High Court provides clarity on causes of action in external attacker cases
The UK’s High Court has confirmed that a “use” (or “positive action”) is required in order for the torts of breach of confidence and misuse of private information to be actionable in an “external,...
View ArticlePodcast - Directors duties - Global
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has bought a wave of distress to companies across the globe. 2021 will see the end of government support packages for businesses who have initially acted quickly to...
View ArticleRepowering Wind Turbines in Ireland - To Repower or not to Repower?
Introduction Wind turbines play a vital part in providing electricity to the Irish grid with nearly 40% of electricity being supplied from wind energy. Their role is set to increase as new windfarms...
View ArticleForthcoming tax changes for REITs
Draft legislation introducing several changes to the UK REITs regime intended to reduce administrative complexity and to facilitate institutional REITs to come into effect on 1 April 2022 was...
View ArticleWhat is the future of unregulated introducers following the Court of...
The Court of Appeal has affirmed the first instance decision in Financial Conduct Authority v Avacade Limited (In Liquidation) & Others [2020] EWHC 1673 (Ch)
View ArticleThe future of Action Fraud
Background Action Fraud is the national reporting centre for consumers or businesses to report that they have been defrauded or scammed. The service is run by the City of London Police alongside the...
View ArticleChinas Ministry of Justice seeks public consultation on draft revisions to...
After commencing the process to revise the Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC Arbitration Law”) in March 2018, the PRC’s Ministry of Justice (“MOJ”) released draft revisions on 30...
View ArticleCovid-19 - Government Lending Schemes: FCA publishes Dear CEO letter on SME...
It has been widely reported that significant amounts of taxpayers’ money has been lost through the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (“BBLS”) to fraud and business default. At one stage the National Audit...
View ArticleChanges to self-isolation rules what do employers need to know?
Some employers in essential services or employing workers in critical national infrastructure roles have already been participating in government arrangements to provide exemptions from self-isolation...
View ArticleThe future of international transfers of personal data from the UK
The ICO has just published a consultation on the future of international transfers of personal data from the UK. What do you need to know? Listen to our pod...
View ArticleA lighthouse over rocky shores
In recent years in the B-BBEE sector, there has been a groundswell of uncertainty and difference of opinion between legal practitioners, verification agents and the B-BBEE Commission on how certain...
View ArticleESG and climate change risks: the FRCs Statement of Intent
As part of our ESG video series Kari McCormick, Partner in our FSDI team, spoke with Hannah Armitage from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) on the FRC’s areas of focus in relation to ESG issues,...
View ArticleBelarus Sanctions: UK imposes new economic sanctions on Belarus
On 9 August 2021, the UK imposed a raft of new economic sanctions in respect of the Belarusian regime, one year since the disputed presidential elections. The package of aviation, trade and financial...
View ArticleUK Government publishes Hydrogen Strategy
The UK Government has today published the much-anticipated Hydrogen Strategy, together with a number of consultations to inform further policy development. Initially introduced as a priority in the...
View ArticleChanges to self-isolation rules What do employers in Northern Ireland and...
Over recent weeks, COVID-19 restrictions have been eased in Northern Ireland and Ireland albeit at different paces. Those with operations on both sides of the Irish border need to have a level of...
View ArticleRisk Service Agreement. New trends in legal regulation
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View ArticleDraeger Safety UK v London Fire Commissioner: a helpful update on automatic...
Summary The recent judgment of Mrs Justice O'Farrell in Draeger Safety UK Ltd v London Fire Commissioner (a copy of which can be found here) is a useful summary of the factors the Court will take into...
View ArticleFinancier Worldwide Magazine - Corporate Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation
Alex Rogan features in The September 2021 issue of Financier Worldwide Magazine discussing the corporate bankruptcy & insolvency litigation landscape going forward including: an overview of the...
View ArticleThe broken telephone between the Companies Register and the Trademarks...
The Companies Register and the Trade Marks Register are housed at the same registry, being the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (the “CIPC”). However, the registers do not ‘talk’ to each...
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