The UK government is seeking views on proposals to make certain data in respect of ‘contractual control’ interests in land (rights of pre-emption, options, conditional
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Guilty or Not Guilty: UK Supreme Court Decides Fate of Administrator Appointed Under Insolvency Act
‘Tis the season for giving, and the recent UK Supreme Court decision in R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court and
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UK Announces New Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation
On 11 December 2023, His Majesty’s Government (HMG) announced that it will create a new unit – the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) within
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AIFMD II: New Regulation of Debt Funds and Other Key Changes
In November 2023, after several years of negotiation, the Council of the European Union published the detailed compromise text for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers
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UK Court of Appeal Expands Scope of ‘Control’ Under Russia Sanctions Regulations: ‘Mr Putin could be deemed to control everything in Russia’
In a judgment handed down on 6 October, a UK Court of Appeal (the Court) provided an obiter, or non-binding, ruling expanding the scope
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No Breach Too Small: OFSI Reports First Breach of UK’s Russian Sanctions Regulations
On 31 August 2023 the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a “Disclosure” against Wise Payments Limited, a UK-registered company, regulated by the
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UK Court Grapples with Cryptocurrency Preservation and Enforcement Issues
Digital assets are an increasingly important part of modern society. That was the conclusion the UK Law Commission reached in its final report on digital
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OFSI Updates Guidance on Refusing Licences
HM Treasury announced 26 July that the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has amended Section 6.12, Refusal of a licence, of its UK
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GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | May 2023
The May 2023 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Competition Currents is out, highlighting significant developments in global antitrust and competition law for clients and colleagues.
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Updating and Improving the UK Asset Management Regime: An FCA Discussion Paper
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a Discussion Paper (DP23/2: Updating and improving the UK regime for asset management) in February 2023
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