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NLJ this week: Greenwashing, fraud reimbursement & de-banking—the latest for finance

26 April 2024
Issue: 8068 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Environment , Regulatory , Fraud , Banking
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UK financial institutions face a complex regulatory landscape, whether it’s in relation to greenwashing, authorised push payments fraud or de-banking

In this week’s NLJ, Jeremy Richmond KC, Quadrant Chambers, and Michael Rhode, partner, and Alexander Emmott, associate, both Trowers & Hamlins, cover these three topics.

They provide an overview of incoming Financial Conduct Authority regulations on greenwashing and sustainability advertising, an update on developments in the law regarding authorised push payments fraud (APP fraud), and cover the latest developments in de-banking (de-risking).

The authors write: ‘Recent developments indicate we are likely to see a growing trend of greenwashing claims in the coming years.’ They cover the latest talking points and developments in all three areas, including a new reimbursement scheme for victims of APP fraud, and new rules to restrict the practice of de-risking. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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