The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and institutional bodies have published the following guidance in relation to corporate governance and directors' remuneration in the last few months.

The basics

Merger control rules are still fully applicable in times of crisis. Any transactions that (i) lead to a change of control over a business or a part of a business on a lasting basis; and (ii) trigger the jurisdictional thresholds in the EU or a Member State’s merger control regulations, are still considered “reportable transactions” that require prior clearance.

The past couple of years have seen a number of major airlines collapse, including Monarch and Air Berlin. Unfortunately, this year has already seen the number of casualties pile up with the likes of WOW Air, FlyBMI, Primera Air and Jet Airways all ceasing operations. With Thomas Cook – the UK’s oldest travel operator – the latest in jeopardy, we look at Lexology’s recent articles in an attempt to analyse this trend and explore the legislation being introduced to support the aviation industry.

Need some AIR – can airlines operate when insolvent?

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

Insurance Quarterly Legal and Regulatory

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Period covered: 1 July 2018 30 September 2018

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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

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 ..............................................................................................................

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 . . . . . . . .

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.

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

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