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Courts can compel parties to engage in ADR: Court of Appeal finds comments to the contrary in Halsey not binding

European Union, United Kingdom - November 29 2023 In a landmark decision handed down today, the Court of Appeal has held that the court can order the parties to engage in ADR, or stay the proceedings…

FinTech FS Regulatory Round-up: Special Edition - UK Autumn Statement

European Union, United Kingdom - November 23 2023 The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered the Autumn Statement to Parliament on Wednesday 22 November 2023. In this Special Edition…

Singapore Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of accurate internal sanctions assessments in contractual risk management

Singapore - November 10 2023 If an internally maintained sanctions list returns red flags, but the entity is not on an official sanctions list, is that sufficient to justify…

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - w/e 20 October 2023

Australia, European Union, Global, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam - October 25 2023 The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has published an interim consultative report (ICR) as part of the G20 cross-border…

Pre-action protocols: Civil Justice Council recommends mandatory pre-action ADR but will consider a more flexible bespoke protocol for commercial cases

United Kingdom - September 25 2023 In a recent report, a Civil Justice Council (CJC) working group has recommended substantial changes to the regime of pre-action protocols (PAPs)…

Setting aside a judgment for fraud: applying the three-limb test

United Kingdom - August 8 2023 In a recent decision the Court of Appeal has analysed how a court should apply the established test as to when a judgment should be set aside on the…

UK government confirms plans for compulsory mediation in the County Court and decides against statutory regulation of the mediation sector

United Kingdom - August 1 2023 The UK government has announced that it is proceeding with plans to introduce compulsory mediation as a mandatory procedural step in all Small Claims…

New “non-consensual” ADR process in the Employment Tribunals adds to the momentum toward compulsory ADR

United Kingdom - July 24 2023 A new procedure has been introduced in the Employment Tribunals of England and Wales allowing judges in complex claims to require the parties to…

EU Digital Markets Act update: potential gatekeepers submit notifications

European Union - July 4 2023 On 4 July 2023, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, revealed in a LinkedIn post the companies that have declared that…

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - June 2023

China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore - July 3 2023 Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments concerning trust and estate planning which are of interest to the private wealth…

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