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Hawala banking: a potential tool for funding terrorism

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 7 2008

An ancient financial system known as “hawala” is drawing new attention in the modern-day war against terrorism

Failure to disclose proves a costly mistake

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 12 2010

Whilst the case of Earles v Barclays Bank 2009 EWHC 2500 (QB) does not establish any groundbreaking precedent, it provides an important reminder to civil litigants, and their lawyers, that the way in which they conduct their preparation for a case can significantly affect the financial outcome of that case

Bank guarantees: Court of Appeal decides that on demand will almost always produce a demand bond and not a true guarantee.

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 3 2013

Guarantees of performance are often required in commercial transactions. A crucial distinction must be made between guarantees which enable a claim to be

New FRB regulations affecting foreign bank owned insurers

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 29 2013

Last Friday, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) proposed rules to strengthen the oversight of U.S. operations of foreign banks.The proposal, which

FRB issues final rule on SIFIs

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2013

On April 3, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") approved a final rule ("Final Rule") that establishes (1) definitions of the terms "significant

Court denies Wells Fargo’s motion to dismiss on statute of limitations grounds

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 10 2010

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss a class action brought by a class of purchasers of mortgage pass-through certificates

LIBOR reforms - a litigation risk?

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • October 1 2012

We have today issued a client advisory on the final report proposing reform to the LIBOR quotation process

LIBOR reforms - BBA consults on Wheatley Report

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 20 2012

Edwards Wildman Client Advisory - LIBOR Reforms - BBA consults on Wheatley Report November 2012

HSBC fined $28 million for breaching anti-money laundering regulations

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Mexico
  • -
  • September 25 2012

Mexican regulators have imposed a fine of $28 million on the Mexico subsidiary of HSBC bank for failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations

Freddie Mac suit may change LIBOR litigation landscape

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 28 2013

In a complaint filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, home mortgage purchaser Freddie Mac has injected