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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...
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Legal privilege – can I tell the post room staff?
One of the subjects we always discuss with clients at our first meeting with them is how to make sure that the advice we give them stays ...
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Directors’ Duties After The Sequana Case
A recent case has confirmed that rules providing liquidators with a mechanism to reverse certain transactions made during the period of a...
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Private use of the Company Car, a bridge too far?
The recovery of VAT on cars remains a contentious area for UK businesses. HMRC usually take a robust approach and denies such claims. Th...
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Common Mistake: Take Two! What happens when the contractual documen...
The Court of Appeal in the case of FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v GLAS Trust Corporation Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1361 takes a fresh look at the te...
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Misfeasance: a catch-all claim against directors
What exactly is a misfeasance claim? Directors owe certain fiduciary and other duties to their companies in their capacity as an officer....
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Take your eye off the detail and you may find yourself held to ransom
Persimmon Homes Ltd v Hillier [2019] EWCA Civ 800 (09 May 2019) Very often, litigators have to consider whether or not the court would be...