by Leela|21 July 2021|Industry News
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Chalcot Training Ltd (the “Company”) v Ralph (“Ralph”) [2021] is the first appellate decision on the allotment of shares at a discount under section 580 and the prohibition of commissions, discounts and allowances under section 552 of the Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”). As such this judgment, coupled with […]
Read moreby Leela|20 July 2021|Industry News
The UK Government (the “Government”) has recently brought in new measures to the House of Lords and House of Commons in order to enact them as law under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “MSA”). These proposed changes would affect large businesses and public bodies, placing requirements on them to take active steps against modern […]
Read moreby Leela|14 July 2021|Industry News
Ever wonder what a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) is and what are the regulatory requirements around setting one up? Take a look at our webinar to find out how you can use SPAC to raise capital.
Read moreby Leela|12 July 2021|Industry News
In Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) v 24hr Trading Academy Ltd (the “24HTA”) and another [2021] EWHC648, the Court of Appeal recently refused an application for permission to appeal, meaning that 24HTA cannot take this matter further to the Supreme Court, which subsequently brings this case to a close. BACKGROUND The High Court found that […]
Read moreby Leela|30 June 2021|Industry News
SUMMARY AND KEY HIGHLIGHTS The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has recently announced that financial companies in the UK are facing a regulatory crackdown unless they improve diversity standards on their board of directors and amongst their employees. The regulatory body has stated that it is considering making it a requirement for companies who wish to […]
Read moreby Leela|29 June 2021|Our News
Listen to our very own Leela Fair featured on the The Law Society‘s podcast, speaking about Cleveland & Co‘s gender equality, linked below. Listen here.
Read moreby Leela|22 June 2021|Industry News
The Technology and Construction Court has recently handed down 754 pages worth of judgment in the case of CIS General Insurance Limited v IBM United Kingdom Limited (2021), following just over a month-long hearing. The judgment addressed a number of topics that are useful to consider when drafting IT contracts. BACKGROUND IBM United Kingdom Limited […]
Read moreby Leela|21 June 2021|Industry News
On 24 May 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a supervisory notice (the “Notice”) which it issued to Marshall Sterling Investment Management Ltd (“Marshall”) on 16 February 2021, which set out a number of requirements relating to their appointed representatives (“ARs”) as a result of concerns established by the FCA following its investigation into […]
Read moreby Leela|16 June 2021|Industry News
American Express Service Europe Limited (“Amex”) was fined a hefty £90,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) as a result of a “serious contravention” of regulation 22 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) (“PECR”). WHAT IS PECR? PECR is a set of regulations in the United Kingdom (“UK“), which […]
Read moreby Leela|15 June 2021|Industry News
SUMMARY AND KEY HIGHLIGHTS On 19 April 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the second of three consultation papers on the implementation of the Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”) (CP21/7). Key highlights detailed from the consultation paper, but not limited to, are: own funds requirements (such as the Fixed overheads Requirement (“FOR”) and the […]
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