STRANDED ASSETS: COULD INSURERS BE LEFT HIGH AND DRY? By Sarah Crowther The transition to a low carbon economy carries both opportunities and risks…
ClientEarth v Shell: A reality check for climate activist litigation? By Simon Konsta, Sarah Crowther, Laura Berry Climate activists have received a significant setback following the rejection of the landmark…
COP27: HOPES ARE HIGH BUT EXPECTATIONS LOW By Sarah Crowther, Charlotte Shakespeare H opes are high but expectations low: Sarah Crowther and Charlotte Shakespeare consider whether the…
ESG claims against Directors: will it all come out in the wash? By Sarah Crowther, There are many forms of ESG-washing (green / blue / pink / impact / diversity)…
From bullion to bin bags: How dirty money cost NatWest £265 million By Sarah Crowther, NatWest has been fined almost £265 million after pleading guilty to three charges of failing to…
COP26 Day 3: The eyes of the world are on you By Sarah Crowther As the 120 national leaders leave the COP26 stage, the detailed work starts.
NatWest put through the wringer with money laundering guilty plea By Sarah Crowther, In our Spring 2021 D&O Newsletter, we reported on the FCA’s decision to pursue criminal…
Strictly Boardroom – why dancing around issues of diversity and inclusion is a risk for D&Os By Sarah Crowther, William Allison Two events have defined 2020: Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement…
COVID-19: Implications for insurance brokers By Marcus Campbell, Graham Briggs, Sarah Crowther The Covid-19 pandemic will have far reaching effects on almost all businesses, but insurance…
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…
DALAMD LIMITED V BUTTERWORTH SPENGLER COMMERCIAL LIMITED By Marcus Campbell, Graham Ludlam, Sarah Crowther In a policyholder's claim against brokers, what test should the court apply to causation when an…
D&O and FI Newsletter - Spring 2017 By Patrick Hill, William Naylor, Marcus Campbell, Francesca Muscutt, Graham Ludlam, Declan Finn, Sarah Crowther DAC Beachcroft's D&O and FI newsletter features topical issues for our global clients and…
Accountancy Newsletter May 2017 By Richard Highley, Ross Risby, Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park, Rebecca Smith, Sarah Crowther, Hannah Gregory, Declan Finn, Dan Preddy DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Corporate offences under the Criminal Finance Act 2017: implications for accountants and tax advisors By Ross Risby, Sarah Crowther Having received Royal Assent at the end of April, the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (the "Act") is…