Brexit has driven fault lines through British politics as seen at no time since the 1680s. Fervent ‘leavers’ and fervent ‘remainers’ can be found in
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Brexit Update: Impact of New UK Prime Minister
The UK’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, will take office on 24 July 2019, just over three months before the UK is due to leave…
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Greenberg Traurig Tops The Lawyer’s US Top 50 Diversity List
Magazine: “the only firm in the US Top 50 to record a female partnership proportion in the UK of more than 40%”
LONDON – 9 …
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Quick Update: Brexit Date Extended to 31 October 2019
In the early hours of 11 April 2019, Brexit date was extended again, this time to 31 October 2019.
The original Brexit date was 29…
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Nike Fined €12.5 Million for Restricting Intra-EEA Sales
In a warning shot to businesses using intellectual property rights to restrict cross-border sales within the European Economic Area (EEA), on 25 March 2019 the …
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LIBOR and “No-Deal” Brexit
One of the consequences of a “no-deal” Brexit would be that the United Kingdom would no longer have access to the European financial market. This…
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The Financial Conduct Authority – Part 2 – Criminal & Civil Insider Dealing
In a February 2019 speech, the FCA’s Director of Market Oversight, Julia Hoggett, said the following:
The life blood of all well-functioning markets is the…
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I Smell a Rat: SFO Looks to Informants – Dangling the Carrot of Immunity?
Lisa Osofsky, the new director of the UK Serious Fraud Office, says her agency should use insiders and co-operators to bring to life by way…
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Prove It or Lose It: Lost It! NCA Uses New Powers to Freeze Accounts and Secure Substantial Asset Forfeiture
On 7 February 2019, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed that it had obtained account forfeiture orders over money held in bank accounts in
Brexit Brinkmanship
It is now less than two months until 29 March 2019, the date set for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. At this late stage,…
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