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We are excited to launch the 2021 edition of our Global Bank Review, ESG: Creating a Purposeful Future. Have banks, like much of the corporate world, suddenly got religion on all things environmental, social and governance (ESG)? Many regulators and policymakers are already converts to the ESG cause. ESG poses challenges to banks, in many forms … Read more
In its judgment this morning the Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision in the high profile Lloyd v Google case, which would have opened the floodgates for class actions for compensation for loss of control of personal data to be brought on behalf of very large numbers of individuals without identifying class members: Lloyd v … Read more
With three months to go before the end of LIBOR as we know it (save for certain USD tenors), regulators around the globe continue to emphasise the importance of active transition away from the benchmark. In the UK, the FCA is simultaneously affirming this message while clarifying the scope of the UK legislative solution for … Read more
The High Court has upheld certain contractual terms which set out the basis of the parties’ relationship in dismissing a breach of duty claim by an investor and his associated companies against a chartered accounting firm in relation to losses alleged to have been suffered as a result of their introduction by the firm to … Read more
We have just released our monthly update podcast, in which we discuss and debate the key recent judgments likely to be of interest to financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guest Harriet Tolkien. You can also listen … Read more
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has published an article in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on amending legacy loan agreements to replace LIBOR with near risk-free rates. Following the Financial Conduct Authority’s announcement on 5 March 2021 that all LIBOR settings will either cease to be provided by an administrator or no longer be representative … Read more
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP have published an article in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on the litigation and regulatory risks for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in England & Wales. SPACs scorched the US stock markets last year, with the UK left out in the cold. While the recent crackdown by the Securities and … Read more
Herbert Smith Freehills have published an article in the Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation: COVID-19 market disclosures and managing the associated litigation risks. Since the start of the pandemic many listed companies have sought to strengthen their balance sheet by raising additional capital from shareholders. This article considers the types of disclosures relating … Read more
The High Court has held that, while a claimant’s standard terms were incorporated by reference into a signed contract, a term that required the defendant to pay cancellation fees was not incorporated as it was onerous and the claimant had not done enough to draw the defendant’s attention to it: Blu-Sky Solutions Ltd v Be … Read more
