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Read more informationLegal Update: Government white paper: Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance The government issued its long-awaited white paper on restoring public confidence in audit and corporate governance yesterday. The government's goal is simple: to increase the consistency, authenticity, and transparency of information published by the largest corporations. The proposals, which…
Read morePRC Legal Update: Key takeaways from China’s Two sessions 2021 Every year in March, China's two main legislative bodies, the National People's Congress ("NPC") and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ("CPPCC"), convene for the "Two Sessions" to lay out preparations for the country's strategies and goals for the coming…
Read moreLocking up business manipulation Mark Steward, Executive Director of Compliance and Industry Oversight of the FCA, gave a speech on the continuing attempts of the FCA to fight market manipulation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Steward's remarks are not dissimilar to those made by Julia Hogget in her speech last…
Read moreHigh Court: Restructuring Proposals are 'Insolvency Procedures' A new ruling of the High Court on the legal standing of the UK statutory reform programme could have an effect on the way these cases are treated by the European courts after Brexit. The Court ruled that the consolidation proposals adopted by the…
Read moreClimate change: the application of the Legal System to Compel Governments to Act What does the climate change dispute look like? For several, the word calls to mind lawsuits against fossil fuel industries demanding restitution for the damage caused to them by climate change. These cases still exist: a substantial…
Read moreIndia to update its Laws before the 5G rollout The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has recommended repealing the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885 and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1933, both of which were enacted in 1885 and 1933, respectively, be replaced with regulations that represent current realities and…
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