22 Apr, 2024 Freshfields sponsors TheCityUK International Conference and co-writes report on measuring competitiveness of UK financial regulators By Lloyd Rees Claire Harrop Emma Rachmaninov Christopher Bernard +1 more... Show less Freshfields sponsors TheCityUK International Conference and co-writes a report on “Advancing international competitiveness and economic...
19 Apr, 2024 FCA Proposes an Option for Bundling Payments for Investment Research and Execution By Elisabeth Overland Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Oliver Schonle On 10 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP 24/7) on Payment Optionality for Investment...
18 Apr, 2024 The Effective Collective – Striking a balance: Supreme Court declares UK law incompatible with workers’ right to take industrial action By Kathleen Healy Katie Hall On 17 April 2024, the UK Supreme Court, in State for Business and Trade v Mercer, declared that section 146 of the Trade Union and Labour...
18 Apr, 2024 UK Government responds to Whitehead Review’s findings of systemic bias in UK medical devices By Harriet Hanks Sanjana Canumalla Matt Allison In March, the independent review into equity in medical devices chaired by Professor Dame Margaret Whitehead published its long-awaited...
18 Apr, 2024 China cross-border data transfers – revised requirements for security assessment and standard contract filings By Richard Bird Fan Li Our earlier briefing summarised the new rules on cross-border data transfer issued on 22 March 2024. Accompanying the new rules, the...
16 Apr, 2024 Tax Indemnity Claims: Complying With the Notice Provisions in ‘Full-Recourse’ and ‘W&I-Backed’ M&A Deals By Emily Szasz Laura Western Bringing a contractual claim following the successful conclusion of an M&A transaction is sometimes unavoidable. It is important to...
12 Apr, 2024 The UK FCA’S Business Plan 2024/25: Five Takeaways for Financial Institutions By Piers Reynolds Jack Helyar At a Glance The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) has recently published its Business Plan for 2024/25, setting out its...
11 Apr, 2024 FCPA Enforcement Outlook and Latest Compliance Guidance By Daniel Cendan Justin Simeone Grace Brody Over the past year, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has remained an important fixture in the enforcement and compliance...
10 Apr, 2024 A Decade of Investment Treaty Claims Arising from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Lessons and Expectations (Part I) By Eric Leikin Noah Rubins KC Gonzalo Salazar Samuel Trujillo +1 more... Show less The landscape of investment treaty claims against Russia may be reaching an inflection point. The first wave of arbitrations – brought by...
08 Apr, 2024 Off to new horizons – the CIETAC Arbitration Rules 2024 By Xin Liu Pauline Peng Yiqiu Wang Leane Meyer +1 more... Show less With effect from 1 January 2024, the China International Economic Trade and Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) has adopted a revised set of...
08 Apr, 2024 High Court hands down its first judgment on the Quincecare duty since Philipp By Christine Simpson Sarah Robinson Qifei Zou The High Court’s recent judgment in CCP Graduate School Ltd v National Westminster Bank, [2024] EWHC 581 (KB) is the first decision...
04 Apr, 2024 “Technology: the future of disputes or the disputes of the future?” – Insights from Freshfields “Fast & Furious” event during the 2024 edition of PAW By Vasuda Sinha On 19 March 2024, Freshfields held its annual “Fast & Furious” event as part of Paris Arbitration Week. This year we explored two angles...