Showing 48 out of 618 results
Global LIBOR - Legislative Solutions Article
Contributed by Lisa Fried, Marc Gottridge, Rupert Lewis, Ceri Morgan & Jenny Stainsby The London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), long the …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises placing agents on share placement by Zhongyuan Bank / 史密夫斐尔就中原银行增发为配售代理提供法律服务
Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, CLSA Limited, China Securities …
AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR WINS CASE AGAINST FINANCIAL SERVICES LICENSEE FOR INADEQUATE MANAGEMENT OF CYBER RISKS
For the first time in Australia, the Federal Court has found that a failure to adequately manage cybersecurity risks constitutes a breach of general …
Biannual Banking Litigation Update (Spring 2022)
Welcome to the Spring 2022 edition of our biannual Banking Litigation Update, in which we highlight the most important cases and developments affecting …
Increased IT security and resilience standards – ASIC imposes new Australian market integrity rules
Corporate regulator introduces fresh rules in drive to strengthen governance and bolster technological resilience.Earlier this month, ASIC introduced …
New standards – US enacts federal LIBOR transition law
With the tainted interest rate benchmark almost consigned to history, the US tackles litigation and continuity risks in legacy contractsIntroduction On …
Covid-19 Business Interruption Insurance – Insurers Win Appeals in Second ICA Test Case and Star Casino Claim
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (3 judges) has generally confirmed the first instance decisions in the Second ICA Test Case1 and the …
The Big Red Bash fails to recover under Event Cancellation insurance following COVID-19 related cancellation
The Federal Court of Australia has upheld the denial of an event cancellation insurance claim based on a communicable disease exclusion which was held to …
Bill proposing civil penalties and other changes to unfair contract terms regime introduced to Parliament
This article was originally published on 3 September 2021 but revised with further updates. On 9 February 2022, legislation amending the unfair contract …
Could Decentralised Autonomous Organisation’s help realise Australia’s economic potential?
Last week Senator Andrew Bragg of the Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre, discussed the establishment of a new …
UK Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes annual review 2021
Our annual review looks back over the last 12 months to assess the insurance world's key cases and developmentsAs many of you will know, we have produced …
Australia policyholder insurance highlights 2021
Read our assessment of the key lessons for insurance policyholders based on last year’s top cases and market developments. This unique publication …
Showing 48 out of 618 results
View more