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Financial Services
SFO investigations - D&O insurers counting the cost
In October 2016 we reported the charges that the SFO had brought against three former Directors of Tesco in response to Tesco's £250m accounting scand ...
SMEs face increase in data protection and privacy claims
It is well publicised that there has been an upward trend of data protection and privacy claims in recent years. This is due in part to an increase in ...
Bridging the gap between the SIMR and SM&CR
The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) aims to create a culture of accountability and responsibility within regulated firms and to a ...
Instant Access Properties Limited (in liquidation) v Bradley Rosser and Others [2018] EWHC 756 (Ch)
In a judgment handed down on 13 April 2018, Morgan J entirely dismissed a claim for £35m made against the former directors (and alleged shadow/de fact ...
The rights of third parties in criminal and regulatory proceedings
Criminal prosecutors and financial regulators in the UK now increasingly aggressively pursue criminal prosecutions and regulatory enforcement in the c ...
A favourable decision on litigation privilege and regulatory investigation - ENRC reconsidered in Bilta
In the recent decision of Bilta (UK) Ltd (in Liquidation) v RBS, the English High Court revisited the issue of whether documents created in the course ...
Collective redress takes another step forward
More than two years on since English law introduced opt-out collective actions for infringements of competition law, we are still waiting for a case t ...
D&O and FI Newsletter - May 2018
DAC Beachcroft's D&O and FI newsletter features topical issues for our global clients and contacts Please click on the headings below to read more ...
