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Please see below the previous e-briefs that we have sent out.

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21 July 2008: Investment Management: Proposals on market abuse issues in energy trading
The European Regulators' Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) have published a joint consultation paper on market abuse issues relating to energy trading.

21 July 2008: Financial Services: Consultation on Payment Services Directive Draft Legislation Issued
HM Treasury has today issued "Implementation of the Payment Services Directive (PSD): Consultation on the draft legislation" The document forms the final phase of a three-part consultation process. This article covers the draft regulations.

21 July 2008: Corporate Finance: The LSE censures four AIM companies fining them a total of £170,000
The London Stock Exchange ("LSE") has published a disciplinary notice stating that it has privately sanctioned four AIM companies in the last six months, publishing details of the disciplinary actions and identifying key issues arising from the breaches.

18 July 2008: Corporate Finance: Extending the statutory regime on issuer liability: Treasury consultation paper
In June 2007 Professor Paul Davies QC published his final report on issuer liability for misleading statements to the market. Having considered his recommendations, the government has published a consultation paper proposing various extensions to the current statutory regime.

17 July 2008: Employment: Employers beware - ‘discrimination by association’ judgment heralds increase in flexible working claims
The high profile European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgment in Coleman v. Attridge Law has just come out today. The ECJ's ruling radically opens the floodgates to flexible working and other discrimination claims by several million people who up to now were not entitled to do so.

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