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Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD)—organisational and conduct of business requirements

Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD)—organisational and conduct of business requirements

BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has

General principles of insurance contract law

General principles of insurance contract law

What is insurance law?Insurance law can be split into three parts:•insurance contract law which governs the contractual relationship between insureds

Brexit legislation tracker

Brexit legislation tracker

This Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the UK’s withdrawal from the

Disclosure requirements for occupational and personal pension schemes—the 2013 disclosure regulations

Disclosure requirements for occupational and personal pension schemes—the 2013 disclosure regulations

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) issued guidance setting out reporting easements

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AIFMD—essentials

BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...
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26th Oct
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The Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)—duties

The roles of nominated officer and money laundering reporting officerA nominated officer is an individual who is nominated by a firm to receive...
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21st Oct
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Financial services outsourcing—post MiFID II implementation

BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...
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19th Oct
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AIFMD—the marketing of AIFs, passporting and third country provisions

BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...
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5th Oct
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Regulated activities relating to consumer credit

This Practice Note sets out and examines the consumer credit regulated activities in the Financial Services and Markets 2000 (Regulated Activities)...
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5th Oct
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The regulation of crowdfunding platforms

This Practice Note discusses the regulatory issues faced by crowdfunding platforms from a financial services perspective. It should be read in...
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5th Oct
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Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)—essentials

BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...
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1st Oct
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MLD4 and 2017 MLRs—customer due diligence checklist for financial services firms

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26th Sep
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Payment Services Regulations 2017—scope

BREXIT: The UK is leaving EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). This has an impact on this Practice Note. For...
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26th Sep
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Regulated mortgage contracts and home finance transactions defined

Background to the regulation of home finance transactionsThe regulation of home finance transactions came about at different points in time. HM...
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25th Sep
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Consumer credit: rules relating to arrears, default and recovery

Goode consumer credit materials—default and enforcementFor further discussion on the topics raised in this Practice Note, a statement of the...
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25th Sep
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MiFID II conduct of business and investor protection requirements

BREXIT: The UK is leaving the EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). This has an impact on this Practice Note. For...
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25th Sep
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Regulated activities—exempt persons

In this Practice Note, references to exemptions relate to persons who are exempt from the need to apply for authorisation from the Prudential...
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25th Sep
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Goode on Consumer Credit—materials

Goode: Consumer Credit Law and Practice This volume contains thirteen divisions and states the current law with commentary on consumer credit in the...
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25th Sep
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Exclusions applying to several specified kinds of activity

BREXIT: The UK is leaving EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). This has an impact on this Practice Note. To ensure...
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25th Sep
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Appointed representatives

This Practice Note discusses the main Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) provisions applying to appointed representatives (ARs) that carry out...
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25th Sep

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Global and EU sustainable finance initiatives

In response to the Paris Agreement, governments and intra-governmental organisations launched a number of measures to promote sustainable finance. To...
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Produced in partnership with Kathryn Emmett, Rosa Mottershead, Rob Marsh, Andrew Hedges, Imogen Garner and Cara Dowling of Norton Rose Fulbright 25th Sep
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Environmental social governance—the investment market

Brexit impactAs of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK...
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Produced in partnership with Tim Clare of Anthesis 21st Oct
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Mandatory environmental reporting

Companies operating in the UK may be required to report on environmental matters in accordance with:•the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006)•accounting...
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Produced in partnership with Ardea International 23rd Oct
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Voluntary environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) reporting

Brexit impactAs of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...
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Produced in partnership with CLT Envirolaw 23rd Oct

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Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

This Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in determining whether a contract is enforceable.A promise will only be capable of being contractually enforced if it is either made in a deed or made in exchange for something of value, known as

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The doctrine of res judicata

What is a res judicata?A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the cause of action and the parties, which disposes, with finality, of a matter decided so that it cannot be re-litigated by those bound by the judgment, except on appeal.Final judgments by

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Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?

Having established that a duty of care exists (see Practice Note: Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?), it is then necessary to consider whether or not there has been a breach of that duty. This will depend on a number of factors outlined below and considered against the general background of

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Breach of statutory duty

This Practice Note considers claims for damages for breach of statutory duty. For guidance on claims for damages for a negligent breach of duty of care outside a statutory duty, see Practice Notes:•Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?•Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?Breach of