08/17/2022
The CFA entered into with Diag and Mr Stava was deemed by the Court to be "wholly different" in nature to the retainer signed previously with Diag alone.
08/17/2022
Under an amended JCT 1998 Standard Form of Building Contract with Contractor’s Design dated 20 January 2005 (the Contract), Mulalley & Co. Limited (Mulalley), a well-known building contractor based in Essex, undertook refurbishment works to five
08/15/2022
This could be because the computation of the corporate tax base in the UK is complicated and requires a nuanced understanding of different factors – a point highlighted by the Supreme Court earlier this year.
08/15/2022
Our fraud team have successfully defended a fraudulent personal injury claim involving the fabrication of evidence and false reports of the claimant's death on the eve of trial.
08/12/2022
The judgment handed down in Arcapita supports this interpretation, which provides comfort to market participants.
08/11/2022
The Judge helpfully set out the two-fold test for setting aside default judgment and summarised the relevant authorities
08/10/2022
The claimant obtained an award against two private equity limited partnerships in arbitral proceedings seated in Brazil
08/10/2022
The standard of due process being imposed by the domestic statutory provision therefore still needed to be capable of applying to any international arbitration
08/04/2022
The FBAR provides the Department of Treasury with information from United States persons with financial interests in accounts abroad.
08/01/2022
The court found that the Commission has the power to review any merger that may raise significant competition concerns within the EU, even if the companies involved do not have activities in Europe – or the merger falls below the EU’s turnover
08/01/2022
The UK’s current NZS includes a commitment to ensure that the UK will be powered entirely by clean electricity by 2035.
08/01/2022
The Court of Appeal’s decision is significant to the construction industry in clarifying the commencement date for limitation periods under the Act for projects that involve more than one occupancy permit.
07/29/2022
The tenants’ defences included arguments on rent suspension, implied terms and failure of consideration (Cine-UK Limited) and implied terms and a failure of basis
07/27/2022
The company was both cashflow and balance sheet insolvent and three creditors threatened it with winding-up petitions.
07/25/2022
The case highlights once again the legal, political and moral complexities surrounding ‘fire and rehire’.
07/22/2022
On 18 July 2022, the Court allowed environmental campaign groups’ judicial review challenge of the government’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
07/21/2022
The need for a further application provides a useful reminder that all steps necessary to implement a transaction should be carefully considered in order that any necessary ancillary relief can be sought as part of the sanction application.
07/15/2022
The Court rejected the application as the plaintiff failed to discharge the burden to the Court’s satisfaction to allow the inspection.
07/15/2022
At first instance, McMillan J found that the undertaking and therefore, the loss, endured until 25 May 2016 when EFML repaid to Fenris the money it had received pursuant to the order of Foster J, and assessed the loss at €5,354,601.07 plus interest.
07/14/2022
The Hong Kong Scheme was approved by an overwhelming majority of creditors