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FCA Litigation Forecast: Bad News, Good News

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.24.17

The FCA remains the federal government’s number one recovery tool, but how will that be impacted by recent developments in the case law and regulations? In a recent Westlaw Journal piece, C&M’s Brian Tully McLaughlin previews the impact of the Supreme Court’s landmark Escobar decision for defendants in all manner of FCA suits as well as the significant increases in the Act’s statutory penalties.

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Client Alert | 8 min read | 09.08.26

Saxon Woods Investments Limited v Costa [2026] UKSC 21: Good Faith in the Boardroom

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal of Mr Francesco Costa, former chairman of Spring Media Investments Limited, in the first Supreme Court judgment to consider the scope of the duty under section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006. The foundational position is that good faith requires honest conduct as well as honest thinking. A director's genuine belief that they are acting in the company's best interests will not excuse covert or disloyal conduct in pursuit of that belief. ...