Aug 2022 R v Jacobs Group - seeking redemption in a self-report of bribery
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal clarifies sentencing process for foreign bribery offences, and the role of self-reporting, cooperation and internal…
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digital assets digest
22 Jul 2022 Global Digital Assets Digest: July edition
Reserve Bank of Australia Speech by Philip Lowe, RBA Governor on "Inflation, Productivity and the Future of Money" to the Australian Strategic Business Forum…
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International Arbitration Update
15 Jun 2022 Expert Forum – Managing Multiparty Construction Disputes
In this article, we summarise Ashurst's perspectives on managing multiparty construction disputes; we cover trends, challenges and strategies for managing…
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contentious financial services update
20 May 2022 The Privy Council rejects extending Quincecare duty to third parties
In Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd (Respondent) v JP SPC 4 and another (Appellants), the Privy Council held that a bank's Quincecare duty does not…
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Corporate Crime and Investigations
28 Apr 2022 The long arm of the law: US anti-money laundering reforms and their implications for Australian financial institutions
The US Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 has significantly enhanced the US federal government's investigative powers with respect to money laundering. This…
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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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Financial Services Update
22 Mar 2022 Regulating the crypto asset ecosystem: Explaining Treasury's proposed licensing and custody regime for crypto asset secondary service providers
Crypto assets, Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Financial and Technology Centre, crypto asset secondary service providers, CASSPr, digital currency…
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contentious financial services update
18 Mar 2022 Potential significant expansion of banks Quincecare duty of care
This week, the Court of Appeal handed down an important judgment on the Quincecare duty, potentially significantly expanding that duty beyond the usual…
