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Mediterranean Salvage chartered its ship to Seamar Trading. During loading at Chekka, the ship was damaged due to hidden underwater projection at the loading berth.

The European Commission has this week added another US tech company to its list of 'investigatees': it has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon, focusing on its contracts with book publishers.

On 6 May 2015 the European Commission published its strategy for the digital economy in Europe highlighting that the digital economy is no longer sector specific.

This case concerned a term as to fees in a consumer contract that was unilaterally varied by a Hungarian telephone company.

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 introduces sweeping changes to subscription contract rules, set to take effect in January 2027. Businesses must prepare for new pre-contract information obligations, mandatory reminder notices, and simplified cancellation processes that will fundamentally reshape how subscription models operate in the UK.

This golden quarter marks a significant moment for the UK economy. Following a year of tepid retail spending, forecasts point to increased revenues driven by higher real incomes...

In a dispute between a solicitor and its client, the client alleged that in a letter of July 2007, the solicitors had agreed not to charge for work done from June 2004.

The UK's new Consumer Rights Act 2015, which came into force on 1 October 2015, consolidated UK consumer law in several ways.

Fernhill contracted to sell Mulgrew an apartment in Belfast. Mulgrew paid a deposit, but was unable to complete because he could not obtain finance. Fernhill sued for its loss of a bargain, because property prices had dropped. It also claimed the contractual rate of interest of 15%.

The English law of contract is well known for not having a general duty of good faith and the approach to dealing with good faith situations in case law has been piecemeal, in line with the general development of common law.

In Eurocopy plc v Teesdale [1992] BCLC 1067, the Court of Appeal suggested that actual knowledge, derived from sources outside of a disclosure letter, could undermine a claim for breach of warranty in a share purchase agreement despite any express provision to the contrary.

The freezing of flights over the UK due to a large cloud of Icelandic volcanic ash means that many businesses cannot do what they are supposed to do.

Brie Stevens-Hoare KC features in the November issues of Counsel Magazine, co-authoring an article alongside Krista Lee KC and Gary Pryce.

To be very clear, whilst at this stage the Brexit referendum vote had had a seismic political impact, its contractual effect remains very limited.

The UK Government has issued an open call for evidence asking for examples of where UK regulation inhibits growth, innovation and investment.

Following an Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) decision in 2016 that a charitable collection bag used by a commercial participator was in violation of the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP)...

Under the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (the ‘Regulations’), a commercial agent (as defined in the Regulations) is entitled to compensation (or, if so agreed in the agency contract, an indemnity) when the agency ends, save is specified circumstances.

In yesterday's webinar Sarah Prager and Thomas Yarrow examined a surprisingly under-used cause of action in holiday claims.