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On May 1, 2024, the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published a proposed rule to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to reduce export authorization requirements for...more
Following the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, the widespread use of dangerous, inappropriate cladding materials on multi-storey buildings was brought to the attention of the market and the regulators. In the...more
In Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Limited v. Blacks Outdoor Retail Limited, the UK Supreme Court confirmed that the term “manifest error” should be construed narrowly. The case concerns a “conclusive certification” clause in...more
There have been numerous positive developments in the evolution of ESG investing. Still, the research needed to assess which investments are truly ESG-compliant and which are tantamount to greenwashing is burdensome...more
The decision to certify as to when the works under construction contracts in the United Kingdom (“UK”) have reached ‘Practical Completion’ (“PC”) can often cause difficulties for the Contract Administrator (“CA”), as the...more
From Friday 1 July, fit notes certifying sickness absence for employees can be written by a wider group of healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and nurses. Jackie Thomas looks at the implications of the new...more
Certificates of lawfulness can serve a useful function when certainty is needed as to whether an existing or proposed use or operation is or would be lawful. What are the key issues?...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) finalized a new Code of Practice (the Code) in September 2020, which applies to most companies that offer online services to or otherwise collect personal data from...more
US tariffs are applied at the time of import and so the elevated role played by US Customs and Border Protection should not be underestimated. While the Customs section begins with the analysis “The Wait Is Over: USMCA Border...more
US Developments - OCC Issues Interpretation that Banks Can Offer Crypto Custody Services - On July 22, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an interpretive letter clarifying that national banks...more
On 3 April 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (together the “Regulators”) issued statements regarding changes to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime for both dual...more
Welcome to the 2020 edition of In Principle. With the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU) on31 January 2020, and moving into a transition period which will last until 31 December 2020, Brexit of courselooms...more
On 4 July 2019 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its findings following a review of the safeguarding arrangements in 11 non-bank payment service providers (“PSPs”). The FCA requires that all non-bank PSPs to...more
On 4 July 2019 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its findings following a review of the safeguarding arrangements in 11 non-bank payment service providers (“PSPs”). The FCA has identified certain compliance...more
With potential large fines and prohibitions, managers will have ever-greater pressures upon them to ensure their teams meet required compliance standards and show that effective controls have been put in place to prevent...more
Insurers, reinsurers and managing agents (which we will refer to in this article as “insurers”) will be fully within the scope of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”) regime from 10 December 2019, following a...more
The Banking Standards Board has published the Statement of Good Practice 1 on the Certification Regime: fitness and propriety assessment principles and Supporting Guidance for the Statement of Good Practice. The BSB was...more
From 7th March 2016 (and 1st January for insurers), a new regulatory financial services regime will be in place in the United Kingdom. The new regime is significant; it is intended to make it far easier for UK regulators; the...more
On September 3, 2014, U.K.-based medical device maker Smith & Nephew (the ‘‘Company’’) agreed to pay $8.3 million (plus an additional $3 million in attorney’s fees) to resolve a lawsuit filed under the federal civil False...more