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Unmasking the Puppet Masters – Shedding Light on Shadow Directors i...
What is a shadow director? In simple terms, a shadow director is an individual who has not been formally appointed as a director, yet the...
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Unlocking the Power of Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mandatory Pa...
Can parties to a commercial dispute be compelled to engage in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)? It has long been the case that where ...
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Dispute Resolution in 2024: Navigating Changes Ahead
As we embark on a new year, the dispute resolution landscape continues to evolve. Here is a breakdown of some of the key developments to ...
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Valuer’s Professional Liability: Valuation and Adviser Responsibili...
The recent High Court decision in Hope Capital Limited v Alexander Reece Thomson LLP ([2023] EWHC 2389 (KB)) has clarified the scope of v...
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Issues Surrounding Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency fraud: foreign cryptocurrency exchange ordered to convert cryptoassets into fiat currency and transfer the funds into the ...
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Unfair Prejudice – A claim of two halves?
In a recent case involving Cardiff City Football Club, a minority shareholder filed an unfair prejudice petition against the majority sha...
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Reasonable Endeavours
There’s a reason for the sunshine in the sky, And there’s a reason why we need to talk about reasonable endeavours (With apologies to the...
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Catherine Fisher appointed as a Deputy District Judge
We are delighted to announce that Catherine Fisher, Head of Dispute Resolution, has been appointed to sit as a Deputy District Judge on t...
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The Building Safety Bill
The Building Safety Bill: Is it building back better or is there no significant change? In an attempt to set new standards of building sa...
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On, and On, and On it goes…
Extension of the COVID restrictions on debt collection Yesterday, the Government announced that it intends to extend the existing restric...
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Litigation Funding
Dear lawyer: Can’t I just pay you a share of the winnings? (Yes, actually – you can!) Finding innovative ways to fund litigation ha...
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Covid 19 – Supreme Court verdict in the business interruption...
Our Dispute Resolution team look into the Supreme Court verdict in the business interruption test case. You can refer here and here to ou...
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Covid 19 – Round 2: Business Interruption Insurance Test Case...
COVID-19 has led to widespread business disruption including significant financial loss to many businesses. Many insurers have refused t...
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Watch out! Wrongful Trading is Back – Other pleasures deferred
Yesterday, the Government announced that some of the Covid-related provisions in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA 2...
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Contractual Disputes in the time of Covid-19
As we ease out of lockdown, businesses continue to work hard to overcome the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Notwithst...
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Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill supports covid hit businesses
Last week the UK government published the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (CI&GB). These changes are aimed at helping busine...