Legal sector hits back at EU calls for regulation of third-party litigation funders Litigation funding Lawyers and litigation funders have hit back at EU plans to regulate the third-party litigation financing industry in claiming new rules could limit access to justice. The clashes come after the EU parliament on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting a report by German MEP Axel Voss calling for new regulation of Europe’s [...]
Germany to launch new enforcement agency to strengthen fight against white-collar crime White-collar crime Germany has set out plans to start a new country-wide financial crime authority with a view to strengthening the country’s responses to sanctions breaches and white-collar crime. The plans will see Germany’s finance ministry combine the country’s more than 300 financial crime agencies into a new federal authority, in line with plans to “curb financial [...]
French asset manager Amundi takes hit from turbulent European markets Asset management French asset manager Amundi today said the value of the assets it manages has dropped by 4.75 per cent compared to three months ago, due to “unfavourable” market conditions. The Paris headquartered firm said net incomes for the first half of the year were 16 per cent lower than a year ago, as it said [...]
Exclusive: UK becomes Europe’s leading jurisdiction for class-action lawsuits July 12, 2022 The introduction of “opt-out” claims has seen the UK become the leading jurisdiction for European class action lawsuits, according to new figures from law firm CMS, which show that more than half (54 per cent) of all class action lawsuits filed in Europe over the past five years were filed in the UK. The UK [...]
EU’s stamp of approval for digital laws risks putting the UK behind July 7, 2022 The European Parliament gave the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) the final green light this week, setting out key obligations on Big Tech.
Big Tech agrees to a big EU fake news crack down June 16, 2022 Meta, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have agreed to have a stronger approach to disinformation as the EU pushes forward with a fresh code of practice.
EU set to introduce quota for women on company boards to boost equality June 7, 2022 The EU is gearing up to approve a groundbreaking quota for women on company boards as the continent strives for greater equality at its top companies.
Brussels outlines plans to bolster EU powers to seize oligarchs’ assets May 26, 2022 The European Commission is set to bolster the powers it has to seize oligarchs’ assets, after the bloc faced troubles in actually confiscating property due to the safeguards embedded in EU countries’ laws. The EU’s executive body set out plans to boost the powers it has to take control of criminals’ assets, with a view [...]
Italy floats creation of new cartel to meet European interests May 12, 2022 Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has proposed the creation of a new cartel of oil consumers to make markets more favourable to Western buyers.
Musk to meet EU industry chief to discuss online safety and chip shortages May 9, 2022 Elon Musk will meet with EU industry chief Thierry Breton this evening to discuss policing of online content, as well as global chip shortages. Meeting in Texas, the two men come together just weeks after the Tesla founder pushed forward with his $44bn takeover of Twitter. Meanwhile, the EU has pushed forward with its new Digital [...]