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quickguides | english contract law
07 Jun 2023 Force majeure under common law
A unique feature of common law contract law is that, subject to limited exceptions, the law leaves it up to the contracting parties to include in their…
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ESG UPDATE
31 May 2023 Modern Slavery Reporting Laws to Gain Teeth - What You Need To Know
However, it is anticipated that the lower threshold will also bring a number of SMEs directly into the fold The Report therefore proposes that the Guidance…
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FINANCE REGULATORY
31 May 2023 MiFID III arrives as the Retail Investment Package is unveiled
That said, the changes it will bring are not solely ring-fenced to retail customers On 24 May 2023, the European Commission published its Retail Investment…
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RSSG UPDATE
30 May 2023 HMRC Fights Back:Two Restructuring Plans Refused Sanction by the English Court
In a restructuring plan context, HMRC's renewed preferential status means that it will rarely be an 'out-of-the-money' creditor, and this gives it more clout…
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DIGITAL ECONOMY AND RISK UPDATE
29 May 2023 Typhoon Warning – an urgent cyber warning from international cyber agencies
Once inside a network, using harvested credentials (or stolen credentials, which they are also known to use), a threat actor will employ a suite of tactics,…
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Energy Alert
25 May 2023 Powering progress: Clean Energy Council's rule change sparks investor certainty in connection process
CEC intends that the rule change request will:Reduce the uncertainty associated with the R1 connection process;Lower investment costs through reduced risk…
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corporate update
25 May 2023 FRC announces targeted consultation on UK Corporate Governance Code
This has implications for the current Code Provisions dealing with going concern and 'viability' statements given that there will be a cohort of companies to…
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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
This has led to an uneven playing field in which the same conduct in two different firms will be treated very differently Where a Conduct Rule breach is…
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Employment alert
23 May 2023 Between a rock and a hard place - When is a resignation voluntary or forced?
Where an employee makes a choice to resign – even where they may do so to distance themselves from perceived bullying conduct – it will likely remain their…
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GLOBal Markets UpdATE
22 May 2023 EU EMIR: ECB responds to proposed EMIR 3.0
If the reforms are implemented in their current form they will have significant consequences for market participants, including:firms that benefit from the…
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Financial Services Update
22 May 2023 Government announces buy now, pay later products to be regulated as credit products
On 22 May 2023, in an address to the Responsible Lending & Borrowing Summit, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services announced that the…
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esg disputes update
19 May 2023 Climate change and directors' duties: ClientEarth v the directors of Shell plc
172 of the Act refers specifically to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment as a factor to be considered, the High Court…
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employment update
19 May 2023 Under the consultation spotlight - record keeping, holiday leave and pay and TUPE
6 weeks which will set out the minimum rate at which holiday pay should be paid Workers would continue to be entitled to 5 6 weeks of paid statutory annual…
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contentious financial services update
19 May 2023 Workplace bullying – the next #MeToo?
With the FCA's long-awaited guidance on non-financial misconduct expected this year, it will be interesting to see how much discussion the regulator gives to…
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energy alert
17 May 2023 New priorities: transmission access reform and the future of the National Electricity Market
The Energy Security Board (ESB) is currently consulting on design options for a hybrid market which will assign priority access to generators, and create a…
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litigation trending update
16 May 2023 Dispute Resolution in need of a "digital makeover?"
And HM Courts and Tribunal Service is investing £1 billion in a seven-year reform programme to modernise the courts and tribunals system, including a…
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Corporate crime and investigations update
16 May 2023 Sanctions and contractual performance: section 44 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act
What happens if you have a contractual obligation, but think that performing it will put you in breach of sanctions? In the UK, section 44 of the Sanctions…
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hong kong legal update
16 May 2023 Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal provides clarity on the effect and implications of an exclusive jurisdiction clause on insolvency proceedings
The Court of Appeal was of the view that the parties should seek a determination of the dispute in accordance with their agreement on jurisdiction and…
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corporate update
16 May 2023 Proposed changes to the UK Takeover Code
4 will be amended so that competing bidders would no longer be required to make specific or daily information requests Instead, all information that has been…
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financial services update
15 May 2023 ASIC strengthens its design and distribution regime guidance
Issuers will now need to consider what types of distribution conditions may be suitable, having regard to the nature of the product being issued and the types…
