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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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Financial Services Update
22 May 2023 Government announces buy now, pay later products to be regulated as credit products
The Government intends to have the exposure draft legislation out for consultation later this year, and introduce the final Bill into the Parliament by the…
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litigation trending update
16 May 2023 Dispute Resolution in need of a "digital makeover?"
A summary of a speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, discussing digitisation and generative AI in dispute resolution.
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digital assets digest
09 May 2023 Digital Assets Digest: May 2023
French National Assembly: Proposed Bill to regulate commercial influence and to fight against the abuses of influencers on social networks 26…
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Dispute Resolution Update
08 May 2023 What's in an assignment - are pre-existing claims included?
Billabong Gold Pty Ltd v Vango Mining Ltd [No 2] [2023] WASCA 58
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financial services speedread
04 May 2023 Financial Services SpeedRead: 4 May 2023 edition
House of Commons: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Bill 294 2022-23 (as introduced) 17 HM Treasury: Press release: Economic…
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Energy Alert
03 May 2023 Australian electricity and gas markets - April update
On 13 April 2023, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) released a draft bill and consultation paper following the…
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governance & Compliance Update
03 May 2023 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 36
The offence was tabled as an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill which is currently progressing through the House of Lords, having…
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FUNDS INSIDER | ISSUE 8
03 May 2023 Private M&A in Luxembourg
In July 2022, Luxembourg published a draft bill proposing a reform to amend the Luxembourg law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended (the…
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Contentious Financial Services Update
02 May 2023 Whistleblowing update - enhanced protections on the horizon
As currently drafted, the Bill contains a number of provisions which seek to widen the application of the regime and the Government's powers of enforcement …
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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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fund insider | issue 8
27 Apr 2023 Material adverse change clauses in finance documents
As the economic headwinds indicate that borrowers will continue to face financial pressures in 2023 and beyond, lenders are seeking ways to exercise more…
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financial services speedread
26 Apr 2023 Financial Services SpeedRead: 26 April edition
The bill will amend the Regulated Activities Order 2001 (RAO) to streamline the process for determining when a firm trading commodity derivatives or emission…
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competition law update
26 Apr 2023 Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: wide-ranging reforms to UK regulation
The UK Government has published the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill setting out wide-ranging reforms to the UK regulatory landscape.
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Ashurst Paris - Fintech update
26 Apr 2023 FinTech Newsletter No.5 January 2023 - March 2023
Proposed bill to regulate commercial influence and to fight against the abuses of influencers on social networks #influencers #consumer protection #promotion…
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uk quoted company newsletter
20 Apr 2023 UK Quoted Company Newsletter Q1 2023
The plans flow from new powers proposed in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill For further information please see article 4 of AGC 33…
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DIGITAL ECONOMY UPDATE
18 Apr 2023 Managing cyber risk - digital identity comes back into focus in Australia
An exposure draft of the Trusted Digital Identity Bill 2021 (Cth) was released for consultation in 2021 by the former Coalition Government which proposed…
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Corporate Crime and Investigations
18 Apr 2023 Australia gears up for a public register of beneficial ownership
Late last year, the UK government introduced the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Bill (discussed in this Ashurst update) to make it more…
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Arbitration Update
17 Apr 2023 High Court of Australia unanimously recognises and enforces investment arbitration award and provides guidance for investors
High Court of Australia unanimously recognises and enforces investment arbitration award. The decision provides guidance for investors and clarity on waiver…
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digital assets digest
17 Apr 2023 Global Digital Assets Digest: April 2023
In this edition, we have number of interesting developments in relation to Australia, including a CBDC pilot research project by the Reserve Bank of Australia…
