May 02, 2023 FDIC Points to Management Failures in its Assessment of Signature Bank’s Downfall By Andrew Lewis Mark Chorazak On Friday, April 28, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) released a report titled “FDIC’s Supervision of Signature...
May 22, 2023 The Panel takes a look at Frustrating Action By Michael Scargill Alex Skelton On 15 May 2023, the UK Takeover Panel published a public consultation on proposed changes to the Takeover Code's Rule 21.1 (which...
May 18, 2023 Vietnam’s Power Development Plan VIII – Initial Impressions By David Clinch Ben Shorten Kok Jin Ong Claude Jiang +1 more... Show less Vietnam’s long-awaited Power Development Plan VIII (“PDP8”) was approved by the Prime Minister on 15 May 2023 with immediate effect, a...
May 17, 2023 Claim Notices and Liquidated Damages - The DIFC Court of Appeal Provides Useful Guidance By David Hume Two of the most common arguments that arise on construction projects in the Middle East are (i) whether a failure to notify a claim...
May 15, 2023 FCA moves ahead with a single equity listing category By Michael Scargill On 3 May 2023, the FCA published its consultation CP23/10*** setting out revised "semi-final" proposals for its listing segments reform....
May 02, 2023 The Regulatory Post-Mortem Reports on Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank By Mark Chorazak The Federal Reserve released a detailed report on the supervision and regulation of the former Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The report,...
Apr 27, 2023 Are UK SPACs starting to unwind? By Michael Scargill An announcement made on 23 April 2023 by Hambro Perks Acquisition Company Ltd ("Hambro Perks") underlines the serious difficulties...
Apr 24, 2023 Insider Dealing criminal offences to be aligned with relevant UK MAR definitions By Michael Scargill On 20 April 2023, HM Treasury published a draft statutory instrument ("draft SI") that will amend Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice Act...
Apr 06, 2023 The Panel finalises two further sets of Rule changes By Michael Scargill Gina Malone On 4 April, 2023, the Takeover Panel published Response Statements in relation to two consultations on Code rule changes that it issued...
Mar 28, 2023 Standards for Green Hydrogen in the EU – 2023 Update By David Clinch Ben Shorten Trinh Chubbock Kok Jin Ong Mehran Massih +2 more... Show less In February 2023, the European Commission proposed detailed rules to define what constitutes renewable hydrogen in the EU, with the...
Mar 27, 2023 FCA Primary Market Bulletin 44 By Michael Scargill Last week, the FCA issued its Primary Market Bulletin 44 ("PMB44") giving some guidance for listed companies preparing for their first...
Mar 24, 2023 Construction of articles and class rights - a recent case By Michael Scargill Earlier this month the High Court had to consider: how two particular provisions in articles of association operated together (or in...
Mar 15, 2023 New Targets to increase Ethnic Diversity on UK Boards, etc. By Michael Scargill On 13 March 2023, the UK's Parker Review on Ethnic Diversity on UK Boards (the “Review”) published an update report (the "2023 Update")...