STAYINformed – Commercial e-bulletin #5

May 7, 2020

Keeping you up-to-date with the latest news and legal issues from the commercial team at Exchange Chambers during the Covid-19 lockdown.

In this week’s roundup:

Coronavirus: the FCA response
The Financial Conduct Authority has stated that its expectations of regulated firms will not be compromised in the context of the pandemic. In this article, Duncan Hedar looks at the FCA’s recently published 2020/2021 Business Plan.

Covid-19 and Business Interruption Insurance – The FCA is trying to help
In his latest article, Jonathan Lowe revisits the topic of Business Interruption Insurance during the pandemic in light of the Financial Conduct Authority’s plans to take further steps to try and help some policyholders.

Double Taxation arguments
Commercial pupil Katherine Traynor examines double taxation arguments with reference to Investec Asset Finance Plc and another v HMRC [2020] EWCA Civ 579.

An overview of the recent decision of Mr Justice Snowden in Re Maud [2020] EWHC 974 (Ch)
In this article, second six pupil Jodie Wildridge provides an overview of Mr Justice Snowden’s decision in Re Maud [2020] EWHC 974 (Ch), handed down on 5 May 2020.

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