Home / Banking & Finance / Key developments and horizon scanning / Weekly highlights

Legal News

Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance weekly highlights—21 January 2016

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published on: 21 January 2016

Published by a LexisNexis Banking & Finance expert

Table of contents

Headlines (News updates & analysis)
Real estate finance
Securitisation
Regulation
Cross-border—Scotland
Relevant updates from other practice areas
New and updated on Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance
New Practice Notes

Article summary

Welcome to the weekly Banking & Finance highlights from the Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance team for the week ending 21 January 2016. This week’s edition of Banking & Finance highlights includes (1) a reminder from the Land Registry as to its attestation process where there are multiple signatures to deeds; (2) Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) issues a report on European securitisation for Q3 2015; (3) Loan Market Association (LMA) gives feedback to European Commission on ‘flood’ of EU regulation; (4) two Scots law developments; and (5) updates from the Lexis®PSL Commercial, Corporate, Arbitration and Tax teams.

Popular documents

Hot Topics for Banking & Finance lawyers

Hot Topics for Banking & Finance lawyersThis Practice Note provides information on key new and upcoming legal developments, as well as topics currently of particular interest to Banking & Finance lawyers.New UK listing rulesOn 11 July 2024, the FCA published the new UK listing rules (UKLR).

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some

Late payment penalties—inheritance tax

Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid

Contributory negligence in personal injury claims

Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a