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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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Q&A with Vicki to mark her Two Year Anniversary with Cleveland & Co
To get to know Vicki a little bit more we asked her some quick fire questions: 1. What do...
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CMA publishes annual plan 2021/22
The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published its annual plan for 2021/22 on 23 March 2021. As a result...
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Case Law: IP Court clarifies its approach to IP Assets transferred at an undervalue
In the case of Lunar Holdings Limited v Lunar Automotive Limited (2020) EWHC 3415, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court...
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Case Law: Which is the governing law – the law of the seat vs the law of main contract?
On 9 October 2020, the UK Supreme Court handed down the judgment in the case of Enka Insaat Ve...
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FCA bans and fines financial adviser £68,300 for lacking in competence and integrity
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has prohibited Simon John Varley (“Mr Varley”) from working in the financial sector and...
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European commission issues draft on the uk data adequacy decision
On 19 February 2021, the European Commission (“Commission”) published a draft adequacy decision (“Draft Decision“) in respect of the...
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Changes to AIFMD Marketing Rules from August 2021
On 2 August 2021, new pre-marketing rules in respect of alternative investment funds (“AIFs“) will come into force in...
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Case Law: High court holds firm accountable for providing advice without authorisation
At the end of March 2021, the FCA brought their case forward to the High Court against 24HR Trading...
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CMA final revised merger assessment guidelines
In response to the ever-evolving digital age, the way consumers shop and businesses compete are also rapidly changing. As...
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Case Law: The high court sets a higher threshold for LIBOR claims
In prior English LIBOR cases, claimants have alleged that banks proposing financing products indexed to LIBOR or EURIBOR made...
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