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The European Commission’s proposed Directive on payment accounts

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 10 2013

The European Commission has published proposals for a Directive on the transparency and comparability of payment account fees, payment account

ECJ ruling on definition of disability

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • May 8 2013

The ECJ has confirmed that a person who can work to a limited extent or limited hours can still be "disabled". Relying on the UN Convention on the

EU bankers' bonus cap - CRD IV

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 3 2013

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a proposal to introduce new rules (known as CRD IV) to put a cap on bankers' (who work for European

Derivatives update for corporate clients

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 2 2013

The regulatory response to the credit crisis is having a profound effect on derivative markets. In this bulletin for corporate clients, we provide an

New EU Directive: reporting by extractive companies on government payments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 30 2013

The European Parliament and Council of Ministers have agreed the final form of the new EU rules for the disclosure, on a project by project basis, of

EU law does not preclude national legislation enabling competent authorities (FIU) to require provision of information direct from firms operating in jurisdiction without permanent establishment in the jurisdiction

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Spain
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  • April 29 2013

The European Court of Justice (the Court) has ruled that EU law does not prevent Spanish legislation from requiring credit institutions (operating in

Recent sanctions developments concerning Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Syria and Libya

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Syria
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  • April 26 2013

European Union (“EU“) foreign ministers have voted to lift the majority of its restrictive measures against Myanmar (Burma). Despite its significant

Indicative dates for EP’s first readings of various legislative initiatives put back

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 25 2013

The European Parliament (EP)'s procedure files for various European legislative initiatives have been amended today, pushing back the indicative

European Commission opened formal state aid investigation into the German exemption of large electricity consumers from network charges

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 22 2013

On 6 March 2013, the European Commission ('the Commission') decided to investigate in-depth the German exemption of large electricity consumers from

Back to basics on scope and marketing following the Commission's Q&A and the FCA's CP139

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 22 2013

In some ways it is surprising that four years on from the first appearance of the draft of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the