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  1. Reed Smith’s London office comments on Lord Turner's speech on potential changes to the banking sector

    December 11, 2009

    Lord Turner, chairman of the FSA, recently delivered a speech warning that breaking up Britain's banks could create a destabilising effect on the UK financial sector. Jacqui Hatfield, Partner at Reed Smith, comments on this speech.

  2. Reed Smith’s London office comments on the potential loss of the FSA’s consumer education role

    November 19, 2009

    The Government has suggested that it is likely to remove the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) consumer education role, giving this to a new agency which is due to be set up in due course. Jacqui Hatfield, Partner at Reed Smith, comments on this development

  3. Reed Smith’s London office comments on SFO’s ultimatum to BAE to accept a plea deal over corruption allegations, or face prosecution

    November 04, 2009

    George Brown, Partner in the Global Regulatory Enforcement team at law firm Reed Smith, comments: "From lessons learned on the Mabey & Johnston case it is unclear what BAE will gain from any deal, or even if there is a 'deal' in reality."

  4. Reed Smith’s London office comments on FSA’s decision to impose liquidity barriers on banks

    October 09, 2009

    Following the Financial Services Authority’s announcement that is to impose liquidity rules on banks, Jacqui Hatfield, Partner in the Financial Services Regulatory team at international law firm Reed Smith comments

  5. Reed Smith’s London office comments on pharmaceutical company raids by the European Commission

    October 09, 2009

    Following the recent trend for the European Commission to spring surprise raids on pharmaceutical companies, Edward Miller, Partner in the Competition Team at international law firm Reed Smith comments

  6. Reed Smith’s London office comments on the FSA becoming more stringent over executive qualifications for positions of significant influence

    September 16, 2009

    The FSA has begun to aggressively vet executives who have applied for 'significant influence positions' in City firms, to ascertain whether they have the “necessary skills, experience and integrity” for the role. Jacqui Hatfield, Partner in the financial industry group at international law firm Reed Smith comments

  7. Reed Smith’s London office comments on the FSA fining Barclays £2.45m for providing inaccurate trading data

    September 16, 2009

    Commentary by Jacqui Hatfield following the FSA’s announcement that it would give Barclays the largest fine ever levied by the Authority for failing to report trades in its investment banking arm, Barclays Capital

  8. German office comments on Porsche’s merger with Volkswagen

    May 08, 2009

    Following the announcement on 6th May, that Porsche and Volkswagen are due to merge, relieving the carmaker from its debts, questions have been raised as to the viability of the plan and potential legal stumbling blocks.

  9. London office comments on the Pirate Bay copyright dispute

    April 20, 2009

    The founders of Pirate Bay, the high profile file-sharing website were found guilty of breaking copyright law on Friday 17th April. The decision is being hailed as a major victory by the music and film industries that have suffered from the millions of illegal downloads facilitated by the site.