Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

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FSA Publishes Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Listing Rules, the Prospectus Rules, and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
Nikolas K. Colbridge,James P.L. Healy,Danny Tricot, February 8, 2012
On January 26, 2012, the Financial Services Authority (the FSA) in its capacity as the United Kingdom Listing Authority (the UKLA) published a consultation paper (CP 12/2) (the Consultation Paper) that sets out certain proposed amendments to the Listing Rules (the Listing Rules or LR), the...

European Securities and Markets Authority Publishes New Guidelines to Apply From May 2012 for Regulation of Automated and Algorithmic Trading in the EU
James Anderson,Patrick Brandt,Heather S. Cruz,Philip H. Harris,Stephen G. Sims,Mark D. Young, January 18, 2012
On 22 December 2011, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published guidelines (the “Guidelines”) on EU electronic trading systems, trading algorithms and the provision by investment firms of direct market or sponsored trading system access. ESMA is the...

Sovereign Immunity in the Hong Kong Courts: Contracting With Sovereign Entities
Paul Mitchard,Alan K. Tsang,Clive Wells, November 7, 2011
Two recent court decisions in Hong Kong have clarified the circumstances in which sovereign states and sovereign-controlled entities will be entitled to claim immunity from jurisdiction and execution in the Hong Kong courts. These decisions have reinforced the need to be careful when contracting...

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