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August 09, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen China Evergrande Group file a commercial fraud claim against its founder's ex-wife, legal action by Manolete Partners against the directors of an insolvent construction company, VietJet tackle a claim by French banking group Natixis and more developments in the "Dieselgate" scandal. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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August 09, 2024
Plane Stuck In Russia 'Not Lost,' Reinsurers Argue
A batch of reinsurers has denied they must pay out in a row over $44 million to cover the alleged loss of a plane leased to a Russian airline, arguing the plane is not lost and would not be covered by the policy.
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August 09, 2024
UK Tightens Disclosure Rules For Greensill-Type Finance
The U.K.'s accounting watchdog on Friday set out amendments to reporting exemptions from international accounting standards available to subsidiaries of groups, including around disclosure of supplier finance arrangements, as used by collapsed Greensill Capital.
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August 09, 2024
The Top Commercial Dispute Trials & Rulings Of 2024 So Far
So far in 2024 disputes lawyers have been treated to the first trial in the U.K. of an opt-out collective action, the Pope's chief of staff giving evidence, and Mozambique being awarded more than $825 million for the tuna bond scandal.
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August 09, 2024
FCA Warned Over Risks From Value-For-Money Pension Rules
The Financial Conoduct Authority's new "traffic light" system for assessing the value-for-money offered by a pension scheme could create unintended consequences, experts warned Friday.
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August 09, 2024
Hargreaves Lansdown Agrees To £5.4B CVC Takeover Offer
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC said Friday that its board has agreed to a £5.4 billion ($6.9 billion) take-private offer from a consortium of private equity companies, including CVC and the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi.
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August 08, 2024
EU Watchdog Finds Poor Practices In Nonbank Lenders
The European Union's banking watchdog has found that nonbank lenders are often failing to verify the accuracy of information they gather on borrowers, helping to put them in too much debt.
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August 08, 2024
Finance Co. Botched Risk Outline In Fire Claim, Insurer Says
A subsidiary of U K Insurance Ltd. has denied having to pay out on a policy with Parker Asset Management Ltd. over a fire that destroyed a property costing around £4.2 million ($5.3 million), saying the company did not fairly present its insurance risk.
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August 08, 2024
Insurer Hiscox Puts Aside $28M To Cover Baltimore Bridge
Insurance giant Hiscox said it has put aside $28 million to pay potential claims from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore earlier this year.
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August 08, 2024
UK Gov't Refunds £57M In Pension Freedoms Overtaxation
The government has been forced to repay £59.6 million ($75.5 million) in the three months between April and June to people who overpaid tax after they tapped into their pensions for the first time, according to HM Revenue and Customs.
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August 08, 2024
FCA Proposes Framework For Long-Term Pensions Value
The finance watchdog has said it is planning a new "traffic light" guide for retirement investment plans as it seeks to improve long-term value in workplace pensions, shifting the emphasis for providers from a simple consideration of costs.
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August 07, 2024
Chubb, Fidelis Deny Liability For Planes Stranded In Russia
Two insurers have separately denied they are liable for $325 million in losses claimed by a group of aircraft leasing businesses stemming from jets grounded in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.
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August 07, 2024
Crypto-Asset Firms Must Improve On Compliance, FCA Says
The financial watchdog said Wednesday it has found that more work "needs to be done" to improve compliance with new marketing rules in many cases at crypto-asset companies
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August 07, 2024
Aon Calls For More Transparency On Funded Reinsurance
Broking giant Aon PLC said Wednesday it was concerned about the lack of public disclosure requirements on offshore risk-sharing contracts, ahead of new regulation for life insurers due to come into force later this year.
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August 07, 2024
FCA Expands Leeds Office With 100 More Employees
Britain's financial watchdog announced plans on Wednesday to expand its presence in Leeds by adding 100 new employees to its workforce in the northern English city, reflecting the emergence of the region as a second financial center.
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August 07, 2024
Insurer Loses Appeal Over Romanian License Withdrawal
Euroins Insurance Group AD has lost its bid to challenge a refusal by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority to investigate why the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority withdrew the operating license of a subsidiary, the EU-wide regulator said Wednesday.
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August 07, 2024
Gov't Urges Pension Plans To Feed Infrastructure Spending
The government said Wednesday that it wants the U.K. to adopt a Canadian-style model for pensions, with a handful of megafunds investing in vital infrastructure projects to "fire up" the economy.
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August 07, 2024
Womble Bond Steers £20M Pension Deal For Landlord Biz
Aviva PLC said Wednesday that it has covered the full £20 million ($25.4 million) of pensions liabilities for a subsidiary of Grainger PLC, a residential property manager in the build-to-rent sector.
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August 07, 2024
EY Sanctioned For Breaching Fee Cap Over Russian Client
The accounting watchdog said Wednesday that it has ordered Ernst & Young LLP to pay just over £251,000 ($319,000) for breaching a fee cap on work it carried out for Evraz, a steel and mining group based in Russia.
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August 06, 2024
Insurer Loses Bid To Ax 'Time Barred' Housing Assoc. Claim
A London judge on Tuesday dismissed an insurer's bid to strike-out a claim from a housing association over the insurance company's alleged failure to cover additional costs after a building contractor went bust, ruling that the action was not time-barred.
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August 06, 2024
Senior SFO Official Heads For Exit After Less Than 2 Years
The Serious Fraud Office's chief operating officer is set to leave after less than two years on the job, leaving a vacancy at the top of the white-collar crime prosecutor as it undergoes a shake-up in leadership.
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August 06, 2024
Pension Body Urges Sector Tech Overhaul After CrowdStrike
The pension industry must take steps to bolster its data security or else put the life savings of millions of Britons at risk, experts warned Tuesday.
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August 06, 2024
Eversheds Steers Sale Of Kodak Unit By Pensions Lifeboat
The U.K. Pension Protection Fund has sold a business unit of photography giant Kodak to U.S. private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management in a deal steered by Eversheds Sutherland and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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August 06, 2024
Alternative Investor Great Point Enters Into Liquidation
Alternative investment fund manager Great Point Investments Ltd. has wound up its operations and liquidated its assets to pay off creditors after its parent company became insolvent, the financial watchdog said Tuesday.
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August 06, 2024
Brown & Brown Buys Trade Credit Insurance Specialist
Brown & Brown (Europe) Ltd. said Tuesday that it has bought trade credit insurance broker The CI Group Holdings Ltd. to expand its services for lenders and the small and midsized businesses in the U.K.
Expert Analysis
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What A No-Deal Brexit Would Mean For Dispute Resolution
In the event of a no-deal Brexit, arbitration may become a more attractive option as a dispute resolution mechanism, as it offers relatively easy enforcement and clauses that could negate some uncertainty caused by Brexit, says Donna Goldsworthy of BDB Pitmans.
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The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
Law firms are beginning to recognize implicit bias as a problem. But too few recognize that it is also an opportunity to broaden our thinking and become better legal problem solvers, says Daniel Karon of Karon LLC.
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Roundup
Pursuing Wellness
In this Expert Analysis series, leaders at some of the law firms that committed to the American Bar Association's 2018 pledge to improve mental health and well-being in the legal industry explain how they put certain elements of the initiative into action.
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Series
Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
My conservative, Catholic parents never skipped a beat when accepting that I was gay, and encouraged me to follow my dreams wherever they might lead. But I did not expect they would lead to the law, until I met an inspiring college professor, says James Holmes of Clyde & Co.
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2 Perspectives On Navigating The Litigation Funding Process
Paul Martenstyn of Vannin Capital and Daniel Spendlove of Signature Litigation share their top tips on how to get a case funded, drawing from their respective experience as a funder and a lawyer.
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Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
While there is discussion in some quarters about new regulations on commercial legal finance, the hands-off approach taken by the majority of courts and legislatures is an implicit recognition that it is already sufficiently regulated, says Danielle Cutrona of Burford Capital.
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Competing Legal Factors Vex Insurance Arbitration Disputes
The Fifth Circuit ruled in May that international arbitration policy trumped state insurance law in McDonnel Group v. Great Lakes Insurance. But the courts have been inconsistent in applying conformity-to-statute clauses, the McCarran-Ferguson Act and a related U.S. treaty in the battle between federal preemption and state reverse preemption, says Gilbert Samberg at Mintz.
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Cannabis Investors Should Beware Money Laundering Risk
Even if marijuana-related businesses are in compliance with local laws, their investors are not free of legal risk so long as cannabis remains a controlled drug in other countries, such as the U.K., say Robert Dalling and Wade Thomson of Jenner & Block.
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Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
What lessons can the various hands, maesters, council members and other advisers in "Game of Thrones" impart to real-life lawyers? Quite a few, if we assume that the Model Rules of Professional Conduct were adopted by the Seven Kingdoms, says Edward Reich of Dentons.
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UK Firms Should Be Prepared For Government Raids
Recent enforcement activity from the Financial Conduct Authority and other regulators highlight the penalties firms face for procedural breaches, and the value in ensuring that employees are well-equipped to handle unannounced inspections, say James Marshall and Sonja Hainsworth of Bryan Cave.
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Series
Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
My mother's connection to her Native American heritage had a major influence on my career — my decision to enter the legal profession was driven by the desire to return to my tribal community and help it in any way I could, says Jason Hauter of Akin Gump.
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3 Insurance Issues Raised By The Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
The devastating Notre Dame Cathedral fire provides a rare opportunity to consider the many unique factors that owners and insurers must consider when insuring national treasures, say attorneys at Zelle.
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Where The Post-Libor Litigation Tsunami Will Hit
The permanent cessation of the Libor rate in 2021 will likely trigger a flood of litigation over many existing contracts that lack effective replacements. Marc Gottridge of Hogan Lovells identifies the types of products that may be most susceptible to disputes.
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Despite Decline In Cyberattacks, UK Cos. Should Stay Vigilant
The U.K. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's latest cybersecurity survey shows that U.K. cyberattacks have decreased in the last 12 months, likely thanks in part to the General Data Protection Regulation. But companies' cybersecurity efforts should continue to evolve, say experts at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
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UK Antitrust Watchdog Proposals Would Bolster Enforcement
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's proposals for reshaping competition enforcement and consumer protection would shift the historical balance in U.K. competition policy, increasing regulatory burden on companies while weakening judicial scrutiny of CMA actions, says Bill Batchelor of Skadden.