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Brexit: Contracts

Given that the exit from the EU will not entail any change in the currency of the UK, there are fewer issues about existing contracts than would be the...

21 April 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills

Brexit: Corporate

Whilst the Companies Act 2006 and the raft of secondary legislation made under it have been heavily influenced by various European Directives (notably the Company Law Directives and Accounting...

19 April 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills

Overview of Regulatory Sandbox Regimes in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the UK

Since the UK proposed its regulatory sandbox regime in November 2015, countries in the Asia Pacific region have been quick to follow suit. Regimes in Hong Kong, Malaysia and the...

18 December 2016

Herbert Smith Freehills

Court of Appeal Refuses to Imply Term Where Contract Incomplete

The Court of Appeal has held that no binding agreement was reached between the seller of several flats and an estate agent, as the parties had failed to agree the...

8 December 2016

Herbert Smith Freehills

High Court Finds LLP Member's Profit Share Can Be Forfeited for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

On an appeal from an arbitration award, the High Court found that a profit share payable to a member of an LLP was capable of being subject to forfeiture where...

26 October 2016

Herbert Smith Freehills

English Law Contracts Post-Brexit: What Changes Should Commercial Parties Expect?

The UK referendum vote in favour of Brexit on 23 June has inevitably raised questions as to how English law contracts will be affected and whether English law remains an...

11 October 2016

Herbert Smith Freehills

A Guide to the Solvency II Remuneration Rules and Final Prudential Regulatory Authority’s Guidelines

The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) has issued its final Supervisory Statement on the remuneration rules of Solvency II, setting out the PRA's expectations as to how insurance firms are...

4 October 2016

Herbert Smith Freehills

UK Takeover Code – Bidder Elects to Give Post-Offer Undertakings for the First Time

A bidder seeking to acquire a UK listed company has given "post-offer undertakings" in relation to increasing the target's employee headcount and keeping the target's headquarters in the UK if...

30 September 2016

Herbert Smith Freehills

The Regulation of European Long-Term Investment Funds in France

This post comes to us from Vincent Hatton (Avocat at the Paris bar, partner) and Vincent Danton (Avocat at the Paris bar, senior associate) of ...

14 July 2016

Herbert Smith Freehills

Employee Share Plans Under MAR: The Impact on UK Companies

This post comes to us from Paul Ellerman (Partner) and Mark Ife (Partner) of Herbert Smith Freehills. New rules on inside information in the EU come into force on 3 July...

19 May 2016

Herbert Smith Freehills

Brexit: Contracts

Brexit: Corporate

Overview of Regulatory Sandbox Regimes in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the UK

Court of Appeal Refuses to Imply Term Where Contract Incomplete

High Court Finds LLP Member's Profit Share Can Be Forfeited for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

English Law Contracts Post-Brexit: What Changes Should Commercial Parties Expect?

A Guide to the Solvency II Remuneration Rules and Final Prudential Regulatory Authority’s Guidelines

UK Takeover Code – Bidder Elects to Give Post-Offer Undertakings for the First Time

The Regulation of European Long-Term Investment Funds in France

Employee Share Plans Under MAR: The Impact on UK Companies

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