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Unfair prejudice: Lessons learnt from Saxon Woods v Francesco Costa and others

Aug 7, 2024 | lexology.com | Genevieve Quierin |Adam Polonsky

In February, Stephenson Harwood LLP secured a finding of unfair prejudice for its client, Saxon Woods Investments Limited ("Saxon Woods") in proceedings before the High Court. The judgment provides clear guidance on the standards that those in charge must meet to avoid breaching their duties and useful lessons for decision-makers and operators of businesses.
An extension of Scope 3 emissions reporting in the UK? Assessing the impact of the Supreme Court's judgment in Finch v Surrey County Council

Jun 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Genevieve Quierin |Siân Whitby

Anyone with an eye on climate policy would have found it hard to miss last week's front-page news that the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment with significant implications, potentially going much wider than the strict confines of planning law.
What is your greenwashing risk?

May 14, 2024 | lexology.com | Genevieve Quierin |Jonathan Cripps |Trudy Feaster-Gee |Sean Jeffrey |Laetitia Ghebali

Why should your business care about Greenwashing Risk? The Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") is taking an increasingly active role in scrutinising "sustainability" labels and "green" claims. Following an investigation into marketing strategies in the fashion sector launched in 2022, the CMA have recently announced that they had reached agreement with ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda that the brands would "use only accurate and clear green claims".
The Financial Conduct Authority tells payment services firms to strengthen their anti-fraud systems and improve their treatment of victims of fraud

Nov 15, 2023 | lexology.com | David Capps |Genevieve Quierin

In this article, we look at some of the takeaways from the FCA's recent review of payment services firms' anti-fraud systems and controls, in particular around authorised push payment ("APP") fraud. Tackling financial crime, including APP fraud, continues to be a priority for the FCA. They have recently carried out a review of how firms mitigate the risks of APP fraud and fraud attacks more broadly. They identify both examples of good practice and areas for improvement.