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Contentious Financial Services Update
24 May 2023 SMCR Reform Five important changes that need to be made to the UK personal accountability regime
HMT, the PRA and FCA published a call for evidence and discussion regarding the effectiveness of SMCR. We set out five important changes that should be made…
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GLOBal Markets UpdATE
22 May 2023 EU EMIR: ECB responds to proposed EMIR 3.0
What has happened?On 28 April 2023, the European Central Bank published its Opinion on the European Commission's proposed reforms to EU EMIR1 , commonly…
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contentious financial services update
19 May 2023 Workplace bullying – the next #MeToo?
With multiple generations of employees working together, there is scope for disagreement over the boundaries of acceptable behaviour. We explore this…
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energy alert
17 May 2023 New priorities: transmission access reform and the future of the National Electricity Market
We explore the ESB's proposed hybrid priority access and congestion relief market for transmission access reform in the NEM.
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contentious financial services update
12 May 2023 Consultation, co-operation and carrots - what do the PRA's new proposals mean for enforcement?
The PRA announced plans to speed up its enforcement processes, including an eye-catching proposal to offer bigger discounts on financial penalties of up to…
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digital assets digest
09 May 2023 Digital Assets Digest: May 2023
Welcome to this month's Global Digital Assets Digest. In this edition we cover developments in relation to the digital euro, as well as developments in…
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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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governance & Compliance Update
03 May 2023 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 36
Welcome to the thirty-sixth 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
02 May 2023 Whistleblowing update - enhanced protections on the horizon
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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Ashurst Paris - Fintech update
26 Apr 2023 FinTech Newsletter No.5 January 2023 - March 2023
This French Fintech update covers issues from January 2023 to March 2023 relating to crypto, metavers, cyber risks ects.
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contentious financial services update
21 Apr 2023 Will the SMF "duty of responsibility" by shelved under the current SMCR review?
This article considers whether the current reviews of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) being conducted by HM Treasury, and the PRA and FCA…
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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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Corporate Crime and Investigations Update
17 Apr 2023 The failure to prevent fraud offence at a glance: what do companies need to know?
The new "failure to prevent fraud" offence is a significant expansion of UK corporate criminal liability. We look at the key elements of the offence that all…
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contentious financial services update
14 Apr 2023 The FCA's new Business Plan - what it means for enforcement
What does the FCA's new business plan mean for regulatory enforcement? Read our views here.
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CONTENTIOUS FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE
06 Apr 2023 Spare a Thought for the Four Day Week
In this article we consider whether the four-day work week could ever be widely implemented across the financial sector.
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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?
English High Court decision on the on the application of Russian sanctions to payment obligations under letters of credit.
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QuickGuides | english civil litigation
30 Mar 2023 Judicial Review
This guide seeks to answer a number of key questions relating to judicial review.
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governance & Compliance update
29 Mar 2023 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 34
Welcome to the thirty-fourth 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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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
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.