by Victoria Smith | 2022-12-12 | Our Thinking
summary On 1 November 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a speech by Therese Chambers (Director of Consumer Investments, FCA) on key priorities for the financial services industry. In its speech, the FCA stated that it wanted to see more consumers...
by Victoria Smith | 2022-11-17 | Our Thinking
In 2022, the UK ICO released topic-specific guidance on employee monitoring. The guidance was published in draft form and is open to consultation until 11 January 2023. The ICO reviewed the Employment Practices Data Protection Code to reflect changes in the workplace...
by Victoria Smith | 2022-10-18 | Our Thinking
On 21 April 2021, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its proposal for the Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Regulation (the “Draft Regulation”). It represents the Commission’s attempt to regulate AI technologies, setting out a cross-sectoral regulatory...
by Victoria Smith | 2022-10-10 | Our Thinking
background Following Lord Hill’s UK Listings Review Report in March 2021 on the proposed reforms for the UK equity capital markets, on 19 July 2022, the UK Secondary Capital Raising Review (“SCRR”) was published. The aim of the SCRR is to increase the efficiency of...
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 | 2022-09-27 | 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...