Enforcement - Restraint of trade during COVID-19
Oomph Out of Home Media (Pty) Ltd v Brien and another [2021] JOL 49492 (GJ) The Applicant brought an application against the first respondent to enforce compliance with a restraint of trade agreement...
View ArticleAdvertising Regulatory Board - Friend or Foe?
We recently represented a local ‘David’ client who was brave enough to stand up to a ‘Goliath’ multinational and in doing so, challenge the constitutionality of the Advertising Regulatory Board...
View ArticleBits or Bytes?
Does your lawyer know the difference between bits and bytes? If not, they are probably not a technology lawyer. So, what is the difference, or are they the same thing? Most definitely not. If your...
View ArticleGetting the Deal Through - 2022 version - Initial Public Offerings
Lee Murphy, Corporate Partner and Head of Equity Capital Markets, and Ryan Duggan, Senior Associate, have again contributed to the Irish chapter on Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in the 2022 edition...
View ArticleUKJT Digital Dispute Resolution Rules
After extensive consultation, on 22 April 2021 the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (the “UKJT”) published the finalised Digital Dispute Resolution Rules (the “Rules”). These Rules underpin an arbitration...
View ArticleUK Government gets CFIUS: new National Security regime moves one step closer
On 29 April 2021, the UK Government’s long-awaited National Security and Investment Bill received Royal Assent. The new regime is due to take effect later this year. The National Security and...
View ArticleDos & Donts in negotiations between Polish and German companies, part 1
The cultural and legal differences between two countries, as well as failure to acknowledge them, may be the source of some serious troubles. Maciej Józwiak (Partner heading Dispute Resolution team in...
View ArticleCourt takes narrow approach to scope of Bankers' Books Evidence Act
Wangzou Meng v HSBC Bank Plc & Ors [2021] EWHC 342 (QB) Facts of the Case The applicant, Wangzou Meng, is the Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (“Huawei”). In December 2018, s...
View ArticlePermanent remote working? Addressing mental health challenges in the UK
As the UK continues to move out of lockdown it is becoming clear that, for many employers, higher levels of remote working will be retained after the pandemic has finally receded. Increased...
View ArticleThe global HR strategist, chapter one: Global workforce mental health...
One of the many unexpected results of the global pandemic was the speed at which organizations and their workforces were able to adjust to the new working landscape. Although the protection of...
View ArticleWilliams-Shapps Plan for Rail Great British Railways and the most...
A major reform of the British railway industry was announced today, 20 May 2021. The announcement, and associated White Paper, can be accessed here. The fulcrum of the reform is the creation of a new...
View ArticleLawbite: Forfeiture: the Court of Appeal considers the importance of...
Keshwala and another v Bhalsod and another [2021] EWCA Civ 492 The Court of Appeal recently offered some clarity on what constitutes promptness where it comes to a tenant’s application for relief from...
View ArticleLawbite: Business Rates does this vehicle work?
Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd and others (Respondents) v Rossendale Borough Council and another (Appellants) [2021] UKSC 16 Ever since liability to pay business rates on empty properties was introduced...
View ArticleSimpler annual statements for DC members
Under existing legislation, most DC trustees are required to provide members with an annual benefit statement which summarises their savings in the scheme and provides an illustration of an annuity...
View ArticleThe power of growth - Guide to sustainability-linked loans
What are sustainability-linked loans? Sustainability-linked loans (SLLs), also known as ESG (environmental, social and governance) loans, are general corporate purpose loans and revolving credit...
View ArticleLawbite: Parliamentary purpose is key when contracting out of the 1954 Act
TFS Stores Ltd v BMG (Ashford) Ltd et al [2021] EWCA Civ 688 The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed TFS’s challenge of the High Court decision in this case involving the procedure followed to...
View ArticleUpcoming EirGrid forum on DCCOPP
Data centre operators and interested parties should note that Eirgrid has scheduled a forum for Q2/3 of this year to provide an update and discussion of information related to Data Centre Industry....
View ArticleEducation briefing - The Skills and Post-16 Education Bill what does it...
On 18 May the Government published the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill, following on from January’s White Paper – Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth. Our briefing on that...
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