??GLG - Weekly News Review

Global Legal Group newsletter cherry-picks the best of GLG’s three news strands – Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR), International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) News and Global Legal Insights News (GLI) – from the past week, all produced by our team of in-house journalists.

This week, we dive into the progress in the French fight against corruption, the murky world of crypto fraud and the revamped listings regime from the UK's FCA.

Progress in the French fight against corruption

Eight years after Sapin II began a new era in anti-corruption compliance, observers have seen a change in the French corporate culture. But just how effective is a regime focused on compliance over enforcement? Read more here...

SIAC and Chinese Bars sign MoU

The high-profile dispute resolution body continues to foster closer ties with industry stakeholders globally, this time via a memorandum of understanding with three Chinese regional Bar associations. Read more here...

Apple fends off antitrust class action

US class action against Apple over third-party app restrictions is thwarted as judge doubts claimants’ right to bring case. Read more here....

A deep dive into the murky world of crypto fraud

Is the world of crypto cut out for fraudsters, or will the sector settle down once regulation catches up with the tech and bad actors are weeded out? Read more here....

UK Supreme Court opens door to wave of flight compensation claims

A decision that pilot illness resulting in flight cancellations does not constitute “extraordinary circumstances” could trigger thousands of claims. Read more here....

UK government pledges sweeping changes to employment legislation

New government set to revolutionise sick pay, redundancy legislation and working practices. Read more here....

FCA unveils revamped listings regime

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority hopes to position London as a more attractive listings option after years of decline. Read more here....

DraftKings faces US class action lawsuit over NFTs

The question of whether DraftKings’ NFTs are securities requires invocation of the longstanding Howey test. Read more here....

UK government removes barriers to onshore wind farms

Previous government’s “absurd” restrictions axed as part of drive to phase out fossil fuels. Read more here....