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Court approves posthumous use of embryos
By Elizabeth Doherty Imogen Courtney Jacob Ward
In a landmark decision, the English High Court has granted a widower’s request to use the last embryo created with his late wife to try...
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Cryptocurrencies meet class actions: investors take aim at cryptocurrency exchanges
By Lorna Emson Luke Chinniah Sheila Dines
The most recent in a flurry of proposed class action proceedings brought before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal is a £9.9bn claim...
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“Inside information is not a private commodity”: negligent disclosure leads to £80k personal fine for NED
By Laura Bridgewater Helen Carter Madeleine Brown
The FCA has fined a former non-executive director (NED) £80,000 for negligently disclosing inside information to senior individuals at...
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Government launches new Public Sector Fraud Authority
By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Helin Gurel
On 3 August, the UK Government announced the launch of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (the Authority), a new body tasked with tackling...
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English Court confirms the default position of right of appeal on question of law with respect to arbitral awards
By Lois Horne Chloe Edworthy
The English High Court has again addressed the question of how parties can exclude the right of appeal on a question of law in respect of...
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More UK sanctions against Russia: accountancy, PR and management consultancy services’ ban
By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey Imogen Courtney
On 21 July 2022, new sanctions cutting off Russia’s access to the UK’s business and management consulting, accounting and PR services...
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Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects both class claims in UK’s first carriage dispute
By Simon Day Emma Radcliffe Alex Evans
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (the Tribunal) has refused to certify the opt-out collective proceedings orders (CPOs) sought by two...
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“History may not repeat itself. But it rhymes”; misconduct in wholesale markets
By Dan Lavender Laura Bridgewater
We are delighted to have assisted the Financial Markets Standards Board with its second edition of the Behaviour-pattern Conduct Analysis...
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Court of Appeal revives significant environmental group action against BHP Group
By Simon Day Chloe Edworthy Riley Forson
The Court of Appeal has granted permission for a significant group action to proceed against one of the world’s largest mining concerns,...
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I trust you’ll look after my bitcoin
By James Popperwell Ed Llewelyn-Evans Luke Chinniah
The case of D’Aloia v Binance Holdings & Others [2022] EWHC 1723 (Ch) raises two important developments in the rapidly developing field...
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Narrowing the scope of Section 1782 applications
By James Popperwell Nikolas Ireland Jessica Arapu
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”), US federal district courts may order parties based in the US to provide evidence for “use in a...
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Know your fraud: specific fraud risk rather than general red flags are needed to invoke the Quincecare duty
By Lorna Emson Nikolas Ireland James Reid
The Quincecare duty has made the news once again. We recently commented on RBS v JP SPC 4 & another [2022] UKPC 18 and Philipp v Barclays...
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New strict liability offence for financial sanctions comes into force today, amongst others
By Neill Blundell Francis Bond Jessica Arapu
Following the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022’s expedited passage through Parliament in March 2022, the Office of...
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Corporate criminal liability: ten options for reform
By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey Max Hobbs
The UK’s Law Commission has published its options paper for reform of corporate criminal liability. This much-anticipated report sets out...
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A more appealing position: changes to applying for permission to appeal
By Sophie Rhind
As a successful party in litigation, content with the outcome of a decision, you would not expect to have to give immediate consideration...
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The (un)regulated world of cryptocurrency: UK Government to recognise "stablecoins"
By Lorna Emson Sheila Dines
Since December 2021, UK organisations have been providing welcome safeguards for consumers dabbling in the unregulated world of...
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