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Global Investigations Bulletin - February 2025

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By Orla Fox, Jonathan Cotton, Ewan Brown
| Lexology Verified
Welcome to Slaughter and May’s February edition of the Global Investigations Bulletin, a digest of key developments and recent news in global investigations and enforcement. In this edition we look at evolving themes in FCA enforcement and offer insights into what we expect in 2025. We also cover recent news and provide key horizon scanning updates.
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Court of Appeal rules on money laundering risks in supply chains

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By Jonathan Cotton, Ewan Brown, Ella Williams, Orla Fox
| Lexology Verified
The Court of Appeal in R (World Uyghur Congress) v NCA has found that the NCA’s decision not to open a money laundering investigation into the trade of cotton in the UK from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (XUAR), was unlawful. Implications for companies Importantly, the judgment disagreed with a widely held interpretation of the money laundering offences in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA).
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Risks for directors in the spotlight: Climate litigation | JD Supra

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By Russell Butland, Orla Fox, Joanna Page
| JD Supra
In this article we shine the spotlight on an emerging risk for directors - that of direct claims against them relating to acts or omissions addressing climate change. We briefly consider this fast developing area of litigation and examine some examples of the claims being made against directors. Against this backdrop, we then focus on the issues to be considered by directors and risk managers in seeking insurance protection against such risks.
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Summary Judgment in football broadcasting rights case: Premier League 1 - 0 PPLive | JD Supra

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By Orla Fox
| JD Supra
The Premier League was awarded over USD 200m by way of summary judgment against PPLive in its case about football broadcasting rights during the pandemic. The Premier League and PPLive entered into contracts worth over USD 700m for the broadcasting rights in China and Macau of the 2019-2022 Premier League seasons. PPLive failed to pay two instalments in early 2020. In the second half of 2020 the Premier League terminated the contracts and sought summary judgment for the unpaid sums.
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