In certain cases, a seller is subject to a separate disclosure duty even if the buyer has had the opportunity to take notice of a certain issue in a data room. This applies in any case if such issue may cause the buyer considerable financial loss and is not readily recognisable from the data provided. In particular, the buyer may usually expect to be informed by the seller if the seller is aware of the issue and can therefore...

Following the lead of the European Central Bank last week, the Bank of England (BoE) kept the base interest rate at 5.25% as a result of a majority vote of six votes to three by the Monetary Policy Committee. The three minority voters wanted to raise rates again. This is the second month in a row that the Bank has held rates level, after 14 months of rises. UK Inflation to Fall Some other interesting economic projections released by the BoE included the...

In this News Update we discuss some noteworthy proposals in the Financial Markets Amendment Act 2024, and EIOPA's Opinion on the supervision of captives of insurers and reinsurers. We further highlight some other financial regulatory publications issued since our last News Update. FINANCIAL MARKETS AMENDMENT ACT 2024 In early September 2023 the Minister of Finance filed the draft bill to amend various financial markets acts (the Bill) (Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2024) (in Dutch only). Although the majority of the proposed amendments are of a technical...

Trade is still incredibly reliant on paper and that has remained unchanged for centuries. It’s estimated that there are an average of 28.5 billion trade documents1 printed and flown around the world every day. That’s a staggering number. As those involved in trade may have experienced, in many cases goods arrive at their destination before the documentation has. For example, while transit periods between Singapore and Bangladesh might take 5 days, the legal documentation that acts as proof of ownership of...

Nomination Deadline: November 16, 2023IIE's Emergency Student Fund provides grants to international undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S. when natural disasters, war, or other crises threaten their education. We are issuing a call for IIENetwork member institutions (including institutions that join IIENetwork by the ESF deadline) to nominate up to five international students from Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank financially impacted by the ongoing conflict.This effort will provide one-time grants of between $2,000 and $3,000 to selected students...

On October 30, 2023, President Biden announced a sweeping new Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (EO). The EO signals an “all-hands-on-deck” approach, with roles for agencies across the federal government, proposed requirements and/or guidance that will apply both to companies that offer artificial intelligence (AI)-related services and those that consume such services, and still-unfolding implications for the legal operation of such businesses. Highlights of the EO for providers and consumers of AI products and services...