Editor's Picks: Financial regulation: emerging themes in 2016 - the age of accountability?

Legal Week Law | Editor's Picks Financial regulation: emerging themes in 2016 - the age of accountability? Berwin Leighton Paisner - UK White Paper This Berwin Leighton Paisner report offers a comprehensive look at key developments affecting financial regulation for 2016, including the top 10 regulatory issues for insurers, advice on how to survive a regulatory interview, and a calendar setting out the key dates for your diary. Download White Paper Legal Week Law Editor's Picks Resources How far can you act in your own self-interest? The role of good faith in commercial contracts Herbert Smith Freehills UK White Paper This Herbert Smith Freehills guide considers the circumstances in which parties may owe one another duties of good faith, what those duties may involve, and some practical steps that can be taken to minimise the risks. Implied terms can no longer be used to make bad contracts more reasonable Bond Dickinson UK White Paper On 2 December last year, the UK Supreme Court clarified the law for implying terms into commercial contracts and confirmed that the "reasonableness" standard applied by the courts since the Belize ruling in 2009 is no longer correct, as this Bond Dickinson briefing explains. Monitoring employee communications: EU case sends wrong message Shoosmiths European Union White Paper Employers should be cautious after a recent decision was widely reported as a 'green light' to read employees' person communications at work; this is not the case, as this Shoosmiths briefing explains. Tongue tied - language discrimination in the workplace and the pitfalls for employers Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co UK White Paper In light of the government's new Immigration Bill, which will require all public sector workers in customer facing roles to speak fluent English, this briefing looks at whether is it appropriate to require them to only speak English during working hours. US M&A litigation: will the changing landscape shift to the UK? Latham & Watkins UK White Paper The spread of shareholder activism from the US to Europe has led to speculation that UK courts will see more collective actions related to misstatements or omissions in public documents. This Latham & Watkins blog looks at whether US-style merger litigation is set to make its way into the UK courts. Iran sanctions lifted: the key considerations for businesses sizing up the opportunities DLA Piper Global White Paper The lifting of the nuclear-related sanctions against Iran by the EU is expected to open significant new business opportunities for European companies. This briefing looks at which restrictions have been lifted, which sanctions remain in place, and the key points for businesses to consider. The changing face of finance: volatility drives structural shift in corporate funding landscape Allen & Overy Global White Paper This Allen & Overy report looks at loan, bond and equity issues to non-financial corporates over the past decade to see what impact regulatory pressures, bank deleveraging and the emergence of alternative sources of finance have had on the way companies access funding. More from Legal Week Law FREE Membership to Legal Week Law As a member of Legal Week Law you will receive free access to our library of legal briefings from worlds leading law firms. Briefings are easy to find and constantly being updated. You can also discover what briefings your peers in other companies are looking at. Create your FREE Account Search Legal Week Law Commercial Law Banking and Finance Company Secretariat Corporate Employment Energy Environment Financial Services Regulation Intellectual Property Real Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolution Taxation More from Legal Week Law