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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Market abuse and the High Court - A first-of-its-kind case could have industry-wide implications once the Financial List comes into play. Last month Mr Justice Snowden, of the Chancery Division, handed down a judgement concluding a four-year legal battle between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Da Vinci Invest Ltd, a UK-registered but Swiss-based fund manager, a Da Vinci Singaporean entity, three individual traders based in Hungary and their Seychelles company. Full story - The Lawyer
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Market abuse and the High Court - A first-of-its-kind case could have industry-wide implications once the Financial List comes into play. Last month Mr Justice Snowden, of the Chancery Division, handed down a judgement concluding a four-year legal battle between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Da Vinci Invest Ltd, a UK-registered but Swiss-based fund manager, a Da Vinci Singaporean entity, three individual traders based in Hungary and their Seychelles company. Full story - The Lawyer
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