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Guernsey news

AO HALL Advocates
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Guernsey
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September 3 2009

The Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) will be hosting its inaugural International Business Summit in Guernsey on 11 September 2009

FSA enquiry evidence no longer remains confidential

RPC
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United Kingdom
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July 9 2007

A Court of Appeal ruling has caused uproar and may have jeopardised the FSA’s capacity for gathering information

Good news for the insurance industry

RPC
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United Kingdom
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July 13 2007

In a recent decision on two linked cases (Bunney v Burns Anderson Plc & Anor and Cahill v Timothy James & Partners Limited), the High Court held that the Financial Ombudsman Service may not make a binding award requiring a redress payment in excess of £100k

Court approves American Home Mortgage's settlement of a subprime securities class action

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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September 18 2009

On July 30, 2009, the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York approved a $37.25 million settlement of a subprime-related securities class action styled, In re American Home Mortgage Securities Litigation

Recent jurisprudence regarding joint accounts with rights of survivorship

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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July 4 2007

In light of current trends in the industry, we are pleased to offer you a summary of two important decisions, Pecore v. Pecore and Madsen Estate v. Saylor

Auction rate securities issues proliferate

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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April 1 2008

In this space approximately six weeks ago, we reported on the failure of over $100 million in auctions concerning auction rate securities and cautioned that, “regardless of the cause, the continued blossoming of the credit crisis should be of significant interest to insurers and reinsurers because failures in other areas of the debt markets could potentially lead to D&O and E&O claims similar to those seen in connection with the subprime mortgage crisis.”

Supreme Court to decide antitrust immunity of investment banks

Squire Sanders
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USA
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January 22 2007

The US Supreme Court will decide whether underwriters of certain technology firms’ initial public offerings (IPOs) can be held liable under the federal antitrust laws for allegedly conspiring to inflate aftermarket prices of the offered securities

Sutherland annual study finds that it sometimes pays to litigate against FINRA (formerly NASD)

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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May 13 2008

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announced that it has completed its fourth annual analysis of litigated disciplinary proceedings brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, formerly NASD) against broker-dealer firms and registered representatives