Herbert Smith Freehills LLP have published an article in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on the increasing willingness of the English courts to deal with opportunistic claims against banks (and other third parties) involving allegations of fraud without the need for a full trial, in “appropriate” cases. Traditionally, in a financial product … Read more

Our Financial Services Regulatory team have announced the launch of FSR Outlook 2021: Paving the Way Forward. In this annual publication, the team survey the regulatory landscape in 2021 and identify some themes expected to be at the core of regulatory priorities globally in the next 12 months. 2020 has been dominated by Covid-19, political … Read more

Welcome to the Autumn 2020 edition of our biannual Banking Litigation Update, in which we highlight a number of the most important cases and developments affecting UK financial institutions over the past six months. Read the full Banking Litigation Update here. We have also recorded a short video to provide a high level overview of … Read more

We are excited to launch the 2020 edition of our Global Bank Review, #disruption. While the banks sector has faced significant challenges before, the depth and breadth of Covid-19’s disruption has left banks in the position of having to brace for impact to their own businesses, whilst simultaneously demonstrating a change in culture, providing support … Read more

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP have published an article in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s proposals for regulating climate-related disclosures and the litigation risks which may arise for issuers from such proposals. Climate change has been part of the political and regulatory discourse for years. However, it … Read more