Banking Litigation Notes

HMT reform of prospectus regime: the potential impact on securities litigation

Court of Appeal provides guidance on the "reflective loss" principle and its interaction with the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

Court of Appeal clarifies proper approach to assessing damages for fraudulent misrepresentation

Herbert Smith Freehills contributes chapter to The Securities Litigation Review (7th Edition)

Herbert Smith Freehills have contributed the England and Wales chapter of The Securities Litigation Review. Now in its seventh edition, The Securities …

CJEU considers issuer liability for prospectuses marketed to both retail and qualified investors

Intermediated securities in a securities class action context

High Court determines that reliance issues in context of a s.90A FSMA claim should be heard at first trial

EU Advocate General considers interpretation of Prospectus Directive in relation to an issuer’s liability for a prospectus marketed to both retail and qualified investors

Climate-related disclosures for issuers: further steps towards mandatory requirements?

In November 2020, the UK Joint Government Regulator TCFD Taskforce published its “roadmap towards mandatory climate-related disclosures”, which set out a …

High Court strikes out s.90A FSMA claims for failure to comply with pre-service joinder rules following expiration of arguable limitation period

The High Court has struck out certain of the claims brought against G4S under section 90A Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), in a judgment …

The evolution of Class Actions in South Africa

In an article published on our global class actions hub, Jonathan Ripley-Evans and Fiorella Noriega del Valle of our Johannesburg …

Mass litigation in Spain: between joinder of claims and class actions

We are continuing to monitor global trends in class actions that are likely to be of interest to financial institutions, particularly in light of the …