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Latham & Watkins LLP

Release Me From My Bands Or Else My Project Fails Third Party Releases in Schemes

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Third-Party Releases are common in English law schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans, and US courts have so far indulged that approach in granting recognition. If Prospero’s plea to the audience at the...more

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Two Major Developments in Cross-border Arbitration Law

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We would like to update you on two significant developments in cross-border arbitration law. UK Privy Council - In the recent judgment in Gol Linhas Aereas SA (formerly VRG Linhas Aereas SA) (Respondent) v...more

A&O Shearman

Threat of criminal prosecution by due process did not amount to duress

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A settlement agreement between two parties should not be set aside for duress despite threats of criminal prosecution having been made: Al Saif Group v Robert Thomas Cable [2022] EWHC 271 (QB), 10 February 2022....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The LIBOR Transition – What a Legacy!: Legislative Solutions/ Constitutional Law Considerations

As noted in our Financial Industry Alert published on January 17, 2020, one of the most daunting challenges for the forthcoming transition from LIBOR to an alternative reference rate has to be the impact of the prospective...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense - June 2017

U.K. Court Finds No Privilege Protection for Internal Investigation - Why it matters: On May 8, 2017, a London High Court made a landmark ruling in favor of the Serious Fraud Office—England’s equivalent of the Fraud...more

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The decision in Macris - an appeal to pragmatism over due process

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The Supreme Court handed down judgment in Financial Conduct Authority v. Macris [2017] UKSC 19 on Wednesday 22 March 2017. The central issue in the appeal was whether Mr. Macris had been "identified" in a public notice. ...more

Dechert LLP

Achilles Macris v FCA: Court of Appeal Ruling Safeguards Individuals’ Rights in Regulatory Investigations

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As part of its policy of credible deterrence, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has frequently sought to include specific examples of individuals’ behaviour in its enforcement notices in order to highlight the failings...more

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UK FCA Issues First Fine Under New Anti-Money Laundering Regime

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Financial Conduct Authority fines Standard Bank £7.6 million for failures in its anti-money laundering controls, underlining the importance of both having and implementing adequate policies in relation to money laundering....more

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