CFPB’s Section 1071 Final Rule (Part 1): A General Overview - The Consumer Finance Podcast
The High Court’s recent judgment[1] in a test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in relation to certain non-damage business interruption (“BI”) insurance policies found that most (but not all) of the...more
On 1 May 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK’s conduct regulator for general insurers, published a statement announcing that it intends to take a representative sample of cases to Court as soon as possible to...more
The Situation: The Australian Federal Government announced a mandatory code of conduct ("Code") to regulate the complex arrangements that have arisen between commercial landlords and small to medium-sized enterprise (SMEs)...more
Insurers and business interruption insurance policies have been coming under increasing scrutiny as a result of the economic disruption to business as a result of Covid-19. ...more
While the UK Government, for the most part, has been praised for taking quick, decisive action to limit the impact of the COVID 19 economic shock for consumers and some UK companies, the measures announced to date excluded a...more
UK emergency state aid measures for small and medium-sized enterprises related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will include direct grants and guarantees covering 80% of loan facilities....more
The global outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a significant impact on businesses globally. This is particularly true for the start-up industry as companies may be facing immediate cash-flow, debt and staffing...more
In our client alert titled "Government-backed initiatives to support businesses impacted by the Coronavirus," we gave an overview of various measures announced by the UK Government to help UK business through the economic...more
The 2019 novel coronavirus has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a “global pandemic” and its impacts on daily life continue to spread and disrupt personal and business routines across the world. ...more