In January, the trial in Justin Le Patourel v. BT Group PLC commenced in the U.K. Competition Appeal Trib...
Provisions of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 now in force
A number of the provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 came into force on 4 March 2024. This Act is intended to give UK Companies...
A number of the provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 came into force on 4 March 2024. This Act is intended to give UK Companies...
Article / 1 month ago
Unpacking the Building Safety Act's industry overhaul
On June 28, 2022, the Building Safety Act 2022 received royal assent, bringing about the biggest change to building safety in 40 years....
On June 28, 2022, the Building Safety Act 2022 received royal assent, bringing about the biggest change to building safety in 40 years....
Article / 2 months ago
In the familiar, lies the unseen
We like to look at boilerplate language with fresh eyes and so taking the recent case of Dassault Aviation SA v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 5 as a jumping off point, we consider the potential tensions,...
We like to look at boilerplate language with fresh eyes and so taking the recent case of Dassault Aviation SA v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 5 as a jumping off point, we consider the potential tensions,...
Article / 2 months ago
Construction disciplinary trends analysis #2: engagement letters – worth more than the paper they're written on!
This article is the second in our mini-series analysing trends in disciplinary decisions involving construction professionals, with...
This article is the second in our mini-series analysing trends in disciplinary decisions involving construction professionals, with...
Article / 2 months ago
Warranty & Indemnity
From mid-2022 into the first half of 2023 we have seen global M&A activity continue to decline from post-pandemic boom levels, with a reduction in both global deal value and deal volume...
From mid-2022 into the first half of 2023 we have seen global M&A activity continue to decline from post-pandemic boom levels, with a reduction in both global deal value and deal volume...
Article / 2 months ago
Technology
In 2023, the European Commission proposed the first-ever regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI): the Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”)...
In 2023, the European Commission proposed the first-ever regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI): the Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”)...
Article / 2 months ago
Surveyors
Last year was a busy year for regulators, with the introduction of various building safety regulations including the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (FSER) following the Fire Safety Act 2021...
Last year was a busy year for regulators, with the introduction of various building safety regulations including the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (FSER) following the Fire Safety Act 2021...
Article / 3 months ago
Restructuring & insolvency
On 26 January 2023, HM Treasury published a consultation document in which it set out its intention to introduce a dedicated insurer resolution regime in the UK...
On 26 January 2023, HM Treasury published a consultation document in which it set out its intention to introduce a dedicated insurer resolution regime in the UK...
Article / 3 months ago
Product liability
There were two key developments in Europe related to products in 2023...
There were two key developments in Europe related to products in 2023...
Article / 3 months ago
Property & business interruption
Questions of causation continued to prove fertile ground for litigation in 2023, both in cases involving damage to property and in a COVID-19 business interruption ("BI") context...
Questions of causation continued to prove fertile ground for litigation in 2023, both in cases involving damage to property and in a COVID-19 business interruption ("BI") context...
Article / 3 months ago
