The Financial Services Authority (a company limited by guarantee) v Sinaloa Gold plc and others (the “defendants”) and Barclays Bank plc [2013] UKSC 11 *

United Kingdom - March 8 2013
On 27 February 2013, the UK Supreme Court held that the FSA should not be required (as a matter of course) to provide an undertaking to compensate…

Co-authors: Sarah Sutton.

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UK Supreme Court maintains status quo regarding the application *

United Kingdom - January 29 2013
On 23 January 2013, the UK Supreme Court handed down a judgment which dismissed (by a majority of 5 to 2) the latest attempt to extend the application…

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HM Treasury’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Finance Report 2011-2012 *

United Kingdom - January 24 2013
On 9 January 2013, HM Treasury released its annual report (the "Report") on the performance of UK supervisors (e.g. the FSA, HMRC, OFT and…

Co-authors: Stephanie Wallace.

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Italy enacts new anti-corruption law *

Italy - November 15 2012
In a move resonant of an enhanced global focus on anti-corruption, Italy has just adopted a new anti-corruption law (Law No 190 of 6 November 2012) which focuses on the prevention of corruption in the public sector, but which has implications for commercial organisations active in Italy.

Co-authors: Fabio Falconi.

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Record sentence handed down in Sanders insider dealing case *

United Kingdom - July 9 2012
On 19 June 2012 Mr. Justice Simon at Southwark Crown Court sentenced James Sanders, a director of the former UK brokerage firm Blue Index, to four years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to 10 counts of insider dealing.

Co-authors: Bryn Dodson.

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