Stephenson Harwood's commercial and tech update - February 2019

Welcome to this month's edition of our commercial and tech update, covering a wide range of topics from Facebook's lacklustre approach in dealing with IP infringement to further confirmation on the Courts' approach to liquidated damages.

(Mis)Adventures in advertising

Filed under:
European Union, United Kingdom, USA, Competition & Antitrust, Copyrights, Designs and trade secrets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Internet & Social Media, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Patents, Public, Trademarks, Stephenson Harwood LLP, Brexit, Competition and Markets Authority (UK)
Authors:
Dan Holland , Anita Basi , David Berry , Michelle Gomes , Katie Hewson , Naomi Leach , Alison Llewellyn
Location:
European Union, United Kingdom, USA
Firm:
Stephenson Harwood LLP
Insurance Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update - Period covered: 1 July 2018 - 30 September 2018

Insurance Quarterly Legal and Regulatory

Update

Period covered: 1 July 2018 30 September 2018

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Table of Contents

Filed under:
European Union, Ireland, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, IT & Data Protection, Dillon Eustace LLP, Whistleblower, Brexit, Market abuse, Money laundering, European Commission, European Parliament, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Central Bank of Ireland, European Securities and Markets Authority, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (Ireland), MiFID, GDPR, Solvency II Directive (2009/138/EU), Court of Justice of the European Union
Location:
European Union, Ireland
Firm:
Dillon Eustace LLP
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 22 February 2018

Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin 22 February 2018 / Issue 950 Major UK and European regulatory developments of interest to banks, insurers and reinsurers, asset managers and other market participants Selected Headlines General FinTech innovation – FCA and CFTC sign cooperation arrangement 1.1 Using technology to achieve smarter regulatory reporting – FCA launches call for input 1.2 Brexit Implementation period – DExEU publishes draft text for discussion 5.1 The impact of Brexit on wholesale financial services contracts – AFME publishes FAQs 6.1 Banking and Finance Implications of FinTec

Filed under:
European Union, Global, United Kingdom, USA, Banking, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Derivatives, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, IT & Data Protection, Public, Slaughter and May, Brexit, Asset management, Fintech, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), European Commission, UK House of Commons, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (USA), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, MiFID, GDPR, Solvency II Directive (2009/138/EU), Payment Services Directive (2015/2366/EU)
Location:
European Union, Global, United Kingdom, USA
Firm:
Slaughter and May
Financial Regulatory Developments Focus - Issue 9/2018

MAR 8, 2018 ISSUE 9/2018 FINANCIAL REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS FOCUS Proxima Nova A ExCn 35pt In this week’s newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and corporates. Click here if you wish to access our Financial Regulatory Developments website. IN THIS ISSUE AML/CTF, Sanctions and Insider Trading ..............................................................................................................

Filed under:
European Union, United Kingdom, USA, Banking, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Derivatives, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, White Collar Crime, A&O Shearman, Federal Reserve Board, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), ECB
Location:
European Union, United Kingdom, USA
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Preview of 2018

ENGLAND AND WALES PREVIEW OF 2018 January 2018 LEGAL GUIDE HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS 01 page CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 Brexit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 Competition, Regulation and Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Dispute Resolution . . . . . . . .

Filed under:
European Union, United Kingdom, Scotland, Arbitration & ADR, Banking, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Construction, Derivatives, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, IT & Data Protection, Planning, Real Estate, Securitization & Structured Finance, Tax, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brexit, GDPR
Location:
European Union, United Kingdom
Firm:
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Financial Regulatory Developments Focus - Issue 12/06/2017

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ADVISORY & FINANCIAL REGULATORY GROUP WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 6, 2017 Financial Regulatory Developments Focus In this week’s newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and corporates. Click here if you wish to access our Financial Regulatory Developments website.

Filed under:
European Union, United Kingdom, USA, Banking, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Derivatives, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, A&O Shearman, Brexit, Libor, Federal Reserve Board, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), European Commission, Financial Stability Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (USA), US Department of Labor, European Banking Authority, ECB, MiFID
Location:
European Union, United Kingdom, USA
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Timeline: What is on the Horizon? - October 2017

EU requirement for national insolvency registers to be established in all Member States (Recast Insolvency Regulation 2015 ((EU) 2015/848))

Will Nevin Partner T +44 20 7466 2199 [email protected]

UK TIMELINE

Kevin Pullen Partner T +44 20 7466 2976 [email protected]

2017Q4 (Oct-Dec)

Filed under:
European Union, Global, United Kingdom, Banking, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Construction, Derivatives, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Public, Real Estate, Tax, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Corporate governance, Brexit, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), European Commission, CJEU, Financial Reporting Council, FIDIC, MiFID, Corporate Governance Code 2018 (UK)
Location:
European Union, Global, United Kingdom
Firm:
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Current Legislation No. 21 (2017)

Current Legislation Coordinator: Rosana Hallett Of counsel of GA_P No . 212017 Current Legislation No . 21 | 2017 2 © Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados, 2017. All rights reserved Disclaimer: This digest is provided for general information purposes only and nothing expressed herein should be construed as legal advice or recommendation. Design and layout: José Á. Rodríguez and Ángela Brea • Translation and adaptation: John Woodger Contents I. Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Filed under:
European Union, Spain, Agriculture, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Public, Tax, Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados
Location:
European Union, Spain
Firm:
Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados
BREXIT: charting a new course

If 2016 ended with more questions than answers as to how Brexit would take shape, 2017 began with at least a little more clarity.

Filed under:
European Union, Global, OECD, United Kingdom, USA, Arbitration & ADR, Aviation, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, IT & Data Protection, Public, Real Estate, Tax, Telecoms, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brexit, Internal market, European Economic Area, UK Supreme Court
Location:
European Union, Global, OECD, United Kingdom, USA
Firm:
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Funds Talk: February 2017

Funds Talk: February 2017

 

Topics covered in this issue include:

Filed under:
European Union, USA, Banking, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Corporate Finance/M&A, Derivatives, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Tax, White Collar Crime, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Employee Retirement Income Security Act 1974 (USA), Internal Revenue Code (USA)
Location:
European Union, USA
Firm:
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP