Finding higher ground: directors’ duties in an era of change
We are in the middle of an intense debate about corporate accountability and purpose. 2019 was – to borrow a quote from a recent FT...
We are in the middle of an intense debate about corporate accountability and purpose. 2019 was – to borrow a quote from a recent FT...
The recently published Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) guidance provides practical advice on how to avoid bid rigging and cartel...
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak is causing major disruption across industries and geographies, leading global employers to review and...
Managing the risk of misconduct goes far beyond preventing ‘bad actors’ from intentional wrong-doing or focusing on specific known risks...
If a party receives litigation funding but is unsuccessful, the winning party may be able to recover its legal costs from the funder....
With sustainability becoming a hot topic of late, legislators and regulators are putting greater emphasis on ensuring that financial...
The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting some industries more than others and many employers are under pressure to manage employment costs and...
Audit firm clients (and audit firms themselves) may breathe a – cautious - sigh of relief. In September 2018, the English High Court made...
What does the landscape look like for banking cases this year? Click here to see our team’s selection of interesting cases to watch in 2020.
The government and the UK regulators have taken steps to ensure that the UK regulatory system can continue to function effectively...
Is the coronavirus a force majeure event? How should you respond if your counterparty threatens to walk away from your contract as a...
Last week, HMRC announced that the upcoming IR35 reforms in the UK will only apply to payments made for services provided on or after 6...
Since 2018, the tech industry has seen a number of high profile instances of employee activism:
The recent judgment of the England and Wales Court of Appeal in the Jesudason v Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust case has...
On 29 January 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) handed down its long-awaited decision in the SkyKick case. The ruling helpfully...
The challenge of how to respond to the changing climate rightly sits at the top of the global agenda. The impact that climate change will...
Few areas of the law see such frequent changes as anti-money-laundering (AML) legislation.
Just weeks after Germany finished implementing...
When does a pharmaceutical company’s granted patent prevent the entry of a generic competitor? The answer is, frequently, grey. Through...
The Neurim decision opened the door for obtaining SPCs for second medical use patents. Although welcomed by innovators, the judgment was...
On 28 January 2020 the England and Wales Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in The Civil Aviation Authority v Jet2.Com Ltd, R. (on...
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