02/15/2018
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
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
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
Strictly speaking the rule only covers investments, not pension assets, even if they are held in a model portfolio.
02/14/2018
Authorities in other countries have followed the FCA's lead
02/14/2018
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
According to the judgement Ms Moukaiche was also hit by a ball during a ball game played inside the office.
02/13/2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a report on the supervision of algorithmic trading in wholesale markets.
02/13/2018
Companies should have a whistleblowing mechanism
02/13/2018
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
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
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
The scandal came to light after members of George Eleftheriou's team wrote a letter to his boss, Brian Colquhoun
02/12/2018
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.
02/12/2018
She has also acted as chair and sole arbitrator in arbitration proceedings under the ICC International Court of Arbitration rules and as administrative secretary in international arbitration proceedings.
02/12/2018
This report summarises our key areas of focus, and highlights examples of good and poor practice,” the FCA adds, noting that it is based on a number of “cross-firm reviews on themes related to alorithmic trading.
02/12/2018
A spokesman for St James’s Place said: "Any attempt to provide greater clarity for consumers can only be a good thing."