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Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

Arbitration Kluwer Arbitration Blog dove into a recent Swiss Federal Supreme Court decision which clarified when a subsequently discovered ground for challenging an arbitrator can also be a ground for challenging an award: According to the Court, a review of the award due to alleged bias of an arbitrator on

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Government To Strengthen Rules on Cryptocurrency Adverts

HM Treasury has announced plans to “strengthen the rules on crypto asset advertisements” in an effort to protect consumers. According to the government: Around 2.3 million people in the UK are now thought to own a cryptoasset with their popularity rising – but research suggests that understanding of what crypto

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Innovation Beyond Technology [L]

Pinsent Masons looks at unpicking what “innovation” means and the risk of jumping straight to technology before considering what problems need solving: Innovation’ is often a buzz word and a byword for ‘technology’. The rhetoric around the benefits of lawtech has been so great in recent years that many assume

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Finding Innovative Legal Tools

San Francisco-based firm Orrick has developed a “tool for tools” in order to help clients and practitioners find new and innovative legal service technologies.It is called The Observatory. It describe each tool or service’s function, what makes it unique, whether its focus is transactional, litigation, IP, or general,

Supreme Court Clarifies Directors' Duties near Company Insolvency [L]

Supreme Court Clarifies Directors' Duties near Company Insolvency [L]

Enyo Law reviews the Supreme Court’s lengthy decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana, [2022] UKSC 25, concerning directors’ duties as a company nears insolvency: The Supreme Court has, for the first time, considered and ruled on the duties owed by directors of companies on the brink of insolvency.

HM Treasury's Wholesale Markets Review

HM Treasury's Wholesale Markets Review

White and Case published an extensive consideration of HM Treasury’s Consultation Response in connection with its Wholesale Markets Review: HM Treasury published its Consultation Response in March 2022, and its proposals will be implemented through a combination of legislation and regulatory developments. The UK’s Financial Services and Markets

Irish Data Protection Commission Fines Meta for EU GDPR Breaches

Simmons and Simmons reviews the Irish Data Protection Commission’s latest action against Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram): The Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Irish supervisory authority for the EU GDPR, has concluded two of its investigations into the data processing operations of Meta’s Facebook and Instagram services.