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India makes further changes to companies, money laundering and procurement laws

The Modi government continues its reform of India's financial and corporate laws as it looks to fight white-collar crime and

Dispute resolution

Serious Fraud Office wins approval for eighth Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Security firm G4S's commitment to remediation leads to a £44m sanction to avoid prosecution, but the agreement includes a significant

Dispute resolution

UK sanctions regime diverges from the EU's as government names its first post-Brexit targets

The UK has introduced regulations imposing sanctions on 49 individuals for violations of human rights in the first changes to

Managing Covid-19

HMRC makes first arrest for fraud in relation to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

HMRC's first arrest in relation to the government's furlough scheme provides a warning to businesses, particularly given the potential for

Dispute resolution

Insolvent parties given the go ahead to adjudicate construction disputes

The Supreme Court has provided much needed clarity on whether an insolvent company can commence its own adjudication.

Dispute resolution

Should a claim be stayed where foreign proceedings arise from the same dispute but are not framed in identical terms?

Osborne Clarke secures a victory in staying a claim brought in England on the basis of proceedings brought in Cyprus

Managing risk in a transforming world

Liability creep | Regulators taking aim at the top

Regulatory regimes such as competition, data protection, and bribery and corruption offer regulators the opportunity to cast the liability net

Financial Services

Customer financial difficulties and Covid-19: what do lenders need to learn after lockdown?

As the UK's financial regulator reviews emergency guidance amid the easing of lockdown and lending patterns adapt, its £64 million

Dispute resolution

Legal privilege | When do you need to hand over a third party's documents to the regulator?

A recent privilege case provides guidance to companies served with a regulator's statutory notice relating to documents that have been

Tax

Double taxation treaties and 'deeming': UK Supreme Court takes narrow approach

The final court of appeal in Fowler v HMRC recently ruled in HMRC's favour on a point of interpretation of