6/30/2021 1:58:11 PM IFPR final rules: unpacking the transitional provisions By Macfarlanes The FCA has now provided its feedback on its first consultation papers on the new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms (IFPR)...
5/17/2021 12:00:00 AM Let's get digital: UK does not endorse US tax plans By Macfarlanes The Financial Times reported this weekend that the UK is not endorsing the latest intervention by the new US administration in the OECD...
5/12/2021 12:00:00 AM Not so wise: the FCA imposes a new fine for anti-money laundering failings By Lorna Emson The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a £178,000 fine (reduced from £236,740 to avoid serious financial hardship) on Sapien...
5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM ESG in the boardroom: the rise of the "CFSO"? By Finn Halton Given the popular view that a company’s ESG profile can have a material effect on its financial performance, you might expect that...
5/7/2021 12:00:00 AM FCA consults on the LTAF By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox The FCA has published its long awaited consultation on the creation of a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). The LTAF is an open-ended...
5/7/2021 12:00:00 AM Banks v Goodfellow stands the test of time By Robin Vos In the recent appeal case of Clitheroe v Bond, Falk J upheld the test set out in Banks v Goodfellow as the correct test to apply when...
5/4/2021 12:00:00 AM Local authority decision suggests virtual shareholder meetings may still be some way away yet By Dominic Sedghi Public companies in the UK have been grappling for some time now with whether to hold AGMs and other shareholder meetings virtually, for...
4/28/2021 12:00:00 AM The importance of litigation funding By Malcolm Hitching This morning’s FT article is a good reminder of the importance of the UK’s litigation funding industry. The rapid evolution of the sector...
4/21/2021 12:00:00 AM Is the global minimum tax rate proposal a template for action on climate change? By Macfarlanes Tax isn’t often touted as the solution to global warming. Nonetheless, the extent to which it proves possible to resolve perennial issues...
4/21/2021 12:00:00 AM Joint statement on merger control sets out need for more rigorous approach By Rachel Carter The competition authorities in the UK, Australia and Germany released a joint statement yesterday setting out the need for more rigorous...
4/15/2021 12:00:00 AM Supreme Court to consider collective action for "loss of control" of personal data By Fred Snowball On 28 and 29 April, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Lloyd v Google – a case with potentially wide ramifications for the scope of...
4/9/2021 12:00:00 AM Tax Day leads to calls for trust tax reforms By Paul Hardwick Following the Tax Day announcement that the Government would not conduct any holistic reform of the taxation of trusts, the CIOT has...
4/7/2021 12:00:00 AM Covid-19 related amendments to the EU securitisation regulation and ESAs opinion on its jurisdictional scope By Ryan Moore Edward Karsten Richard Fletcher Jamie Macpherson +1 more... Show less Covid-19 related amendments to the EU Securitisation Regulation The European Parliament and the Council of the European adopted...
4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM CPS announces landmark economic crime strategy, including new dedicated court By Macfarlanes The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched its first ever comprehensive strategy to combat economic crime. This announcement is...
3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM Pension scheme arrangements clearing exemption – proposed EMIR extension and the UK’s approach By Edward Karsten William Sykes EU law – current law EMIR, as amended by EMIR Refit, provides that certain pension scheme arrangements are temporarily exempt from the...
3/26/2021 12:00:00 AM Charity law reform: Government accepts majority of Law Commission recommendations By Clare Wilson In 2017, the Law Commission published a report, Technical Issues in Charity Law. It acknowledged that “charities currently face...