by Victoria Smith|23 January 2023|Us in the Press
Following on from our earlier announcement in relation to Cleveland & Co being selected as one of a handful of law firms that have been appointed under the National LGPS Framework for Legal Services, we are delighted to say that news of our appointment has been featured in Local Government Lawyer. Please click here to […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|19 January 2023|Our Thinking
Recent changes to the EU’s standard contractual clauses (“New SCCs“) plus the UK addendum to the New SCCs means firms must review their current arrangements and determine whether replacement agreements are necessary before the 21 March 2024 deadline. We’ve set out below the key points firms need to know about the changes and how we […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|19 January 2023|Our News
We are delighted to announce that we have been selected as one of a handful of law firms that have been appointed under the National LGPS Framework for Legal Services, in Lot 4 – Investment Work (UK wide). The National LGPS Framework for Legal Services allows LGPS Funds and Pools to easily access expert legal […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|17 January 2023|Our Thinking
summary On 3 October, at the Conservative Party conference (the “Conference”), the UK government outlined a revised plan for its reform of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Organisations can expect the UK government to propose amendments to the Data Protection and Information Bill (the “Bill”) or to restart the process of reform altogether… […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|12 January 2023|Our Thinking
background On 25 October 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its Consultation Paper CP22/10 (“Consultation Paper”) on the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”) and investment labels. The FCA’s proposals aim to build transparency and trust by introducing: labels to help the consumer navigate the market for sustainable investment products; sustainable related terms, ensuring the naming […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|10 January 2023|Our Thinking
summary In March 2022, the European Union (“EU”) Commission and the United States (“US”) announced that they had agreed, in principle, on a new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”) to facilitate the transatlantic flow of EU personal data to the US. In October 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order setting out the steps […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|14 December 2022|Our Thinking
Recent regulatory action and fines against a top investment firm highlight the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) focus on ESG when marketing products as an ESG investment. Firms that fail to ensure proper selection and monitoring of their ESG investments may face regulatory action under the Advisers Act of 1940… Please click here to follow us […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|12 December 2022|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 investing their money safely and that the new Consumer Duty (“CD”) and the […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|6 December 2022|Our News
Natalie is another of our fantastic interns who has sadly come to the end of her internship with us. Natalie has ably assisted our legal team for the last 6 weeks and impressed the whole firm with her presentation skills! Natalie is soon to return to the States, and so before she left Cleveland & […]
Read moreby Victoria Smith|2 December 2022|Our News
Josie has been an invaluable part of the team for the past 6 weeks as our HR intern and how the time has flown by! Josie is soon to return to Chicago, and so as she comes to the end of her time with us, we sat down to ask her a few questions about […]
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