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25 March 2020
COVID-19 GLOBAL: GOVERNANCE - DOES COVID-19 IMPACT THE TIMING OF YOUR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS?
Finance documents typically use the concept of “Business Days” to count how much time a party has to fulfil certain obligations, including payment and notification obligations. In light of recent approaches by various governments in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, this briefing...
17 March 2020
COVID-19 Global: Will your technology survive the outbreak?
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe continue to evolve on a daily basis. While this pandemic is first a public health and humanitarian crisis, the impacts of COVID-19 on global and national economies, businesses, supply chains, and the everyday lives of the world’s population are...
12 March 2020
Covid-19 Asia: Tech industry lessons and innovations so far
Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rocked global industry and financial markets since it began. The tech, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector is no exception, with many companies affected by supply chain, manufacturing and consumer demand issues. That disruption has been balanced by new...
02 March 2020
The cooperation dilemma – legal privilege in the “why not litigate” era
The Financial Services Royal Commission has had a significant impact on regulators’ appetites to obtain documents subject to claims of legal professional privilege and shifted strategic considerations that companies will weigh in deciding whether or not to provide privileged documents to regulators.
28 February 2020
Inside Arbitration
In a global business it can often be difficult to get to know your colleagues in other offices and locations. You may deal with them by email or over the phone, but that rarely equates to understanding how, or why, they came to be doing the work they do today or the additional skills and...
25 February 2020
Corporate Crime Update, Winter 2020
Welcome to the Winter 2020 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click on the links...
17 February 2020
Foreign investment: Rising tides of politics in regulation
Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ) filings are an increasingly important piece of the regulatory jigsaw for cross-border M&A. Our newly updated report on Foreign Investment: Rising Tides of Politics in Regulation considers both the current landscape and new restrictions due to take effect by the...
11 December 2019
Big data is transforming investigations
Big data is rapidly changing the way in which regulators and law enforcement conduct an investigation and build a case. New technology reduces compliance costs, but also increases regulatory expectations of businesses' monitoring, detection and reporting capabilities. And, as technology evolves,...
04 December 2019
Online harmful content: the race to regulate
The decentralised, global internet has democratised many facets of everyday life, and consequently has allowed everyday citizens, extremists and everyone in between to share their views. The consequential proliferation of online harmful content meant some form of regulation was inevitable. However...
04 December 2019
Tech Regulation Series: The End of Permissionless Innovation?
The tech regulatory landscape is changing rapidly. It is complex and fragmented, both globally and by subject matter, making it difficult for technology providers to navigate. Almost weekly there are new headlines warning of risks and perils of ‘big tech’ and misuse of data. Now, more than ever, it...
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07 September 2020
London International Disputes Week 2020
We are pleased to announce that London International Disputes Week (LIDW) is returning for a second year in September 2020. Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to be associated with this key event, which celebrates London as a global centre for dispute resolution. 7 – 11 September 2020 For more...
02 April 2020
Alumni End of Summer Soirée, Sydney
Herbert Smith Freehills invites our Alumni back home this year, for a reunion to experience an End of Summer Soir ée. Join us for a colourful affair where guests can relax, and catch up with old friends. You'll enjoy a feast of summer delights with a Gelato Messina pop-up, sample Prosecco and...
27 March 2020
COVID-19 People: United States – Key Developments and Resources
As COVID-19 continues its spread across the United States, federal, state, and local governments are taking emergency measures on a daily basis to respond to the pandemic. To keep our clients updated on these developments, below we have provided key considerations, developments, and resources in...
27 March 2020
COVID-19 Governance: United States – Regulatory and Litigation Developments
As COVID-19 continues its spread across the United States, federal, state, and local governments are taking emergency measures on a daily basis to respond to the pandemic. To keep our clients updated on these developments, below we have provided key considerations, developments, and resources...
27 March 2020
COVID-19 Malaysia: Governance - Impacts of the Movement Control Order on your business
Prompted by the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in the country over the past few weeks, the Malaysian Government issued the Movement Control Order (MCO) effective 18 to 31 March 2020, and now extended to 14 April 2020.
27 March 2020
COVID-19 RUSSIA: PRESSURE POINTS - COVID-19 AND WITHHOLDING TAX – UNEXPECTED LINKS, UNUSUAL MECHANISMS
On 25 March 2020 president Putin in his television speech addressing Russian citizens 1 announced a set of support measures to be provided to the poorest citizens and small and medium businesses in the context of the spread of COVID-19. At the same time, in addition to these measures, the President...
27 March 2020
COVID-19 Global: Webinar series
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating significant health, social and economic challenges world-wide, forcing governments and businesses to critically assess the impact to their people, operations and governance. We understand that navigating the pace of change, whilst also dealing with immediate issues...
26 March 2020
COVID-19 RUSSIA: PRESSURE POINTS: CIVIL LAW QUALIFICATION AND CONSEQUENCES FOR CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS UNDER RUSSIAN LAW
Notwithstanding its detrimental impact on both the public health and the global economy, the increasingly global prevalence of the novel coronavirus (which causes the disease known as “COVID-19”) has less obvious and straightforward legal consequences for market participants.
26 March 2020
The Fairness Doctrine: A Return to the Status Quo?
In October 2019, the Full Federal Court decision in ASIC v Westpac Securities Administration Limited [2019] FCAFC 187 ( ASIC v Westpac ) raised questions about the scope of the obligation on AFS licensees to act efficiently, honestly and fairly. Less than 6 months later, the Federal Court’s...
26 March 2020
COVID-19 Pressure Points: Africa – Business Rescue and Insolvency in the OHADA region
A mere few weeks ago, the hypothesis that the COVID-19 virus would not affect the African continent was still being widely propagated. The theory that the virus does not survive in warm weather has since been debunked and the number of African countries that have recorded confirmed cases of...
