Global PFI/PPP Handback, Smart Cities and Green Renewal
Introduction There is much discussion of the upcoming wave of PFI/PPP-based infrastructure projects in the UK and certain markets in Western Europe, the Americas and Southeast Asia, which are...
View ArticleCoronavirus Foreign investment law amendments Hungary
Impact on foreign investment law in Hungary The Government Decree 189/2021 (21.IV.) has extended the previous deadline of 30 June 2021 for the notification obligation to 31 December 2021. Therefore,...
View ArticleIORP II Transposed Our initial observations
Ireland has transposed the IORP II Directive. Transposition has been effected under the European Union (Occupational Pension Schemes) Regulations 2021 (the “Regulations”), which includes a number of...
View ArticleLawbite: Landlords success in COVID rent arrears claim
Bank of New York Mellon (International) Ltd and v Cine-UK Ltd and others [2021] EWHC 1013 (QB) Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbH v TFS Stores Limited [2021] EWHC 863 (Ch) Two eagerly awaited...
View ArticleBarker's Dozen box set
Welcome to the box set for our topical pensions podcast, Barker's Dozen. Each episode, François Barker, Head of Pensions, introduces an informal 13-minute discussion on a topical issue. DB to DC...
View ArticleWhy do business like its 2019?
Insight into creative M&A deal strategies. During the past year, most industries have adjusted to new ways of working to cater for an environment that has been transformed by Covid-19. Economic...
View ArticleFinal liquidation order - not so final?
In Richter v Absa Bank Limited 2015 (5) SA 57 (SCA), the Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) considered whether it was competent to apply for business rescue in terms of section 131 of the Companies Act,...
View ArticleReal Estate Finance - reliance on existing due diligence
Since the onset of Covid-19 we have seen an increased number of extensions and amendments to existing facility agreements. The increase in this kind of activity has brought into focus the reliance...
View ArticleThe English Courts latest take on the Immunity of Servants/Agents of a...
Summary In a recent judgement issued on 23 April 2021, the High Court of England & Wales in Dynasty Company for Oil and Gas Trading Ltd v Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq & Anor [2021]...
View ArticleThe Market Court of Finland handed down two significant decisions on...
The Market Court ruled that two Finnish media companies infringed a world-famous athlete’s rights to an Instagram photo by sharing screenshots of the photo in their online papers without the athlete’s...
View ArticleRevisiting reverters: thank goodness for resits
Following a wait of just two years since the release of the Court of Appeal’s judgment, the Supreme Court has now handed down its decision in this important case. For a recap of the facts and the law,...
View ArticleSingapores Individual Accountability and Conduct Guidelines
On 10 September 2021, the Individual Accountability and Conduct Guidelines (Guidelines) introduced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will come into effect. This is likely to be the most...
View ArticleExaminership and the Courts discretion: Exploring two recent cases
Two recent cases of the High Court have examined the nature and extent of the Court’s discretion to refuse to appoint an examiner to a company that is, or is likely to be, unable to pay its debts. In...
View ArticleHigh Court confirms principles for construction of court orders and...
Coward v Phaestos Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 9 (Ch) Facts of the Case In March 2013, the trial of these proceedings (the “English Proceedings”) took place before Asplin J resulting in judgment and an ...
View ArticleImmigration round-up: April 2021
Welcome to the first of our regular immigration round-ups, providing a helpful summary of what's new and in the pipeline for UK immigration, along with links to a wealth of detailed resources...
View ArticleThe Interplay between Data and Competition Law
In this series of briefings from our Data and Competition teams, we look at the similarities, differences and the lessons to be learned from Competition and Data law in the UK, EU and wider global...
View ArticleThe key to the economic recovery: How the UK plans to use data to promote...
In part three of our series, “The Interplay between Data and Competition Law”, we look into the steps the UK is taking to ensure that data is able to play a key role in driving the economic recovery...
View ArticleHow will the Financial Services Act change the UK Market Abuse Regulation?
The long awaited Financial Services Bill 2019-21 received Royal Assent at the end of April 2021, becoming the Financial Services Act 2021 (the Act). This is the first major piece of financial...
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