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The Securities Litigation Review 4th edition 2018, England and Wales chapter
Karen Anderson and Harry Edwards have contributed to the England and Wales chapter of The Securities Litigation Review. Now in its fourth edition of The …
Regulators around the world become more vocal regarding the potential risks associated with ICOs
The rapid rise of initial coin offerings (ICOs) this year has prompted heightened scrutiny by regulators globally. On 4 September 2017, seven major …
EU unveils proposals for toughened security screening of foreign investments
As states race to usher in tighter security controls on foreign takeovers, we assess the EU's new framework for screening FDIOn 13 September 2017 the EU …
Spotlight on investor protection: the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre implements a more moderate package of reforms
The Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (FDRC) has issued its conclusions to its consultation on proposals to significantly expand the jurisdiction of …
Hong Hong Court of Appeal finds against bank on the basis that the bank's exclusion of liability clauses were unconscionable and unreasonable
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) has recently affirmed a decision of the Court of First Instance (CFI), in which a ruling was made in favour of the …
Australian government releases draft insolvent trading and ipso facto legislation
On 28 March 2017, the Australian Federal Government (Government) released draft legislation in relation to two major reforms intended to encourage …
Banking Litigation Update
In this update we highlight some of the more important cases and developments affecting UK financial institutions over the past 6 months.Please click …
Australia's law of penalties revisited
In a decision highly-anticipated by bank consumers and corporates alike, last month Australia’s High Court clarified the current state of Australia’s law …
Australian class actions rise
New report revealing trend towards shareholder claims.As the class action mechanism in Australia approaches its 25th anniversary, a recent study presents …
Federal Court stays a second class action against TWE as being an abuse of process
On 5 July 2016 Foster J of the Federal Court ordered that a second shareholder class action commenced by Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd (MCI) against …
Have we opened the door to market based causation?
Recent Australian court decisions are also helping create fertile ground for class action litigation. In July 2015, the acceptance into Australian law of …
Life lessons
Life insurers are facing the critical glare of the public, politicians and regulators following a recent media expose alleging poor claims handling and …
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