The In-House Lawyer

Whistleblower or bounty hunter? The Dodd-Frank Act and its potential impact on the UK whistleblowing The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 (Dodd-Frank) passed through US Congress and became law on 21 July 2010. It has been a controversial piece of legislation. In particular, it has significantly ... Read more	Assessing recovery of loss in tort claims during an economic downturn In this article, we review case law from South Australia Asset Management Company Ltd v York Montague Ltd [1997] to Rubenstein v HSBC Bank Plc [2011] to examine the current approach to assessing loss i... Read more
The financial transaction tax On 28 September 2011, the European Commission published a draft directive proposing the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT) across all of the member states of the European Union. In essence, the FTT would ... Read more	Libyan sanctions – an overview Businesses and natural persons that trade with Libyan ‘designated persons’ in contravention of the recent targeted economic sanctions, could face prosecution and severe fines. This article focuses on how targeted sanctions have been imposed a... Read more
The billion pound toxic pool… deal with it, don't add to it! The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has recently published its review of mortgage fraud against lenders, having carried out investigations into the ability of lenders to detect and prevent mortgage fraud.... Read more	Financial services disputes: the current legal landscape This article sets out a summary of some of the key, recent court cases relating to institutional financial services, looks at some of the themes emerging and gives a view on the outlook for disputes ... Read more
Confusion over future regulation for the consumer finance industry The coalition's 'Our programme for Government' states that it is based around three fundamental principles: freedom, fairness and responsibility. While these principles are not described in detail, they could reflect a balanced approach if construed ... Read more	Alternative investments by DB pension schemes: the employer's perspective Does your organisation sponsor a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme? If it does, it will be responsible for making up the deficit in the scheme. It therefore has a direct interest in how the scheme's ... Read more
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