Outsourcing & Third Party Risk Management
The PRA has recently published Policy Statement PS 7/21, which contains the PRA’s final Supervisory Statement SS2/21 on “Outsourcing and third party risk management” following on from Consultation...
View ArticleThe EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
On 30 December 2020, the European Union and People’s Republic of China announced that they had entered into a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (“CAI”), in principle. This announcement was...
View ArticlePublic Transport Ticketing Scheme Block Exemption Call for Evidence
The Government has launched a Call for Evidence in relation to the Public Transport Ticketing Scheme Block Exemption (“the Block Exemption”) . The consultation closes on 24...
View ArticleHSBC wins appeals relating to Stanford Ponzi scheme
Following the judgment handed down on 15 April 2021 by the Court of Appeal in the case of Stanford International Bank v HSBC Bank plc [2021] EWCA Civ 535, HSBC Bank plc (“HSBC”) has successfully...
View ArticleTCFD - climate risks in the UK mortgage market
One could be forgiven for asking what the residents of Fairbourne, North Wales, and Florida have in common. The answer lies beneath the waves. Both coastal communities are being affected by climate...
View ArticleLawbite: The importance of using accurate plans in transfers of part
Scott v Martin [2021] UKUT 31 (LC) A recent case highlights the importance of using accurate plans in transfers of part to try to avoid boundary disputes arising. The case related to farmland in...
View ArticleUnauthorised payment fraud Commercial Court supports recovery efforts
Speedread Fraudsters are constantly seeking to catch out unwitting victims by tricking them, or those that represent them, into making unauthorised payments. They will often then shift funds quickly...
View ArticlePersonal Injury Claims Bulletin: March 2021 Edition
LIABILITY Mather v Ministry of Defence
View ArticleHigh Court grants release from collateral undertaking relating to the use of...
PJSC National Bank Trust and another v Mints and others [2020] EWHC 3252 (Comm) Facts of the case A worldwide freezing order (“WFO”) was granted against the Defendants (“Ds”) on 28 June 2...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccine fraud on the increase
With the continuing roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine, we consider the reports of fraud and scams being perpetrated against the public and businesses. The roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine began in...
View ArticleThe US Imposes New Sanctions on Russia: Executive Order Targeting the...
On 15 April 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federat...
View ArticleMissing pieces: the jigsaw of development sites
When undertaking due diligence for a residential development site, it is imperative that all the pieces of the title jigsaw can be found and put together to assemble a seamless site with sufficient...
View ArticleOver de pandemiewet en de (on)bevoegdheid van de federale wetgever voor het...
Het kan in ons door kleinstaterij getergde landje al wel eens moeilijk zijn om door het bos de bomen nog te zien en te bepalen wie (federale overheid, de gemeenschappen of de gewesten) bevoegd is voor...
View ArticleCourt and Tribunal Fees - The Governments response to the consultation on...
Background The consultation paper “Alignment of the Fees for Online and Paper Civil Money and Possession Claims” was published on 20 November 2020. It invited comments on the proposal by the Ministry...
View ArticleLuxembourg CSSF update on the application of the EU Sustainable Finance...
The Luxembourg Financial Supervisory Authority (the “CSSF”) published a communication on the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on the sustainability-rela...
View ArticleEducation briefing - The Office for Students Statement of Expectations on...
The Office for Students published yesterday its long awaited statement of expectations for HE providers in England on preventing and responding to harassment and sexual misconduct. In the acco...
View ArticleDirectors duties podcast series
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has bought a wave of distress to companies across the globe. 2021 will see the end of government support packages for business who have initially acted quickly to remain...
View ArticleLe fisc face à la nouvelle mobilité des travailleurs
La mobilité accrue des (télé)travailleurs a évidemment un impact fiscal qui variera largement selon les faits et les Etats concernés. Nombreux sont ceux qui travaillent aujourd’hui dans un pays autre...
View ArticleQuarterly Fraud and Corruption Enforcement update - April 2021
Please click here to download our quarterly Fraud and Corruption Enforcement update. Here we provide a quick overview of the recent key developments relating to criminal investigations and en...
View ArticleRight to work checks: New requirements following COVID-19 lockdown
An announcement from the Home Office of 20th April changes the COVID-19 adjusted right to work check requirements from 17th May 2021 onwards. A modified process to undertake right to work checks has...
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