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Government Details Proposed Financial Services and Markets Bill

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Following the Queen's speech yesterday, the government has published a briefing pack setting out details of the bills that it intends to introduce, including the so-called Brexit Freedoms Bill as well as key legislation...more

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UK Litigation - A Year in Summary

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This year saw the UK grapple with life after Brexit and, along with the rest of the world, the impact of the continued COVID-19 pandemic. As 2021 draws to a close, we round up the key events and developments from the year in...more

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UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations, and Regulatory Enforcement - December 2021

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In the final Quarterly Review of 2021, we reflect on a year that has seen the UK acclimatise to life outside of the EU, whilst, like the rest of the world, contending with the difficulties brought on by the global coronavirus...more

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UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations, And Regulatory Enforcement - June 2021

In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. With this month marking half a year since the UK left the EU,...more

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DTEK offers guidance for schemes of arrangement in a post- Brexit world

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Sir Alastair Norris’  High Court judgment of 14 May 2021, confirming the sanctioning of the scheme of arrangement of DTEK Finance PLC in respect of existing bank lenders (the “Bank Scheme”) and the scheme of arrangement of...more

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UK Quarterly Review: Business Crime, Investigations, And Regulatory Enforcement

In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. As the UK gets used to life outside the EU and implements...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of Brexit on UK and EU Sanctions Frameworks

The U.K. adopted an autonomous financial sanctions regime when it exited the European Union on December 31, 2020. The U.K. and EU have both stated that they intend to coordinate post-Brexit sanctions policy as much as...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

December 2020 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s December 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •USTR announced the first USMCA enforcement action to address Canada’s...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] C5’s Virtual Berlin Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - September 14th - 16th, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm CEST

C5's Virtual 14th Berlin Forum on Global Economic Sanctions is next week. Navigating the rapidly changing sanctions landscape and staying compliant is hard. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from the most experienced...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.K. Announces “Magnitsky Act-style” Global Human Rights Sanctions and 49 Designations

- As of 1:00 p.m. BST July 6, 2020, the GHR Regulation came into force, representing the introduction of the U.K.’s long awaited GHR Regime. - The GHR Regime is the first standalone U.K. sanctions regime to be in current...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Challenges facing trade and commodity finance in 2020

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Sullivan Monthly Breakfast Seminar, 23 January 2020 - At Sullivan's January 2020 London Breakfast Briefing, Sam Fowler-Holmes provided an overview of key challenges facing the trade finance sector in 2020. From sanctions...more

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GDPR Guide to National Implementation: United Kingdom - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

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Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? New legislation has been passed. Brexit Note: The GDPR will apply in...more

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Cookies, Consent and Compliance: ICO Publishes New Guidance

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Cookies are files of information which a provider of an online service, such as a website operator, can store on a user’s device. On subsequent visits, the website can access information stored in the cookies to tailor the...more

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Guidance on Post-Brexit Counter-Terrorism Regulations Issued by UK Government

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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued guidance on the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the proposed U.K. regulations that will govern the U.K.'s application of international...more

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The Bribery Act 2010 – Brexit and EU enforcement

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In this second article of our series on the House of Lords Select Committee’s recent report, entitled “The Bribery Act 2010: post-legislative scrutiny”, we come to that now inescapable topic in British law and politics —...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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More on yesterday’s news of a split power-generation division at GE, including why fixing the ailing business is such an important task for new CEO Larry Culp and what federal criminal and civil accounting probes mean for the...more

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New U.K. National Security Powers to Call in Investments and Other Transactions

• The U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published its National Security and Investment White Paper, which proposes a voluntary notification regime and a powerful “call-in” mechanism. The proposal...more

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Financial Regulatory Developments Focus - June 2018 #4

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In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more

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Post-Brexit UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill receives Royal Assent and becomes an Act of Parliament (law)

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Currently the UK, as a Member State of the EU, adopts UK and EU sanctions through EU Council decisions and regulations, brought into effect in the UK by Section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972....more

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UK: Government announces International Sanctions Bill

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The UK government has set out plans in this week’s Queen’s Speech for a new International Sanctions Bill (the “Bill“) that aims to ensure that the UK will continue to meet its international sanctions policy obligations and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XII, Issue 14

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Provides Update on Conflict Minerals Rule - On April 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) issued a statement...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Top 12 EU Legal Developments to Watch in 2017

Sheppard Mullin’s EU team has created a list of major legal shifts that await General Counsel and Compliance Officers in the areas of competition, EU regulatory and trade in 2017. These challenges may have an impact on your...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EU Legal Developments That May Impact Your Business in 2017

Sheppard Mullin’s EU team has created a list of major legal shifts that await General Counsel and Compliance Officers in the areas of competition, EU regulatory and trade in 2017. These challenges may have an impact on your...more

K&L Gates LLP

EU and UK Sanctions Update: November 2016

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There have been a number of key developments in the European Union (“EU”) and United Kingdom (“UK”) sanctions regimes in relation to Russia, Syria, Iraq and numerous other jurisdictions, since our last update in July 2016. ...more

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EU and UK Sanctions Update: July 2016

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Below is a summary of developments since our previous update in May, relating to European Union (“EU”) sanctions on Russia, Iran and other jurisdictions, the impact of Brexit on EU sanctions and recent changes with respect to...more

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