11 Dec, 2023 Compliance duties on German boards – 10 years on from the landmark decision in Siemens v. Neubürger By Nicholas Schoch Cristina Hajek Gross Felix Mayer Introduction Yesterday (10 December 2023) was the tenth anniversary of what must be the most cited decision when it comes to board-level...
07 Nov, 2023 Final nail in the coffin for governance reforms? By Rós Ní Dhubháin Brock Dahl Timothy Howard Andrew Bulovsky Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Corbiere Regina Erie Jordan Salzman +5 more... Show less It is what was missing from the King’s Speech that is getting our attention today. Specifically, the lack of any reference to audit and...
07 Nov, 2023 Economic crime and corporate transparency: Significant company law changes and new offences By Annie Whiteside The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 which received Royal Assent on 26 October is aimed at preventing the abuse of UK...
06 Oct, 2023 PRA and FCA proposals on diversity & inclusion and non-financial misconduct seek to drive change in the UK financial sector By Elisabeth Overland Holly Insley Chantelle Nicholas Amy Rentell Emily Smith Shania Bhageerutty Rhiya Lall +4 more... Show less PRA and FCA proposals on diversity & inclusion and non-financial misconduct seek to drive change in the UK financial sector On 25...
25 Sep, 2023 A new toolkit for gender-inclusive competition law By Morag Elwis Nicholas French Kaori Yamada Ermelinda Spinelli Vanessa van Weelden +2 more... Show less Until recently, competition policy has been considered through a gender-neutral lens – focused on “average” consumers, characterised by...
14 Sep, 2023 Russia Sanctions: Forced administration of subsidiaries of Western groups in Russia By Lukas Pomaroli Dr. Stephan Denk Stephanie Brown Cripps Daniel Gruenwald +1 more... Show less Over the course of the last months, the Russian government has ramped up its “countermeasures” intended to counteract the effect of...
21 Jun, 2023 A further expansion of the UK corporate crime enforcement toolkit By Ben Morgan Emily Knight Zaid Fathoala In a nutshell Recent amendments to the UK's Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill), announced on 15 June, could...
19 Jun, 2023 Fourth EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council summit: the transatlantic partnership shows first achievements By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Pablo Artero Lines Renea Kamenjasevic Following the launch of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC) on 15 June 2021, both jurisdictions have maintained intensive...
02 May, 2023 Review of the UK Senior Managers & Certification Regime: the increasing focus on international competitiveness By Michael Raffan Emily Smith Megan Rodgers On 30 March 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (the PRA) published a joint...
27 Apr, 2023 Lessons from the TSB IT Migration on Senior Management Responsibility By Laura Feldman Simon Orton Michael Raffan Rhodri Thomas +1 more... Show less The recent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) reform of regulations applying to operational...
25 Apr, 2023 US Clawback Rules - Home Country Exemption, and Clawback Enforceability By Regina Erie Lori Goodman Emmanuel Bandoh In October 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted the final executive compensation “clawback rules” (the Final...
24 Mar, 2023 Italy transposes the EU Whistleblowing Directive By Giuseppe Curtò Luca Capone Federico Mercuri Enrico Mantovani Francesca Incaprera Huerta +2 more... Show less Italy has finally implemented the EU Whistleblowing Directive now requiring companies to set up effective reporting channels, protect...