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UK Government Intends Third-Party Funding Regulatory Streamlining
Crowell & Moring LLP are most popular: within Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Law Department Performance topic(s) The UK Ministry of Justice has announced an intention to remove English third-party litigation funding from the current requirements of the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 ("DBA Regulations") and provide for a different regulatory framework.
UK Government Intends Third-Party Funding Regulatory Streamlining
The UK Ministry of Justice has announced an intention to remove English third-party litigation funding from the current requirements of the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 (“DBA Regulations”) and provide for a different regulatory framework.
Paladin, a unified programmable privacy framework for EVM, becomes newest LF Decentralized Trust project
We’re excited to share that Paladin, a programmable privacy framework, has been promoted from a lab to a full project in Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust. This is recognition of the rapid maturity of Paladin and a reflection of growing adoption by real world institutional implementations across the global financial industry.
Investing In UK Defence - Under Regulatory Scrutiny
Adelicia R. Cliffe’s articles from Crowell & Moring LLP are most popular: with readers working within the Technology industries Crowell & Moring LLP are most popular: within Coronavirus (COVID-19), Insurance and Accounting and Audit topic(s) The UK's increased defence spending and zero-tariff trade on with the US is generating broad interest in the UK defence sector. Yet investors should be aware of mandatory regulatory filing requirements.
Litigation Funding Waterfalls Are Compliant Post-PACCAR (UK)
In a previous client alert on a recent Civil Justice Council ("CJC") report on litigation funding in England and Wales we discussed the issue of whether payment waterfalls providing funders with payment priority are compliant with the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 ("DBA Regulations"), the issue being a matter to be heard on appeal in June 2025. Funders will be pleased to hear that the answer is "yes".
Litigation Funding Reforms: Clarity For UK Funders And Litigants Post-PACCAR
On 2 June 2025 the Civil Justice Council (a UK public body that advises on civil justice and civil procedure) ("CJC") issued its Review of Litigation Funding Final Report (the "Report"). The CJC has provided comprehensive recommendations on the regulation and reform of litigation funding in England and Wales.
Announcing Paladin, an LF Decentralized Trust Lab for Programmable Privacy on EVM
| The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) has become a development platform of choice for blockchain projects, thanks to its token standards, great open source samples, and vibrant ecosystem spanning countless public Layer 1, Layer 2, permissioned, and private blockchain ledgers. However, for enterprises, there is one challenge that must be overcome before production adoption is possible at scale: transaction privacy.
Inmarsat: Anonymised data can drive shipping’s safety culture change
In the following article, Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President, Safety and Regulatory, Inmarsat Maritime, provides an overview of the recently published ”The Future of Maritime Safety Report”, highlighting the importance for maritime stakeholders to have access to reliable anonymized data.
Anonymised DataCan Drive Shipping’ssafety Culture Change
By Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President, Safety and Regulatory, Inmarsat Maritime Published byInmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business,The Future of Maritime Safety Report 2024 providesa snapshot ofshippingsafety, recoveredfromGlobal Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) callssentviaInmarsat’s RescueNet and SafetyNet services in 2023.Itcombines this data withstatisticsfrom other sources on casualtiesandlossesto reveal a nuanced and detailed picture of thesafetychallenges facingour industry.
Anonymised Data Can Drive Shipping’s safety Culture Change
By Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President, Safety and Regulatory, Inmarsat Maritime Published by Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, The Future of Maritime Safety Report 2024 provides a snapshot of shipping safety, recovered from Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) calls sent via Inmarsat’s RescueNet and SafetyNet services in 2023.
Crowell & Moring And King's College London 6th Annual Competition Law Conference
On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Crowell & Moring (Crowell) and King's College London co-hosted their 6thannual Competition Law Conference at TheMerode in Brussels. The event featured a keynote address by David Lawrence, Policy Director at the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), and four panels of experts discussing the latest developments in competition law in the EU, UK and US.
Update On English Litigation Funding Agreements Since PACCAR - Antitrust, EU Competition - UK
Key takeaway #1 Litigation funding agreements which suitably tailor their payment mechanisms to make damages-based elements at most optional may avoid damages-based agreement pitfalls. Key takeaway #2 More scrutiny into LFAs from the Competition Appeal Tribunal is expected shortly. Key takeaway #3 The Government is moving to allow damages-based LFAs in competition opt-out proceedings, but a return to wider DBA reform has not yet been tabled.
Update on English Litigation Funding Agreements Since PACCAR
What You Need to Know Key takeaway #1 Litigation funding agreements which suitably tailor their payment mechanisms to make damages-based elements at most optional may avoid damages-based agreement pitfalls. Key takeaway #2 More scrutiny into LFAs from the Competition Appeal Tribunal is expected shortly. Key takeaway #3 The Government is moving to allow damages-based LFAs in competition opt-out proceedings, but a return to wider DBA reform has not yet been tabled.
INMARSAT FISHING FOR ROOT CAUSES ON SAFETY INCIDENTS
Inmarsat fishing for root causes on safety incidents. By Peter Broadhurst, Inmarsat Maritime Senior Vice President of Safety and Security. Fishing continues to be one of the most dangerous professions globally with thousands of fishers estimated to lose their lives every year. However, safety incidents remain significantly underreported, which assuredly masks the true extent of the problem.
Inmarsat: Staying steadfast on safety amidst transformation
Despite the significant challenges facing the shipping industry as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, total vessel losses have experienced a downturn in recent years, argues Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety & Security, Inmarsat Maritime.
Staying steadfast on safety amidst transformation
Despite the significant challenges facing the shipping industry as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, total vessel losses have experienced a downturn in recent years. The Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS) Safety and Shipping Review 2023 reports that losses have fallen from over 200 vessels per year in the 1990s to 38 in 2022, with a 65% drop in losses for vessels over 100 gross tonnage in the last decade alone.
UK’s Competition Law Based Collective Action in the Crypto Space
The UK has seen the launch of a competition-law based collective action – the equivalent of a class action in other countries – on behalf of an estimated 240,000 investors in the digital assets space. The claim is brought against four cryptocurrency exchanges: Binance, Bittylicious, Kraken and ShapeShift. It alleges that those exchanges colluded in delisting the Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) currency; and converting BSV to other cryptocurrencies without investor consent.
Fleet Safety To Modernize Maritime Distress Communication
By Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety and Cyber Security, Inmarsat Maritime As the successor to Inmarsat’s industry-leading maritime safety service, Inmarsat C, Fleet Safety will facilitate a more proactive approach to distress communication based on unparalleled performance, advanced functionality, and an intuitive user interface. Marine safety is part of Inmarsat’s DNA.
Fleet Safety to modernise maritime distress communication
As the successor to Inmarsat’s industry-leading maritime safety service, Inmarsat C, Fleet Safety will facilitate a more proactive approach to distress communication based on unparalleled performance, advanced functionality, and an intuitive user interface, argues Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety and Cyber Security, Inmarsat Maritime. Marine safety is part of Inmarsat’s DNA.
Scrutinising digital mergers
On 12 August 2021, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued its provisional findings in its in-depth investigation of Facebook, Inc.’s acquisition of GIPHY, Inc. The CMA has provisionally found that the deal raises competition concerns, resulting in a substantial lessening of competition in social media and display advertising, harming social media users and businesses in the UK; and that Facebook should be required to sell GIPHY, in its entirety, to a suitable buyer.
Global shipping makes the connection on Cyber Security
Whether in pursuit of personal data or money, cyber crime is now a big and highly automated business, ready to strike at the most vulnerable part of an organisation’s defences 24/7, anywhere in the world.
A Broader Safety Platform for Seafarers in Distress
Following the decision to include L-Band connectivity in the International Maritime Organization’s Global Maritime Distress System, real progress can be made in the functionality of the satellite-based emergency service seafarers call on in the last resort.
Public Procurement – Getting The Deal Through – GTDT
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