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UK: Bank exercising a right of forced sale did not have a duty to obtain the best price reasonably obtainable
The High Court has found that a Bank which had exercised a right of forced sale over an asset was not under a duty by way of an implied term to take …
EU Capital Markets Union proposals
The EU Commission has published for consultation a Green Paper entitled “Building a Capital Markets Union”, which sets out a blueprint for creating a …
Corporate Crime Monthly Update February 2015
Welcome to the February 2015 edition of our corporate crime update - our round-up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
Big Four settle disclosure case with SEC
The SEC's administrative court approved a settlement between the SEC and the Chinese affiliates of PwC, Ernst & Young, KPMG, BDO and Deloitte, fining …
UK: Insurance Act receives Royal Assent
The Insurance Act has today received royal assent, paving the way for the most significant change to English insurance contract law in over 100 …
US District Court considers attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine in internal investigations
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted a motion to compel the production of documents gathered during an internal …
Hong Kong’s top court clarifies mental element in money laundering offence
In the recent case of HKSAR v Pang Hung Fai (FACC 8/2013), the Court of Final Appeal (the CFA) offered, for the first time, authoritative guidance on the …
US and HK regulators in pursuit of credit rating and research firms
On 21 January 2015, the United States Securities Exchange Commission announced sanctions against credit rating firm, Standard & Poor’s Rating …
Insurance Regulation in 2015
So many developments are in the pipeline that we expect 2015 to be a landmark year for the insurance sector. In this briefing, we consider how …
China plans to reshuffle foreign investment regulation
After a long wait, on 19 January 2015, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released the draft Foreign Investment Law for public comment. The …
UK: Proposed amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 would offer protection from civil liability to those reporting suspicions of money laundering
The House of Commons is currently considering the Serious Crime Bill 2014 (the "Bill"), which proposes amendments to various pieces of existing criminal …
US Second Circuit confirms use of discovery in support of foreign investigations
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has interpreted 28 U.S.C. § 1782 as granting a US district court discretion to order the production of …
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