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sanctions update
14 Mar 2022 Potential Impact of Economic Sanctions Against Russia on CDS
Authors: Julia Lu, Partner, Alexander Dmitrenko, Partner 1 Executive Order 14024, available here 2 Russia Bans Coupon Payment to Foreigners on $29 Billion…
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GLOBAL MARKETS LEGAL UPDATE
12 Jan 2022 Part 2: 2021 Proposed Security-Based Swap Antifraud and Position Reporting Rules
The SEC proposes Rule 10B-1 to require, for the first time, reporting of large positions in security-based swaps. Separate Reporting Threshold Amounts apply…
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GLOBAL MARKETS Legal update
06 Jan 2022 Part 1: 2021 Proposed Security-Based Swap Antifraud and Position Reporting Rules
Part One: Rule 9j-1 Is Back, Bigger Than Ever
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employment and safety matters alert
30 Aug 2021 An HR & Safety issue: Preventing and responding to sexual harassment in the workplace
Authors: Julia Sutherland, Partner; Tony Morris, Partner, Ashurst Risk Advisory; Peter McNulty, Senior Associate; and Charlotte Ball, Lawyer
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international arbitration update
29 Jun 2021 SCC Express: the latest addition to the SCC disputes toolkit
The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) recently launched a new process for dispute resolution called the SCC Rules for Express Dispute Assessment (or SCC…
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Tax Update
17 Jun 2021 Upper Tribunal finds in taxpayer's favour in Ashurst instructed case
The Ashurst Tax Team (Alexander Cox, Sara Mardell and Aaron Robertson) advised Mark Shaw (as nominated member of TAL CPT Land Development Partnership LLP…
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litigation trending update
17 Mar 2021 Litigation Trending: Remote prospect of return to pre-COVID practices
In our latest Litigation Trending update we consider how remote hearings will form part of the post-pandemic court system in England and Wales.
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contentious financial services update
12 Mar 2021 Locking down market abuse
Mr Steward's comments are not dissimilar to those of Julia Hogget in her speech last October (see our update) It is clear that the changes brought about by…
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data bytes | 30
25 Jan 2021 Data Protection and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
With thanks to Julia Bell and Aruse Okaisabor for their contributions
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contentious financial services update
23 Oct 2020 FCA - Market abuse in a time of coronavirus
The Director of Market Oversight at the FCA, Julia Hoggett gave a speech recently on market abuse during the pandemic.
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Tax update
12 Oct 2020 Exchange of information procedure in tax matters - another eagerly awaited decision of the CJEU after the Berlioz case in 2017
On 6 October 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) released its much awaited judgment in the joined cases C-245/19 and C-246/19 in relation…
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contentious financial services update
29 May 2020 The latest on Norwich Pharmacal relief - Burford v London Stock Exchange
Authors: Lynne Dunne, Partner and Julia Petinos, Associate Case Reference: Burford Capital Limited v London Stock Exchange Group plc [2020] EWHC 1183 (Comm)
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dispute resolution UPDATE - Australia
24 Apr 2020 Do directors breach their duty of care by allowing the company to breach the law?
By majority, the Full Federal Court recently dismissed an appeal by Emmanuel and Julia Cassimatis, the former directors of Storm Financial, against findings…
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contentious financial services update
07 Feb 2020 Legal advice privilege: Court of Appeal holds dominant purpose test applies
Authors: David Capps (Partner), Julia Petinos and Paul Ryan-Brown (Associates) Case Reference: The Civil Aviation Authority v Jet2 com Limited [2020] EWCA Civ…
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disputes new year review
05 Feb 2020 The Year of the Pig in review: Key developments in Hong Kong financial services regulatory enforcement
The Executive Director of the Intermediaries Division, Julia Leung, also recently noted in a speech that sponsors' activities would continue to be the subject…
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Safety Matters Alert
24 Oct 2019 When is it reasonable for a principal to rely on specialist contractors?
Authors: Julia Sutherland, Partner; Paul Fowler, Counsel; and Jade Costigan, Lawyer
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SAFETY MATTERS ALERT AUSTRALIA
30 Jul 2019 Industrial manslaughter laws in Australia
Authors: Julia Sutherland, Partner; Emma Chamizo, Senior Associate; Georgia Cain, Graduate; Shakira Harrison, Paralegal and Lauren Satill, Paralegal
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INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION UPDATE
11 Jul 2019 African Continental Free Trade Agreement - what next for investment in Africa?
The first phase of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement ("AfCFTA") came into force on 30 May 2019, 30 days after the 22nd ratification instrument was…
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Safety matters Alert
26 Jun 2019 Prosecutions, penalties, and prison time: WHS trends for 2019
Authors: Julia Sutherland, Partner; Emma Chamizo, Senior Associate; and Tim Inglis, Lawyer
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Trade Update
28 Mar 2019 Looking Up: the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
The signing of the IA-CEPA is the culmination of eight years of negotiations between Australia and Indonesia, which commenced in 2010 between the then-Labor…
