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Arbitration Act 2025: Key Changes And Implications

The Arbitration Act 2025 ("the Act") received Royal Assent earlier this year (on 24 February 2025) and is due to come into force shortly.

United Kingdom Litigation

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CANDEY

Unfair Prejudice Claims In The British Virgin Islands: A Guide For Shareholders

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") has long been a preferred jurisdiction for the incorporation of companies, particularly for cross-border investment and asset protection structures.

United Kingdom Commercial

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CANDEY

Case Comment On Arcadia v Bosworth, Hurley & Kelbrick [2025] EWHC 91 (Comm)

On 22 January 2025, Mr Justice Henshaw handed down a 429-page judgment in one of the longest-running and most high-profile cases in the Commercial Court, Arcadia v Bosworth, Hurley & Kelbrick.

United Kingdom Criminal

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CANDEY

Changes To UK Company Law

Identity verification is a new legal requirement. It will help to deter people intending to use companies for illegal purposes.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Nazali

What Hiring Managers Look For In Your Solicitor Training Contract Application

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herrington Carmichael

Why Your "Standard" T&Cs Contracts Should Be Anything But Standard!

United Kingdom Commercial

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Bexley Beaumont

When (And Why) Arbitration Might Be The Better Option

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

Supreme Court Decision In Hopcraft Motor Finance Commission Appeal – Key Implications For Financial Services Firms

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Motor Finance Cases | Supreme Court Judgment In Johnson, Wrench And Hopcraft

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

Payments Practices – Summary Of Payment Practices In Annual Reports And Other Measures To Tackle Late Payments

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Agreement With Open Price Clause Upheld By Court Of Appeal In KSY Juice Blends Ltd v Citrosuco GmbH

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Decision – Charity Inquiry: Island Health Trust

United Kingdom Commercial

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Withers LLP

Perjury, Forgery, Freezers, And Mini-trials: How To Unravel The Mess

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Monzo And Barclays Are Fined Millions Due To Inadequate Anti-financial Crime Systems: What Does This Mean For Your Firm?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herrington Carmichael

AI In Healthcare: Why Compliance Can't Afford To Fall Behind

United Kingdom Technology

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NAVEX

Employment Update July 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

ThinkHouse TUPE Club: Key Questions On A Service Provision Change (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Exploring Breach Of Mandate Claims - Banking Quincecare Claims And Asset Recovery After The Supreme Court Ruling Of Philipp V Barclays Bank Plc [2023]

Quincecare claims garnered renewed attention after the Supreme Court decision in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK plc [2023] UKSC 25 ("Philipp v Barclays Bank"), which considered...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Capital Markets Insight: How To Know When You Need A Temporary CUSIP Number For Reopenings

If you are involved in issuing or trading securities, you are familiar with CUSIP numbers, the ninedigit alphanumeric codes that identify specific securities in the United States and Canda.

Worldwide Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Financial List Finds Claim For Declaratory Relief Brought By Ultimate Beneficial Owners Of Loan Notes Against Issuer Is Arguable

The Financial List has allowed the claim of certain ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) of loan notes to continue against the issuer of the notes, where the UBOs are seeking a declaration...

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Reform Of The EU Securitisation Framework—Part 2: Proposed Definitions Of "Public" And "Private" Securitisations

On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its proposed measures to revive the securitisation framework in the European Union ("EU"), with a view to making it simpler...

European Union Finance

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Jones Day

Preparing For Sale: Legal Health Checks Companies Should Do Before A Transaction

United Kingdom Commercial

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Hunters

Semenya vs Switzerland – A New Standard Of Review Of Sports Arbitration Awards

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Commercial Debt Recovery - Best Practices For Prevention And Enforcement

United Kingdom Finance

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Giambrone & Partners

What Makes a Contract Void in the UK?

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

Daughter Entitled To Sums For Caring For Her Late Mother Prior To Death (Rogers v Wills)

United Kingdom Family

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Gatehouse Chambers

High Court Finds Private Equity Fund Bound By Its Agent Acting With Apparent/ostensible Authority

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Finalises Changes To The UK's Public Offers Of Securities Regime

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Staying Competitive – How Can Businesses Integrate Sustainability Into Their Practices?

United Kingdom Commercial

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IR Global

Payment Issues In Commercial Contracts: The Supplier Perspective (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Can A WhatsApp Message Form A Binding Contract? Lessons From Jaevee v Fincham [2025]

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

FCA Finalises Changes To The UK's Public Offers Of Securities Regime

The changes, which follow reforms to the circumstances in which a company or other entity may offer its equity securities to the public, bring rule-making power closer to the regulator...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Staying Competitive – How Can Businesses Integrate Sustainability Into Their Practices?

There is a whispered concern in boardrooms around the world about the cost of management time involved in complying with ever evolving sustainability requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

United Kingdom Commercial

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IR Global

Payment Issues In Commercial Contracts: The Supplier Perspective (Video)

In this four minute video, Rich Offord, Kirsty Emery and Jonathan Rush discuss what suppliers can do to make sure they get paid. Topics covered include tips on how to push back against customer demands for long payment...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Can A WhatsApp Message Form A Binding Contract? Lessons From Jaevee v Fincham [2025]

In a decision that highlights the legal weight of informal communications and the practical realities of construction contracting, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) in Jaevee Homes Limited v Mr Steve Fincham...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

What Is A Breach Of Contract?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

Takeover Panel Publishes Consultation On Dual Class Share Structures, IPOs And Share Buybacks And Two New Practice Statements

The Takeover Panel has recently published a consultation paper (PCP 2025/1) on dual class share structures, initial public offerings (IPOs) and share buybacks and two new practice statements...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Restructuring Plans Post-Petrofac: How To Demonstrate That The Benefits Of A Restructuring Have Been Allocated Fairly

On 1 July, the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's decision1 to sanction the restructuring plans proposed by two Petrofac group companies as they did not consider that...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Creative Deal Structures Help Life Sciences Innovators Ride Out The Macro Storm

Globally, market volatility has eroded confidence and subdued M&A activity. A "wait and see" approach is the prevailing sentiment for many market participants...

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Q&A With Richard Lawrence: Real-world IP For A Fast-moving World

The IAM Patent 1000 is a respected global guide to leading patent professionals and firms. With over two decades of experience at the forefront of intellectual property law...

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Piers Larbey And Izabella Brooks Explore The Legal Landscape Of Hybrid Shareholder Meetings In WealthBriefing

United Kingdom Commercial

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Hunters

High Court Finds Breach Of Express Obligations Of Good Faith But No Loss

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Navigating Business Law In Arizona

United Kingdom Commercial

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IR Global

Does Your Franchise Agreement Impose A Duty Of Good Faith?- Is It Fair, And Could The APK Case Change The Landscape?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

When Less Is Still Enough: TCC Confirms Validity Of Interim Payment Application

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Business Tenancies: Law Commission's Interim Statement On Direction Of Reform

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Spencer West

S5:E10 – Kate Rose: Seeing The Beauty In Everything With TUTTI & CO (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Square One

Contract Disputes - Part 2 – KYP (Know YOUR PARTY)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ace Law LLP

Due Diligence – Who Needs It?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bexley Beaumont

UK Merger Control To See Faster Reviews, Clarified Jurisdictional Tests And Less Intervention In Global Deals

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Reform Of The GDPR In The UK

United Kingdom Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Hague Judgments Convention 2019 In Force For The UK From July 1—Key Points For Commercial Parties

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Navigating Green Claims: A Comparative Guide For Businesses In The UK And EU

United Kingdom Consumer

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Plesner

Building Purposeful Legal Careers: Innovation, Adaptability, And In-house Counsel's Future

United Kingdom Technology

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A&O Shearman

Fraud's New Frontline: Why Civil Litigators Are Thinking Criminal

United Kingdom Criminal

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Devonshires

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S5:E10 – Kate Rose: Seeing The Beauty In Everything With TUTTI & CO (Video)

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Square One

Payment Issues In Commercial Contracts From A Customer Perspective: A Short Primer (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

SQE Preparation & Advice (Video)

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Higgs LLP

Alan Ross On Transforming Market Data With DRDM – Talking Market Data With David Anderson (EP. 12) (Video)

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CJC Ltd

Managing Building Safety – Next Steps For Occupied Higher Risk Buildings (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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