Osborne Clarke | United Kingdom | 15 Jun 2022
As previously reported, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 introduced a new strict civil liability test for imposing monetary…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 13 Jun 2022
From 15 June 2022 the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 will introduce changes to the enforcement of UK sanctions laws that…
Lexology PRO | European Union, Germany | 14 Feb 2022
Europe’s highest court is set to confirm whether Germany’s data protection authorities need to be able to blame individual managers in order to impose GDPR fines.
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 16 Dec 2021
In Ford v Seymour-Williams [2021] EWCA Civ 1848 the Court of Appeal handed down an important decision on the interpretation of section 2(2) Animals…
Monereo Meyer Abogados | Spain | 30 Nov 2021
La normativa española sobre la responsabilidad por productos defectuosos tiene su origen en una Directiva europea que primero se transpuso a la Ley…
Anthony Gold | United Kingdom | 1 Oct 2021
On 8 February 2013 Jem Stansfield a presenter of the BBC’s popular science programme Bang Goes the Theory, was injured whilst working as a presenter…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | USA | 23 Sep 2021
On September 21, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the Treasury Department issued an Updated Advisory on Potential Sanctions…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 22 Sep 2021
Strict liability is the “strong medicine” that the federal securities laws impose for misleading statements made in connection with initial public…
Bird & Bird LLP | Australia | 9 Sep 2021
On 8 September 2021, Australia's High Court dismissed an appeal by three Australian media organisations, finding that they were the publishers of…
Lexology PRO | Australia, Canada, China, etc. | 29 Apr 2021
How companies should manage litigation and liability risks when dealing with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in key jurisdictions around the globe.