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Lawyers and lenders at the IBA this week dissected private credit’s explosive growth, shifting regulation, and global investment appeal
IFLR’s accreditation title reveals that 240 practices moved up the tables and 128 firms appeared for the first time
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, finance and regulatory practices in Johannesburg, London and Houston
The move will result in an expansion of Fieldfisher’s corporate presence in the region
US regulator seeks feedback on plans to withdraw recovery rules for large national banks, which will save around $20 million per year
New hires and partner promotions were made across the financial services, corporate, regulatory and transaction practices in London, Riyadh and across the US
A revamped rulebook has given a boost to London IPO activity that looks set to continue in the fourth quarter and into 2026, lawyers tell IFLR
Lawyers see the potential for first-mover advantage in advising on a new trading platform for shares, but they are not certain it will achieve all its goals
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Sponsored by Maples GroupThe Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) regulates the banking and finance industries in Ireland. It has a broad range of investigative powers to allow it to perform its supervisory and regulatory functions. These include the power to enter into and search premises, take copies of documents and obtain information in other ways. The legislation protects the right to legal professional privilege (LPP) enjoyed by a person who is the subject of the exercise of those powers. However, the legislation is otherwise generally silent on issues such as the right to privacy of personal information. The interaction of regulatory powers with the right to privacy in our digital age has been the subject of much discussion recently in Ireland. -
Sponsored by Prager DreifussThe scope of interpretation of several provisions of Switzerland’s cartel law has evolved following a recent Federal Supreme Court decision
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Sponsored by Maples GroupIn 2014 the Irish parliament passed the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014 (the Act) to update the regime for the registration of Irish ships and the regime for registering mortgages over ships. It is intended that the new regime will provide a more efficient, user friendly and accessible regime for commercial ship owners and those involved in financing the construction and purchase of vessels. Among other things the Act provides for the establishment of an electronic ship ownership and mortgage register. It preserves all of the basic protections under the existing regime for banks which have a mortgage over commercial ships. With the exception of one provision, however, the Act has not yet been commenced. Given the potential for the further development of shipping finance in Ireland, it is hoped that the government will soon implement it.
