02/16/2018
Ogier advises on purchase of Chancery Lane offices
It is currently let by law firm Lewis Silkin until 2023 and comprises over 80,000 sq ft of office space.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
02/15/2018
FCA and FOS letters on social impact investing
In his letter, Mr Bailey confirms that the FCA will consider whether changes to its permitted links rules are necessary to address the Advisory Group's concerns about liquidity requirements, and expresses caution about issuing guidance on good and b
02/15/2018
To all firms holding the pension transfer and opt out permission
We may therefore review in the future any pension transfer advice you have given, or may give.
02/15/2018
High court rejects another interest rate hedging product mis selling claim key points of general application
The bulk of the reported cases in this field to date are interlocutory decisions, so the full reasoned judgment in this case provides a helpful summary of the current law and the court’s approach.
02/15/2018
Bank negligent after paying out client money on fraudulent instruction from sole director
A bank which made payments from a client account on the fraudulent instruction of the client's director and sole shareholder was liable in negligence after the client company went into liquidation, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.
02/14/2018
Mayfair dining spot and hedge fund favourite Boulestin has gone bust
Meanwhile its unfortunate sole director, restaurateur Joel Kissin, had lent the business a hefty £2.4m in an unsecured loan.
02/14/2018
Global advisory and fund administrator establishes Guernsey private client offering
The new licence sees former Partner of Maitland Advisory LLP (the group’s London law firm), Iris Harvey, take on a new role as Director of Private Client Services for Guernsey.
02/14/2018
Fidelity breaks platform ranks over 10% drop rule
Strictly speaking the rule only covers investments, not pension assets, even if they are held in a model portfolio.
02/14/2018
FCA explores creation of global sandbox
Authorities in other countries have followed the FCA's lead
02/14/2018
Al Rayan Bank issues largest ever Sterling Sukuk
The transaction is secured by a portfolio of prime UK, first-charge, owner-occupied, Home Purchase Plans originated by Al Rayan Bank.
02/14/2018
Judge finds 'sexist' behaviour and 'laddish culture' at French bank Credit Agricole CIB
According to the judgement Ms Moukaiche was also hit by a ball during a ball game played inside the office.
02/13/2018
FCA publishes report on the supervision of Algorithmic Trading
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a report on the supervision of algorithmic trading in wholesale markets.
02/13/2018
Norway wealth fund tells firms to fight corruption
Companies should have a whistleblowing mechanism
02/13/2018
Ogier advises on £103m sale of Woolwich Estate
The Ogier legal team, consisting of partner Richard Daggett, senior associate Amy Garrod and associate Ridhiima Kapoor, worked closely with CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP and Mishcon de Reya LLP on the deal.
02/13/2018
Former Renault F1 boss gets 18-month sentence for tax fraud
Investigators contest Briatore's claims that he does not own it but merelyrents it from a company registered in the Virgin Islands.
02/12/2018
Why the law needs to evolve to consider all types of relationship
In reaction to the past, romance and instinct are prized above all else and the marriage rate has fallen steadily since the early 1970s.
02/12/2018
Credit Suisse wealth manager jailed in Switzerland
A former Credit Suisse wealth manager has been handed a five-year jail term for a fraud worth tens of millions of Swiss francs.
02/12/2018
Banker failed to discipline colleague caught having sex in night club toilet
The scandal came to light after members of George Eleftheriou's team wrote a letter to his boss, Brian Colquhoun
02/12/2018
BIS and IMF to work more closely together to help strengthen financial supervisory skills around the world
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said such efforts are a major part of the IMF's and the BIS's efforts to promote financial stability and support durable and inclusive economic growth, and are much more than just crisis prevention.
02/12/2018
Gibraltar announces plans for token legislation
A bill is expected to be considered by Parliament in the second quarter of 2018.