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UK: High Court strikes out claim for mis-selling of an interest rate hedging product on the basis of a pre-existing settlement
In Gary Ronald Marshall v Barclays Bank plc [2015] EWHC 2000 (QB), the bank applied to strike out a claim against it for alleged mis-selling of an …
EU: ESMA disagrees with the EBA on proportionality: guidelines on remuneration under UCITS V are published for consultation
On 23 July 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its draft guidelines on the implementation of the UCITS V remuneration …
High Court rules that payment under a guarantee would breach EU Libya sanctions regime, and considers contractual exemption provisions
In a recent judgment, the English High Court has considered some of the exemption language commonly found in EU sanctions regimes which is applicable to …
The BoE approach to Solvency II
Geoff Maddock, partner Email | Profile tel: +44 20 7466 2067 mobile: +44 7785 255016 By Geoff Maddock, corporate insurance …
US: Ninth Circuit Insider Trading Ruling May Conflict with Second Circuit's Newman Decision
The Ninth Circuit, in a decision issued on July 6, 2015, has upheld the insider trading conviction of Bassam Yacoub Salman for insider trading securities …
Iran sanctions – agreement announced regarding nuclear program and sanctions relief
In the early hours of July 14, 2015, it was announced that the P5+1/EU3+3 and Iran had reached agreement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action …
SEC investigation into illegal use of swaps in trading of private technology shares
The SEC is understood to have subpoenaed a number of firms in connection with an investigation into the sale of private pre-IPO technology stocks, …
Iran nuclear agreement
The EU has announced that the ongoing talks between the P5+1 and Iran have again been extended and will now continue until 13 July. The announcement …
Sanctions Update: Iran
Further to our previous briefing, it has been announced that negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran regarding Iran's nuclear program have been further …
FCA expresses concern over use of delegated authorities in general insurance
A recent FCA report on the use of delegated authorities in general insurance serves as a warning to insurers, in particular, to look carefully …
EU extends duration of sanctions against Russia and Crimea & Sevastopol
The EU has recently announced an extension of its sanctions imposed in response to the situation in Ukraine. EU leaders had previously confirmed that the …
German Federal Supreme Court: a pro-forma application for conciliation of an insufficiently specified misselling claim will not be effective to suspend limitation
In a landmark decision dated 18 June 2015, the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof, "BGH") decided that pro-forma applications for …
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