Archive: September 2024
Subscribe to September 2024Horizon Scanning: Investigations and Enforcement
September 27, 2024
Our regulation and investigations team focus on key developments affecting companies operating in the UK.
Decentralised Finance (DeFi): Litigation risk and safeguards
September 24, 2024
Setting out areas of disputes risk which companies and individuals in the DeFi space should be aware of.
Digital assets push payment fraud: Crypto exchange escapes liability
September 20, 2024
Discussing the latest judgment in a claim against a cryptocurrency exchange for return of fraudulently misappropriated cryptocurrency.
Internal investigations and in-house lawyers: Managing ethical and regulatory risks
September 18, 2024
Our disputes and regulation and investigations teams have written a briefing considering the rise of internal investigations amid increasing scrutiny from the media, public, authorities and other stakeholders of how investigations are conducted.
Court of Appeal considers the law on penalty clauses, contractual interpretation and costs orders
September 13, 2024
Considering the Court of Appeal decision in Houssein v London Credit [2024] EWCA Civ 721.
Rethinking reimbursement: Consultation launched on APP fraud reimbursement scheme
September 06, 2024
The UK Payment Systems Regulator published a consultation paper proposing a significant reduction in the maximum reimbursement limit for APP fraud claims.
Law Commission publishes revised Bill on digital assets as personal property
September 06, 2024
Commenting on the Law Commission's new draft Bill.
Failure to Prevent Fraud: when is it coming into force and what should organisations be doing now?
September 04, 2024
In their latest article on this topic, our regulation and investigations team discuss when the UK government’s “reasonable procedures” guidance is due to be published, when the failure to prevent fraud offence will come into force and what clients should be doing now to prepare, including key considerations based on their recent experience advising clients.
Commercial Litigation Round-Up – Sep 2024
September 03, 2024
Catch up on important legal developments in the past 4 months