31 Jan, 2024 An overview of legal finance in England and Wales By Malcolm Hitching Ross Mullen On Monday 22 January, Burford Capital hosted a webinar on legal finance in England and Wales, which Macfarlanes was pleased to join. The...
31 Jan, 2024 The reform of wills in a post-pandemic world By Clare Wilson Georgia O'Connor During the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns, complying with the strict formalities of the Wills Act 1837 for executing a will...
29 Jan, 2024 "Cards on the table" for claimants who suspect fraud – no exceptions By Nikolas Ireland Madeleine Brown When a claimant pleads fraud, particular rules are applicable to make sure they clearly set out their case. The court has recently...
26 Jan, 2024 2024 changes to derivatives reporting requirements By Christopher Acton Robert Daniell Christine Long Edward Karsten +1 more... Show less The EU and the UK have published rules that will this year change the EMIR and UK EMIR requirements for reporting derivatives. This...
23 Jan, 2024 Non-financial misconduct – further warning shots fired By Laura Bridgewater Madeleine Brown There were two interesting developments last week on the regulatory hot topic of non-financial misconduct. This is against the backdrop...
23 Jan, 2024 English High Court dismisses ClientEarth’s Judicial Review claim against the FCA By Chloe Edworthy Rachel Richardson Riley Forson Madeleine Brown +1 more... Show less On 13 December 2023, the English High Court denied ClientEarth’s renewed application for permission to bring a judicial review...
22 Jan, 2024 Google Shopping: Advocate General Opposes Google’s Appeal By Matthew Redfern Ciara Barbu-O'Connor Google’s attempt to overturn a €2.4bn fine imposed by the European Commission for abusing its dominant position in the online...
17 Jan, 2024 New Year, New Powers: Serious Fraud Office gains greater powers to compel information at an early stage By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Lara Gardiner As of 15 January 2024, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) can now compel individuals and companies to provide them with information before an...
17 Jan, 2024 UK Supreme Court confirms knowing receipt test By Nikolas Ireland Edward Reed Madeleine Brown Trustees live in the knowledge that they will be held to account for breaches of trust, unless (possibly) such breaches qualify as...
16 Jan, 2024 UK litigation and legal assets funding - trends for 2024 By Malcolm Hitching James Popperwell Finlay Leggat 2023 was a busy and turbulent year in the UK litigation funding and legal assets sector, dominated as it was by the fallout from the...
12 Jan, 2024 Tribunal orders defendants to share single joint expert in cartel damages claim By Jennifer Reeves Balint Egri The Competition Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) has ruled that manufacturers of car passenger safety equipment accused of involvement in a...
12 Jan, 2024 A cautionary tale: the use of cross market non-compete clauses By Megan Humphreys On 26 October 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling dealing with the treatment under...
12 Jan, 2024 Second fine by PRA for breach of Senior Manager Conduct Rules By Laura Bridgewater The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has fined the former CEO of Wyelands Bank Plc £118,808 for breaching PRA Conduct Rules over a...
11 Jan, 2024 New Year, new code: key takeaways for trustees By Faye Jarvis Scarlett Yu The Pensions Regulator laid the long-awaited new general code in parliament yesterday, after a consultation in 2021. The new general...
04 Jan, 2024 Another junior creditor challenge to senior creditor enforcement: CPF One Limited & anor v Ortus Secured Finance I Limited By Adam Caines Judy Chu Subsequent to the High Court’s decision in Galapagos Bidco S.à r.l. v Dr Frank Kebekus [2023] WHC 13931 (Ch) (for more on which see our...