8/12/2025 3:03:20 PM Notice in a nutshell: Gonzalez, Sheth, Urra By Katie Stephen On 1 July 2025, the Upper Tribunal (UT) released its judgment in relation to spoofing activity carried out by three bond traders,...
6/5/2025 1:25:29 PM FCA updates its Enforcement Guide By Katie Stephen Joe Smallshaw Catherine Pluck The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the updated version of its Enforcement Guide (now to be known under the new acronym...
3/14/2025 2:07:05 PM FCA drops ‘name and shame’ and D&I proposals: key takeaways for firms By Katie Stephen Catherine Pluck Joe Smallshaw After much speculation regarding the fate of various outstanding Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) initiatives in relation to...
11/8/2024 12:09:02 PM FCA investigation update highlights the importance of good governance By Katie Stephen Joe Smallshaw The FCA’s recently published warning notice statement in the Crispin Odey case may be a somewhat unusual example of a governance-related...
10/4/2024 12:19:56 PM CJEU FIFA judgment: Significant implications for football transfer system By Ian Giles Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that certain aspects of FIFA's football transfer rules – whereby...
9/27/2024 9:03:23 AM Nuclear inspiration? By Nick Merritt The Asian Development Bank has estimated that SE Asia has 54 gigatons of capacity for storing CO2. The International Energy...
9/16/2024 8:44:58 AM Extending Europe's boundary into Asia By Nick Merritt The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is aimed at addressing carbon leakage and ensuring a level playing field...
7/17/2024 4:27:41 PM The dawn of a new era for English football? By Matthew Gregory Albert Weatherill Stephen Rigby The King’s Speech contains the much anticipated announcement of a Football Governance Bill. This new bill, principally focused on helping...
5/31/2024 7:05:23 AM Standing at the corporate threshold By Nick Merritt When the auditor realised the bank had uncollectable debts meaning its receivables were overvalued, the Chairman assured the auditor it...
5/25/2024 6:49:12 AM From Stockholders to Stakeholders By Nick Merritt Thanks to Scott, Sarah and Francisco for their recent and thoughtful piece on the growing dichotomy between ESG and directors’ duties....
5/23/2024 2:23:08 PM Filling in the gaps: Amended call-in statement and further market guidance for the UK National Security and Investment Act By Ian Giles It’s great to see the UK government came good on the promise in its recent response to the “call for evidence” on the NSI regime that it...
3/28/2024 9:07:50 AM Directors' duties: When does the Creditor Duty first arise and how is it discharged? By Clare Lee When does a director first come under a duty to consider the interests of creditors (Creditor Duty)? Until recently, directors had to...