Cyber and Data Risk By Hans Allnutt This collection addresses the full spectrum of cyber security and data risk management – the zeitgeist of our age.
Financial Crime and Corruption By Jonathan Brogden Topical news and thought leadership on issues relating to economic crime, money laundering, bribery and corruption.
GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
Information Law and Data Protection By Rhiannon Webster Our market-leading Information Law team regularly publish articles and updates addressing the ever-evolving Information Law landscape.
FCA conduct expectations of general insurance firms in the light of COVID-19 By Mathew Rutter The FCA, like the rest of us, is settling in to the new normal imposed by COVID-19. As part of this, the FCA’s guidance (there have been no material COVID-19 rule changes for general insurance as yet) has moved beyond the “Keep Calm and Carry On”…
Ireland: the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 By Noreen Howard The long awaited Consumer Insurance Contracts Act was signed into law on 26 December 2019. The Act has yet to be enacted, but that is expected to happen in the first six months of 2020.
Insurability of fines and penalties in Spain By Sergio Segura The debate about whether the Spanish legal system permits insurance cover for fines and penalties has been ongoing for some time now. Although there is no specific rule regulating the insurability of fines and penalties -at least, within civil…
VW sees largest UK class action By Leanne Rogers In 2015 news broke that Volkswagen had been manipulating emissions tests for millions of vehicles manufactured worldwide. Since then, we have seen numerous regulatory and criminal investigations culminating in substantial penalties and reputational…
Supreme Court upholds claim for Quincecare breach - Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd [2019] By Sarah Crowther In October 2017, we reported on the first instance decision of S ingularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd [201 7]. Almost exactly two years later, the Supreme Court has handed down judgment in which the first instance and Court…
Construction and COVID-19 By Mark Roach The Government’s announcement on 9 March 2020 that it will move into the next stage of the Covid-19 planning to delay its spread, raises a number of issues for the construction industry.
Notification of circumstances – clarification from the Court of Appeal Euro Pools Plc v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2019] EWCA Civ 808 By Julian Miller The Court of Appeal has examined a notification of circumstances which “might reasonably be expected to produce a Claim” in its recent decision in Euro Pools Plc v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc.
Dreamvar continued: changes made to the Law Society Code for Completion by Post By Catrin Davies As of 1 May 2019, a new Code for Completion by Post has been implemented by the Law Society in light of last year’s decision in Dreamvar (UK) Ltd v Mishcon de Reya and P&P Property Ltd v Owen White & Catlin LLP.
Anti-money laundering update By Catrin Davies Anyone following the SRA’s social media accounts will know that preventing money laundering is a hot topic for the Regulator. Its #staySHARP campaign, telling firms they SHould Assess, Report and Protect has been prompted by the fact that as many as…
Stoffel & Co v Maria Grondone (2018) – When is illegality a defence to negligence? By Amy Beaumont The illegality defence (also known as the doctrine of ex turpi causa) denies a claimant a legal remedy where his claim is based on his own illegal act. Application of the doctrine has historically been criticised for its technical complexity leading…
