The General Data Protection Regulation promises the biggest shakeup of European privacy laws for 20 years. This Linklaters guide contains answers to frequently asked questions, checklists and everything else you need to get to grips with this new law.
The recent suspension of trading on Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex following the apparent theft of approximately $60m-worth of bitcoins is the latest in a series of Bitcoin thefts. With Bitcoin increasingly having real-world impact, the question of how Bitcoin regulation should be approached becomes increasingly pressing.
The Supreme Court has held that a principal was entitled to recover payments collected by its agent on its behalf following the agent's insolvency. The decision demonstrates that the courts will be slow to find a constructive trust in favour of a principal whose agent has become insolvent.
This Reed Smith briefing looks at the question of whether it is possible to contract out of or waive the right to limit liability under the 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims and if so, what is required in order to do so.
Every UK company (other than ones which have equivalent disclosure obligations, such as those listed on a stock exchange) has since 6 April been required to keep a Register of Persons with Significant Control. Since 30 June they have been required to file this information at Companies House.
The UK's vote to leave the EU is set to impact its participation in EU trade deals and free trade access. One of the most contentious agreements in negotiation is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); this briefing looks at the environmental challenges associated with the TTIP.
Post-Brexit, it is possible that immigration controls that currently only affect workers from outside the EU and the EEA could be extended to workers from within the EU and EEA. This would have significant implications for UK retailers, as this Bond Dickinson briefing explains.
The High Court was recently asked to consider whether the payment of dividends from a subsidiary to a parent company were based on incorrect accounts, were made in breach of fiduciary duties owed by the directors to the company or were transactions defrauding creditors.
Legal losses continue to make headlines, and rising sanctions and conduct risk concerns are creating real behavioural change. But how does this affect legal risk? This report, which looks at in-house attitudes to legal risk, is based on a survey of GCs and risk professionals at major companies.
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