Our Thinking · Commercial & Corporate · Europe
In Cunningham and Resourceful Land Ltd and others (August 2018) the High Court upheld a drag along provision, confirming the validity of a shareholders’ sale of his shares in the company. Where several people invest in a company, they often put in place a shareholder’s agreement to regulate their relationship. Provided that such an agreement is drafted […]
Our Thinking · Commercial & Corporate · Europe
In the recent case of Signia Wealth(“Signia”) and Vector Trustees Ltd(“Vector”) [2018], the High Court of Justice ruled that Signia’s bad leaver provision did not breach the penalty doctrine, and was therefore enforceable. THE FACTS The case originated when Ms Dauriac, managing director of Signia, following an already deteriorated relationship with the founder of Signia, […]
Our Thinking · Regulatory & Compliance · Europe
Earlier this week, the UK’s Cryptoassets Taskforce (consisting of HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) and the Bank of England) (the “Taskforce”) published its final report, providing an overview of cryptoassets and underlying technology as well as an assessment of the risks and benefits of such assets and the path forward for UK […]
Our Thinking · Public Funds · Private Funds · Europe
The Privy Council recently upheld a decision that a hedge fund manager had not acted dishonestly or improperly when it failed to accurately describe to its client, the structure of its fund, and the way in which their client’s investments were being leveraged (Al Sadik v Investcor Bank [2018](“Investcorp”). FACTS In March 2018, at the […]
Our Thinking · Commercial & Corporate · Europe
A project to enhance the electronic execution of documents came out of the Law Commission’s 13th Programme of Law Reform in January 2018. Subsequently, a consultation paper was published on 21 August 2018 and the Law Commission is requesting feedback on certain proposals in relation to the use of electronic signatures and deeds (the “Consultation”). […]
Our Thinking · Regulatory & Compliance · Europe
On 2 October 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) Chair, Charles Randell, delivered a speech on the damaging cycle of deregulation, crisis and regulation (the “Speech”) at the annual Association for Financial Markets in Europe (“AFME”) conference, and ultimately warned against the dangers of deregulation. SUMMARY The FCA recognises how damaging the cycle of deregulation, crisis […]
Our Thinking · Investments & Capital Markets · Regulatory & Compliance · Europe
On 1 November 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) added three new questions and answers to its Q&A (the “Q&A”) on the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”). The purpose of the Q&A is to provide clarity on the practical application of MAR with the aim of promoting a common supervisory approach. The latest updates […]
Our Thinking · Europe
The Investment Association (the “IA”) have recently published their annual asset management survey for 2017-2018 (the “Survey”), which is now in its sixteenth year. The survey captures asset management undertaken by members of the IA on behalf of domestic and overseas clients. The Survey has found that the total assets managed in the UK by […]
Recruitment · Europe
We are very excited to announce the launch of our trainee solicitor programme! We are looking for trainee lawyers with in-house experience in financial services. For more information on our programme including: what to expect from day one, a detailed job specification and our recruitment process, please click here.
Recruitment · Europe
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our internship programme! If you are a law graduate or LPC student with an interest in financial services, please click here for more information, including detailed programme specification and our recruitment process.
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