Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Japan | 17 Mar 2023
Japan’s competition watchdog plans to triple the number of lawyers working on digital economy matters as local lawyers predict increased enforcement in the sector.
Rahman Ravelli | European Union, United Kingdom, USA | 30 Jan 2023
Cryptocurrencies have sparked plenty of debate in recent years. Much of this has been focused on either the value of them or their regulation. Yet…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 12 Aug 2022
A federal jury convicted two former precious metal traders on charges of (i) fraud, (ii) attempted price manipulation and (iii) spoofing for their…
Lexology PRO | United Kingdom | 4 Aug 2022
Lord David Currie, former chair of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, has filed the country’s first proposed collective antitrust action in the digital assets market, seeking over £9.9 billion in damages from four leading cryptocurrency exchanges.
Lexology PRO | China | 3 Aug 2022
China has enacted its first “fundamental” futures and derivatives statute, making it a clean netting jurisdiction for the first time – but there are fears its new status could run its firms up against a rapidly-approaching global deadline.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Global, Switzerland, etc. | 6 Jul 2022
A long-standing class action against Deutsche Bank and NatWest over allegations of a conspiracy to fix Swiss franc Libor is set to conclude, as a New York federal court approves a settlement in a class action lawsuit revolving around LIBOR manipulation scandals.
Lexology PRO | Estonia, European Union, Global, etc. | 4 Jan 2022
Prosecutors have accused the former head of Swedish lender Swedbank, Birgitte Bonnesen, of downplaying the bank’s anti-money laundering failures.
Lexology PRO | United Kingdom | 28 Oct 2021
A UK judge has permitted a panel member from the country’s competition enforcer to act as an expert economist in a defunct retailer’s standalone antitrust claim alleging that major mobile network operators colluded to force it out of the market.
Lexology PRO | Australia, Austria, European Union, etc. | 29 Jul 2021
Lexology PRO shares daily regulatory updates published by competition and antitrust authorities around the world.
Lexology PRO | Australia, France, Latvia, etc. | 28 Jul 2021
Lexology PRO shares daily regulatory updates published by competition and antitrust authorities around the world.