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Key changes to The UK Stewardship Code
The new UK Stewardship Code has been published and takes effect from 1 January 2020… Are you signing up?...
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Brexit Update: The Revised Withdrawal Agreement
After three years of negotiations, three rejections of the withdrawal agreement negotiated by Ms. Theresa May with the EU...
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Brexit update: FCA extends deadline; EU Commission clarifies equivalence decision; Czech Republic and Malta approve no deal laws
With the EU granting the UK another flexible extension of the negotiation period around the UKs withdrawal from the...
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Brexit update: No deal preparations – Belgium, Gibraltar, Portugal, Romania & Sweden
With a no deal Brexit remaining a possibility, the UK, the EU and individual EU members continue to review...
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The EU discusses changes to EMIR
The final text to amend technical aspects of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (the “EMIR Refit”) could enter into...
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Brexit updates – Spain & Poland
Following on from our series of newsletters on Brexit updates and no deal preparation, in this newsletter we look...
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Brexit Update: No Deal Measures Intensify
Following on from our series of newsletters on recent Brexit updates and no deal preparations, in this newsletter we...
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Brexit update – Germany & France
Following on from our series of newsletters on Brexit updates and no deal preparation, in this newsletter we look...
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Brexit updates: Italy, Luxembourg & Ireland
Following on from our previous newsletter on recent Brexit updates, in this newsletter we continue our analysis of the new...
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Brexit updates
With less than two months to go until the UK leaves the EU, there have been a lot of...
Industry News
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Case Law: Allotment of shares: allotments at a discount and prohibited commissions
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Chalcot Training Ltd (the “Company”) v Ralph (“Ralph”) is the first appellate...
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New tougher measures in the UK’s modern slavery act 2015
The UK Government (the “Government”) has recently brought in new measures to the House of Lords and House of...
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Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPAC’s”): everything you need to know in 10 minutes!
Ever wonder what a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) is and what are the regulatory requirements around setting one...
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Case Law: permission to appeal rejected- firm remains accountable for providing advice without authorisation
In Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) v 24hr Trading Academy Ltd (the “24HTA”) and another EWHC648, the Court...
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FCA Proposals for change: Improving diversity and inclusion
SUMMARY AND KEY HIGHLIGHTS The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has recently announced that financial companies in the UK are...
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Podcast: An intersectional approach to gender equality
Listen to our very own Leela Fair featured on the The Law Society‘s podcast, speaking about Cleveland & Co‘s gender equality, linked...
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Case Law: Termination of IT contracts
The Technology and Construction Court has recently handed down 754 pages worth of judgment in the case of CIS...
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FCA imposes requirements on principal firm
On 24 May 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a supervisory notice (the “Notice”) which it issued to...
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AMEX fined by ICO for breach of PECR
American Express Service Europe Limited (“Amex”) was fined a hefty £90,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) as a...
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FCA second consultation: implementation of the UK investment firms prudential regime
SUMMARY AND KEY HIGHLIGHTS On 19 April 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the second of three consultation...
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