29 Apr, 2024 No "Sign" of Contempt – The right of jurists to vote by conscience is upheld By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Max Hobbs Nathan Burgard +1 more... Show less A retired social worker who held up a placard outside a climate trial that read “Jurors you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant...
25 Apr, 2024 Restructuring plans: an international perspective By Jat Bains Paul Keddie Simon Beale Katherine Hensby +1 more... Show less On Tuesday 23 April 2024, Macfarlanes hosted a roundtable discussion on the EU Directive on Restructuring and Insolvency of 20 June 2019...
24 Apr, 2024 Back to basics: proposed changes to the jurisdiction of the UK Takeover Code By Max Mittasch Tom Rose On 24 April 2024, the UK’s Takeover Panel (the Panel) published a consultation paper which proposed sweeping changes to the...
23 Apr, 2024 New director, new strategy? The Serious Fraud Office publishes its five-year strategy By Lorna Emson Max Hobbs Helen Harvey Freddy Rendall +1 more... Show less Last week, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its new strategy for 2024-2029. This identifies four strategic outcomes, by reference...
17 Apr, 2024 The CREFC Quarterly Market Sentiment Survey: an improved outlook for the real estate finance market By Laura Bretherton Nick Aird In March 2024, CREFC – the trade association for real estate lenders and the real estate finance market in Europe – published the results...
12 Apr, 2024 The Labour Party announces further reforms to the non-dom regime By Mark Hunter Paul Hardwick This week's announcements that the Labour Party plans on strengthening the current Government’s proposed reforms to the non-dom regime...
12 Apr, 2024 Two birds with one stone: Gambling Commission examines sanctions compliance alongside AML procedures By Lorna Emson Max Hobbs Helen Harvey Freddy Rendall +1 more... Show less On 4 April 2024, the Gambling Commission (the Commission) announced the imposition of a £582,120 fine on a major UK gambling company for...
11 Apr, 2024 Beware of the GDPR: why oral references are not risk free By Tabitha Al-Mahdawie Many employers rely on oral references to assess the suitability of candidates for a job, but a recent court ruling has confirmed that...
11 Apr, 2024 Publication of the UK Transition Plan Taskforce's sector guidance By Rachel Richardson Amelia Little TPT sector guidance published The Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) is a UK initiative, launched by HM Treasury in March 2022, that aims to...
08 Apr, 2024 Sustainably-linked loans: navigating new Loan Market Association guidance for fund finance facilities By Adam Caines Natalie Liu As the financial sector stands at the crossroads of economic growth and sustainability, the Loan Market Association's (LMA) will hope...
03 Apr, 2024 Suspicious Activity Reports: signs of quality over quantity? By Lorna Emson Max Hobbs Freddy Rendall On 28 March 2024, the UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) of the National Crime Agency published its annual statistical report...
02 Apr, 2024 AIFM hosting under FCA scrutiny By Harriet Miller Jack Engelberg The FCA last week published a webpage that is particularly relevant for private fund sponsors who use UK “host AIFMs” to manage their...