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Carter-Ruck Ruling Sets High Bar For Overriding Privilege
By Claire Cross ( October 23, 2026, 4:02 PM BST) -- On Sept. 21, the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales handed down its judgment in Carter-Ruck Solicitors v. Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd. The decision is significant for its examination of the relationship between statutory regulatory powers and fundamental common-law rights.[1]... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
Non-financial misconduct: what do expanded rules mean for Christmas parties?
As the festive season approaches, staff at FCA-regulated companies will naturally be looking forward to Christmas parties and other work-related social events. However, these occasions, often involving alcohol, relaxed boundaries and informal interactions, can create an environment where behaviour may cross over into non-financial misconduct.
Terrorism Act: Policing and prosecuting 'lone wolves'
In the wake of a series of horrific lone actor attacks across the UK, calls have grown louder for the government to rethink how the law defines terrorism. The debate has been reignited by the stabbing of 10 people on a train at Huntingdon earlier this month, an attack with all the hallmarks of a mass terror event but, crucially, no apparent (at the time of writing) ideological motive. The alleged perpetrator has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder, not terrorism.
Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 9337V Gattaca PLC 06 December 2023 6 December 2023 Gattaca plc ("Gattaca", the "Group") Director/PDMR Shareholding On 6 December 2023 (the "Grant Date"), the following conditional share awards over ordinary shares in Gattaca were granted to certain of the Company's PDMRs, including the Company's Executive Directors and members of its Senior Leadership Team, under the Matchtech Group Plc 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"): Executive Directors Title Number of Shares Matt...
Why the FCA’s NatWest conviction was the perfect blockbuster
Legal Services If the regulator was only prepared to tackle a ‘slam dunk’ case for its first attempt, will it be firm enough on other anti-money laundering cases? Black bags of cash provided an easy win for the regulator. But can it crack down on other banks too?
SKAT and the revenue rule
1 July 2021 Speed read In the recent High Court case of Skatteforvaltningen (Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital Partners LLP, the claim by the Danish tax authority (SKAT) claim for the repayment of reclaimed withholding tax was dismissed on grounds it contravened the ‘revenue rule’ which prevents English courts from enforcing a revenue law of another jurisdiction.
A crack of light into the FCA’s cum-ex approach
David Corker and Claire Cross 15 March 2021 David Corker and Claire Cross Corker Binning partners David Corker and Claire Cross discuss a busy year in relation to the fallout from the cum-ex trading scandal, as a new case sheds light onto the Financial Conduct Authority's "leisurely" approach to commencing regulatory hostilities. There has been a lot of activity this year in relation to cum-ex and English law.
SMCR Roll-out: Less Than Three Months To Go, Are Firms Ready? | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
The Conversation Hour: Live with stars of jazz
To celebrate the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, 31 May - 9 June, The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine will host a special Jazz hour this Friday and you're invited. They've never played together. They haven't rehearsed. They don't even know what they're going to play. Join us for the Conversation Hour live on Friday 31 May, as we broadcast live from the Melbourne Recital Centre on the opening day of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Claire Cross comments on Deutsche Bank record £163m FCA fine in GIR and Law360
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Deutsche Bank £163m for failing to maintain an adequate anti-money laundering (AML) control framework during the period between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2015. This is the largest financial penalty for AML controls failings ever imposed by the FCA, or its predecessor the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
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