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Feedback Statement: Distributed Ledger Technology
The FCA has today published the Feedback Statement (FS) to its April 2017 Discussion Paper (DP) DP17/03 on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). In its …
The EU publishes a list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
On 5 December 2017, the EU published its list of 17 non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. The list forms part of the EU's work to clamp down on …
GHOSH DISHONESTY DISAPPROVED: DISHONESTY NOW TO BE ASSESSED SOLELY AGAINST THE STANDARDS OF ORDINARY REASONABLE AND HONEST PEOPLE
The Supreme Court has held that the correct test for dishonesty is whether or not the defendant's conduct is dishonest by the objective standards of …
Criminal Finances Act 2017 provisions to come into force tomorrow
On 12 October 2017, the government published the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 ("the …
UK Government’s future Partnership Paper on Foreign policy, defence and development: including proposals for co-operation on sanctions, cyber security, and the defence and security industries
The UK Government has released a Paper outlining the UK’s proposals for a future partnership with the EU regarding foreign policy, defence and …
NEW SANCTIONS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-FINANCIAL SECTOR BUSINESSES
With effect from 8 August, the Government has introduced significant new reporting requirements in relation to EU asset freeze regimes. Previously, only …
UK GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES RESPONSE ON THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SANCTIONS POST-BREXIT
On 2 August 2017, the UK Government published its response to the public consultation on the UK’s future legal framework for imposing and implementing …
FCA publishes proposals to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
The FCA has published proposals to replace the Approved Persons Regime with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) currently in force for …
Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion offences to be implemented from 30 September 2017 – Criminal Finances Act 2017
The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017 were introduced on 13 July 2017 and will bring into effect the two new corporate …
Managing risk: a disputes perspective (2017)
Herbert Smith Freehills recently held its annual disputes client conference exploring some key legal and compliance risks facing major corporates. …
Criminal Finances Bill 2016-17 passed by Parliament
The Criminal Finances Bill 2016-17 received royal assent on Thursday 27 April. The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (the "Act") (for the text of the Act, …
Market Abuse Update - May 2017
The latest edition of our Market Abuse Update covers developments from the second half of 2016 through to April 2017. It features: the latest UK …
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