by Emma Cleveland | 2019-01-09 | Our Thinking
The Taskforce (consisting of HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England) was launched by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in March 2018 and since then it has been working on developing its response to the regulatory challenges for use of...
by Emma Cleveland | 2019-01-08 | Industry News
HM Treasury has published a number of draft Statutory Instruments (“the Draft Sis”) including a Temporary Permissions Regime (“TPR“) as a temporary measure to replace the passporting regime in Schedule 3 and 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) in...
by Emma Cleveland | 2019-01-03 | Industry News
In the recent case of Holyoake and Candy (June 2018), the Court of Justice clarified the interpretation of the penalty rule, and how careful drafting can take a clause outside the scope of the rule. THE PENALTY RULE AND ITS POTENTIAL WIDE APPLICATION TO CONTRACTS...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-12-18 | Industry News
In Standish (“Standish”) and RBS (“RBS”) [2018], the High Court ruled that an alleged overarching agreement between the parties could not arise by implication. THE FACTS Standish were shareholders in a company which suffered financial difficulties, who were...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-12-12 | Industry News
In the recent case ofThe Financial Reporting Council Ltd and Sports Direct International Plc [2018], the High Court stated that, when responding to a regulator investigating into the conduct of a regulated entity, the client of a regulated entity could not refuse to...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-12-12 | Awards, Our News, Us in the Press
We are thrilled to announce we’ve been shortlisted for ABS of the year at the Modern Law Awards 2019!
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-12-04 | Awards, Our News, Us in the Press
We are thrilled to announce that we were highly commended at the recent Women in Investment Awards 2018 for our contribution to gender diversity. The judges said: “This company should be applauded for welcoming employees from all backgrounds and also...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-11-28 | Industry News
The case of First Abu Dhabi Oil Bank (“First Abu Dhabi”) and BP Oil (“BP”) (2018) examines the relationship between a non-assignment clause without the other party’s consent and a warranty in a receivable financing contract specifying that one of the parties is...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-11-27 | Our Thinking
The Financial Reporting Council has published the final 2018 edition of the Corporate Governance Code and the associated Guidance on Board Effectiveness. The latest edition also includes a feedback statement which contains a detailed comparison between the 2016 and...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-11-22 | Industry News
In the recent case of Keystone (“Keystone”) and another vs Parr and other (September 2018), the Court found that a director was in breach of his fiduciary duty when he sold his shares to the other shareholders, and then left to set up a competitor company....
