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How the UK High Court Decision on Forced Labor Impacts Your Supply Chain Due Diligence

The recent ruling by the U.K. Court of Appeal declared that the U.K. National Crime Agency’s decision not to investigate the importation of cotton produced through the use of Uyghur forced labor in China was unlawful. This...more

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Beneficial ownership registration requirement re-examined by the administrative judiciary

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Initially, the UBO Decree mandated that companies, recognized foundations and associations, trusts, and fiduciary mandates based in Italy fulfill their duty to report data and information on ultimate beneficial ownership by...more

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Court Decision Doesn’t Affect Corporate Transparency Act Requirements for Most Companies and Real Estate Investors

On March 1, 2024 a United States District Court in Alabama held in National Small Business United dba National Small Business Association v. Yellen (NSBA Case) that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional. ...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act Isn't Dead Yet

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Congress has enacted legislation over the decades aimed at curbing money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Increased legislation has been necessary to ensure that the federal government is able to address evolving...more

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Exercise of regulatory powers in Guernsey: GFSC v Domaille and others

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In our recent article (available here) we reported that the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the "GFSC") had been granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The GFSC obtained leave to appeal on the basis of a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Bank Otkritie v Mints Case and Ownership and Control

Key Takeaways - On 17 November 2023, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published new guidance on Ownership and Control: Public Officials and...more

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Biden Administration Issues Regulatory Freeze On New Agency Rules

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In this Issue. In one of its first acts after being installed on January 20, the Biden Administration issued a regulatory freeze on new agency rules that have been adopted but are not yet effective; in one of its final acts...more

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Q3 2020: Latin American Enforcement Review

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DOJ Enforcement in Latin America Continues Despite Pandemic - During the 3rd quarter, the Department of Justice made a number of high-profile arrests and concluded plea agreements in several cases related to Latin...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

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D.C. Circuit Rules in Favor of Broad Reach of Patriot Act Subpoenas

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On August 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia kept in place $50,000-per-day fines on three Chinese banks—whose identities are redacted—for refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the Department of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - January 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including DOJ guidance on the use of corporate monitors in criminal...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

New York Appellate Court Ruling Eases Hurdle to Bringing Derivative Suits Against UK Companies in the New York Courts

On Nov. 14, 2018, a New York appellate court held that in a derivative action brought in a New York court against a company incorporated in the United Kingdom, the plaintiff need not comply with U.K. Companies Act § 261(1)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - August 2015 #5

Charles Schwab Fined US $2 Million by FINRA for Net Capital Deficiencies: Charles Schwab & Co. agreed to pay US $2 million to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to resolve allegations that it had net capital...more

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Common Sense In The Definition Of ‘Instrumentality’ Under The FCPA

In what can only be called a judicial decision based on common sense the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in an opinion released on May 16, upheld the convictions of Joel Esquenazi and Carlos Rodriguez for violations of the...more

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