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UK: High Court refuses to strike out claim for negligent sale of interest rate hedging product on basis of limitation defence
The High Court has refused to grant an application to strike out a claim relating to the alleged negligent sale of an interest rate hedging …
UK: New Regulators' Code now in force
On 6 April 2014 the new Regulators' Code (the "Code") replaced the Regulators' Compliance Code, which dated back to December 2007. The Code applies …
UK: the FCA's final rules on the use of dealing commission
The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has published its policy statement on "Changes to the use of dealing commission rules" PS 14/7, which covers the …
UK: Banking Standards Review
Sir Richard Lambert has today published a report with his recommendations on plans for a professional body, to be known as the Banking Standards …
UK: PRA changes statement on solvent schemes, but remains wary
The PRA has recognised opposition to its proposed clampdown on solvent schemes in a Supervisory Statement (see SS3/14) published on 25 April 2014. …
EU: Ukraine Sanctions - EU expands asset freezing measures
On 12 May 2014, the EU announced that it was further expanding the sanctions imposed in connection with the situation in Ukraine in light of a perceived …
EEA: EFTA Court rules that a provision requiring specification of basis for suspicion in the context of an information request would be incompatible with the Market Abuse Directive
In Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) (Case E-23/13), the Court of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) took the view that a provision which …
UK: reviewing the fairness, transparency, speed and efficiency of enforcement decision-making processes at the FCA and the PRA
The Chancellor has launched a review of the fairness, transparency, speed and efficiency of the enforcement decision-making at the financial …
UK: Use of skilled persons reports in Q4 13/14, and over the year as a whole
Last week the FCA published an update on skilled person reports commissioned in Q4 2013/14. Of the ten reports commissioned, half related to …
UK: FCA will appeal decision to stay land banking case based on defendants' inability to secure representation following legal aid cuts
The Court has stayed a trial of a prosecution case, brought by the FCA in respect of a land banking scheme involving an alleged £5m fraud, on the …
UK: Failure to consult upon a viable alternative option can be procedurally unfair
The High Court in R (on the application of United Company Rusal plc) v. The London Metal Exchange [2014] EWHC 890 (Admin) held that a recent …
US Federal Appeals Court gives RICO statute extra-territorial bite in transnational litigation
In a milestone ruling last week giving extra-territorial application to the federal Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), a …
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