The Court of Appeal on 30 January 2004 in R. (G) v. Westminster City Council [2004] (EWCA Civ 45)considered the implications of section 19 of the Education Act 1996 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere). The case concerned a child (G) whose father had withdrawn him from school after a fracas between the boy and a girl pupil where a school investigation had concluded that the boy was predominantly to blame.

Whilst technology investments across Europe have steadily declined over the last three years, on the public markets, good technology stocks are now beginning to win favour again. In the private equity arena a new era of opportunity approaches with the emphasis on quality over quantity.

A bank which made payments from a client account on the fraudulent instruction of the client's director and sole shareholder was liable in negligence after the client company went into liquidation, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.

A UK High Court judge has given Barclays the go-ahead to complete the ring-fencing of its retail banking activities into a new entity.

The FCA committed to reviewing the effectiveness of the UK's primary capital markets and related regulation in 2015.

Banks and other major providers of current account services will be required to publish data on the number of major operational or security incidents that they have experienced, under new plans...

Business and consumer insurance policyholders may now pursue their insurers in the courts if they do not settle claims within a reasonable amount of time.

The exchange of virtual currencies into national currencies or other virtual currencies is to be regulated in Singapore, the city state's central bank has said.

The UK government will speed up the introduction of its planned ban on 'cold calls' relating to pensions, it has announced.

Those working for so-called 'gig economy' businesses such as Uber and Deliveroo should be given the employment status of 'worker' by default, instead of being presumed to be self-employed...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is anticipating a "significant increase in demand" for its services in the run-up to the August 2019 deadline for complaints about potentially mis-sold PPI.

Major banks in Australia will be required to give accredited third parties access to data they hold on customers at those customers' request from July 2019 under a new 'open banking' system being introduced in the country.

The Victorian Budget for 2018/19 confirms the commitment of the state's Labor government to infrastructure, with overall investment in infrastructure over the next four years forecast...

"Innovative fintech businesses" based in Australia and Hong Kong stand to benefit from a new agreement between financial regulators in the two countries, the regulators have said.

At the first hearing, the court ruled that the original CFA had been terminated before it was assigned to Neil Hudgell.

A new code of conduct for wholesale foreign exchange (FX) market participants has been developed, with the backing of global financial watchdogs and the world's highest profile central banks.

The FCA is conducting a review of the motor finance market after it previously raised concerns about transparency, potential conflicts of interest and irresponsible lending.

The policy forms part of a formal risk management and governance framework for algorithmic trading, published by the PRA for consultation.

If an employee is dismissed for making a 'protected disclosure' under section 103A and Part IVA of the Employment Rights Act 1996 then the dismissal is automatically unfair. The disclosures qualifying for protection in section 43B of the 1996 Act include a range of matters including: the committal or likely committal of a criminal offence, failure to comply with any legal obligation (including endangering the health and safety of any individual) and damaging the environment.

The High Court's refusal to restrain joint administrators from auctioning a proposed claim will be welcome news to officeholders.