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Brexit - enforcement of judgements after the transitional period
The UK has submitted its application to accede to the 2007 Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments. Lugano …
Introducing the Herbert Smith Freehills Trust Companies Survey: Navigating Troubled Waters
Between November 2019 and January 2020, we conducted a survey of trust companies. We asked trust companies of different sizes, from a variety of onshore …
Brexit and Fund Management: Are all regimes created equal?
This article was first published in Funds Europe (November 2019). In the context of Brexit, asset managers may consider equivalence as an option for …
EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill published
Last night the UK Government published the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. The purpose of this Bill is to enable the UK to implement in domestic law …
Brexit Legal Guide: updated "no-deal" guidance for EEA citizens
On 28 January 2019 the UK Government published guidance for EEA and Swiss citizens arriving in the UK after 29 March 2019 in the event of a "no deal" …
FATCA: First-ever conviction signals increased enforcement risk
The former CEO of Saint Vincent-based Loyal Bank pleaded guilty and was convicted on 11 September of conspiring to defraud the United States by failing …
Commercial Court clarifies scope of standard undertaking not to enforce worldwide freezing order abroad without court's permission
The Commercial Court has recently considered the scope of the standard undertaking provided in connection with worldwide freezing orders, which requires …
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