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The Change of Control Directive - a force for greater cross-border takeover activity in Europe?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • May 16 2008

Recent history for example, the battle for control of Banca Antonveneta, a medium-sized Italian bank, in 2005 has illustrated the potential for regulatory approval requirements to impede cross-border takeover activity involving financial institutions

Preview of 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 12 2012

2012 will herald some significant changes to the legal arena, notably in the corporate area in relation to the Prospectus Directive, board diversity and corporate governance and reporting; in dispute resolution in relation to the Government's reforms to the civil litigation costs and funding regime; and in energy, real estate and construction areas where there are major changes to the carbon reduction commitment energy efficiency scheme, changes to the energy performance certificates regime; and also the establishment of the Green Investment Bank

General counsel update: 28 February 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Hong Kong, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • February 28 2012

This is the twenty-eighth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Product intervention: some thoughts on the FCA’s interactions with Europe

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • May 23 2012

As regulatory rules are increasingly made in Europe, within the UK, the new Financial Conduct Authority will move to becoming as Hector Sants put it a “supervisory arm” of Europe in relation to conduct issues

General counsel update: 31 May 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Argentina, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • May 31 2012

This is the twenty-ninth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Preview 2013 (UK law)

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2013

2013 will herald some significant changes to the UK legal arena, notably in the corporate area in relation to executive remuneration and narrative

Product intervention what should the future hold?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • June 22 2012

The Herbert Smith financial services team recently hosted a roundtable discussion with high profile members of the financial services industry and a key policymaker at the FSA, to discuss product intervention and what shape the future landscape should take

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

A summary of major developments in key areas

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, European Union, Indonesia, Myanmar, United Kingdom
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  • March 7 2013

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and institutional bodies have published the following guidance in relation to corporate governance and

Review of 2009 and preview of 2010

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2010

The transition from 2009 to 2010 sees some significant legislative chapters closing, notably the Companies Act 2006, Rome I and II, the Banking Act 2009 and the Lisbon Treaty

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