by Victoria Smith | 2022-10-04 | Our Thinking
On 28 July 2022, the Law Commission of England and Wales (the “Commission”) published a consultation paper (the “Paper”) on Digital Assets where it considers property rights issues, and specifically, private personal property law, in relation to digital assets...
by Victoria Smith | 2022-09-28 | Our Thinking
On 26 August 2022, the Federal Court of Australia (the ‘‘Court’’) ordered ZIB Financial Pty Limited (“ZIB”) and its corporate authorised representative MobiSuper Pty Limited (“MobiSuper”) to pay combined penalties of $250,000 for breaching superannuation advice laws...
by Victoria Smith | 2022-09-27 | Our Thinking
On 20 May 2022, the English High Court (the ‘‘High Court’’) made a remarkable judgment under DD Classics Ltd v Chen [2022] on what constitutes a reasonable time period to exercise the contractual right to terminate an agreement due to repudiatory breach before...
by Victoria Smith | 2022-09-21 | Our Thinking
On 15 July 2022, the Prudential Regulation Authority (the “PRA”) published the Consultation Paper 8/22 (the “CP8/22”) proposing its expectations in relation to the instruments or claims which relate to unvested deferred sums awarded to Material Risk Takers (the...
by Victoria Smith | 2022-09-07 | Our Thinking
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), Australia’s corporate, markets, financial services, and consumer credit regulator, has released its Corporate Plan 2022-26 with a focus on the period of 2022-23 (“Corporate Plan 2022-26”). The Corporate...
by Victoria Smith | 2022-09-06 | Our Thinking
overview On 1 August 2022, the FCA published a Consultation Paper 22/14 (‘‘CP22/14’’) on broadening retail access to the Long-Term Asset Fund (“LTAF”). The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in CP22/14 proposes among others to broaden the distribution of the LTAF to...
