On February 15, 2017, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a Discussion Paper (DP17/2) seeking feedback on how the UK primary capital markets can most effectively meet...
On 3 February 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a Practical Guide to national rules across the EEA on notifications of major shareholdings under the Tra...
IN THIS ISSUE:
Introduction
UK Supreme Court Judgment – the Miller Case
What will Brexit mean for benchmark administrators in the UK?
In the last few weeks, some welcome clarity has ...
IN THIS ISSUE:
Introduction
Walking on the cliff edge
New proposals for EU intermediate holding companies
“What’s the model? Have your cake and eat it.”
These were the handwrit...
In a ruling released yesterday morning, three senior judges of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the “High Court”) handed the UK Government a significant defeat in relat...
IN THIS ISSUE:
Introduction
The ‘Great Repeal Bill’: the many unanswered questions
AIFMD and Brexit
As we move to a monthly schedule for the publication of Lex et Brexit, we fina...
IN THIS ISSUE:
Introduction
French pitch for Paris to become Europe’s financial center
A regime with sticking power: the EU Market Abuse Regulation
Despite the protestations of s...
In the fifth issue of Lex et Brexit (our fortnightly publication on Brexit developments), we examined the impact of Brexit on the prospectus regime in the EU and the implications Brexit m...
On 12 September 2016, the UK Takeover Panel published the twelfth edition of the Takeover Code, replacing in its entirety the previous edition published in September 2011 in the wake of K...
IN THIS ISSUE:
Introduction
Run for the hills…Swiss-style Brexit
EMIR and Brexit
Despite a weekend of Brexit brainstorming by the Cabinet at the Prime Minister’s country retreat, w...
