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France: class actions "à la française"
After 40 years of hesitation, the class action "à la française" has finally made its entrance into the French Consumer Code (articles L. 423-1 et seq., …
Australia: All-at-sea – ASIC takes aim at Mariner and its directors
ASIC's announcement of its intention to bring civil proceedings alleging breaches of Australia’s takeover laws by Mariner Corporation Limited is a …
Ukraine sanctions update: US and EU developments; SFO investigation
The US and EU have implemented further sanctions in connection with the situation in Ukraine, consistent with recent indications that additional …
Ukraine Sanctions Update
As the situation in Ukraine continues to develop rapidly, there have been further legal and political developments. These include steps by …
UK: key points for financial institutions on Government response to BIS transparency and trust paper
On 21 April 2014, the Government published its response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)'s July 2013 discussion paper …
US: Whistleblowing – internal investigation documents may not always be privileged
In a controversial decision, US ex rel Harry Barko v. Halliburton Company, et al, a US District Court ordered an employer to disclose documents generated …
UK: With-profits Mutuals – FCA confirms the way forward
The FCA has at last confirmed that it will help mutual life insurers to avoid closure once they can no longer write material levels of new …
UAE: Review of DFSA Markets Brief No. 6: ongoing market disclosure
The Dubai Financial Services Authority ("DFSA") is the independent regulator of all financial and ancillary services conducted through the Dubai …
Corporate Crime Update – April 2014
Welcome to the April 2014 edition of our corporate crime update – our round-up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
US: Transitory movement of funds through New York banks no guarantee of jurisdiction
In a case of interest to foreign parties that routinely use New York's banking system to facilitate dollar transactions, the New York Court of Appeals …
ESMA consultation on notification of interests in listed companies under revised Transparency Directive
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is consulting on draft regulatory technical standards on how interests in listed companies should be …
UK: anonymous hearsay evidence will usually be inadmissible in professional disciplinary proceedings
The High Court of England and Wales has held that in general it would be unfair to admit "potentially significant" anonymous hearsay evidence in …
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