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Financial Services

Financial Reporting Council reforms strengthen decision-making over UK audit quality

Changes to the Audit Enforcement Procedure aim to ensure high-profile audit failures are given proper scrutiny
Real estate

Overseas entities holding real estate in England and Wales must update their beneficial ownership registrations

One year on from the introduction of the Register of Overseas Entities, affected businesses are reminded they have an annual
Artificial intelligence

Employers using AI to recruit skilled workers need to stay up-to-date in Germany

What employment law and discrimination challenges are raised when artificial intelligence is used to recruit in Germany?
Competition, antitrust and trade

How has the UK National Security and Investment Act shaped up 18 months on?

The second NSIA annual report gives investors crucial insight into the practical impact of the legislation on UK M&A
Corporate

Spain brings in long-awaited update of foreign direct investment laws

New rules offer more clarity by defining the strategic sectors and investor profiles that require FDI authorisation
Financial Services

Chancellor reaffirms UK move towards a 'smarter regulatory framework'

Mansion House speech supports post-Brexit rewrite of the financial services rulebook and payments industry reforms
Knowledge Notes

Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?

We examine how our predictions have turned out in practice, and what to watch out for as autumn draws nearer
Corporate

Singapore Court of Appeal rules on responsibilities of 'passive' directors

The decision in BIT Baltic Investment v Wee See Boon addressed how directors of Singapore companies fulfil their duties
Financial Services

Accepting responsibility and liability for appointed representatives explored by UK court

A High Court decision has considered the limits on a principal's exclusions of liability for representative's misconduct
Corporate

How to navigate the evolving foreign investment landscape in key European markets

What strategies should potential US investors consider in the UK, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands?
Regulatory and compliance

Corporate criminal liability regime expansion confirmed by UK government

Senior managers within the ambit of the controlling mind test makes it easier to prosecute companies for economic crime
Competition, antitrust and trade

Belgium's new screening mechanism for foreign direct investments: what investors need to know

What are the main features of the newly adopted federal mechanism for the screening of FDI?