4,188 results found

The High Court has held that broadly framed "protection of interests" provisions did not permit a firm in special administration to close out its foreign exchange positions.

The High Court has ruled on the reasonableness of exclusion clauses included in various agreements relating to the hire of a printing press.

The Court of Appeal decision was reported in Commercial Bulletin no. 71 from December 2010.

The recent border closures motivated by the new variant of Coronavirus emerging will inevitably have an impact on some construction projects.

In Rainy Sky SA and others v Kookmin Bank [2011], the courts will favour the interpretation most consistent with business common sense.

In the EU, Article 102 TFEU prohibits the abuse of a dominant position, where dominance is "a position of economic strength which enables a company to prevent effective competition by affording it the power to behave to an appreciable extent independently of its competitors, customers and ultimately consumers".

Kick-Start Publishing Limited, a reputable publisher focusing on the contract flooring and tiling sectors, has passed into 100% employee ownership via an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

The High Court has considered the liability of a person who purports to make a contract for a company that has not yet been incorporated.

A recent High Court decision held that a financial adviser which provided advice to invest in a portfolio, and subsequent advice at periodic reviews, was not under a continuous contractual duty...

The English Court of Appeal has delivered a useful reminder of the limited formalities required to create a binding contract under English law.

The Supreme Court recently provided welcome clarification on the penalty rule, confirming the circumstances in which it is engaged and setting out "the true test" for penalty clauses.

Piers Larbey, Partner, and Izabella Brooks, Associate, in our Corporate & Commercial department, explore the evolving landscape of hybrid and virtual shareholder meetings in the digital age.

Last week almost 60 retail industry leaders and senior executives from the Midlands joined us at our annual industry event, hosted by ourselves, Barclays and Eversheds.

There were a number of interesting cases on the Commercial Agency Regulations and the Directive from which they are derived.

The new rule does make way for greater freedom of contract; parties of equal bargaining power will be the best judges of what is a legitimate response to a breach of contract...

It is established practice in the Commercial Court that a good arguable case against the anchor defendant must be shown.

In an SEC Investor Bulletin issued on April 10, 2020, the SEC noted that the SEC Division of Enforcement has suspended trading for 20 stocks in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Suppose you could reduce the amount of time it took from agreeing a deal in principle to getting the legal contract actually signed by, say, 2, 3 or even more weeks.