Weekly Brief: Lawyers Advised To Accept New Reality
The CFTC has adopted a rule that exempts interaffiliate trades from the Dodd-Frank Act requirements for clearing. Barclays, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and other banks are among those exempt from the Dodd-Frank Act swap market...more
The Supreme Court last week issued its judgment in The Financial Services Authority v. Sinaloa Gold plc (and others) and Barclays Bank plc1. The decision confirms that, whereas private parties seeking an injunction must...more
An internal report commissioned by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) revealed rate-rigging, highlighting how the regulator ignored or failed to follow up on a series of problems with the rates. The report, published...more
In This Issue: Caveat Emptor: Emerging Issues for Buyers of Bankruptcy Claims Entertainment Litigation Update; Trial Practice Update; Japan Litigation Update; and Libor Litigation Update ...more
UBS and Barclays Acknowledge Making False Libor Submissions. Investigations into misconduct at UBS and Barclays have revealed pervasive corruption of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“Libor”), which provides a benchmark for...more
Jan. 17 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. A new report suggests lawyers need to forget about returning to the economic conditions preceding the Great Recession. Also, RBS...more
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