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Recently, the Court of Appeal in Kulkarni v Gwent Holdings Ltd & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 1206 (26 September 2025) held that a repudiatory breach is not automatically incapable of remedy for the purposes of a contract.

Although parties enter into joint ventures with the best intentions of being able to agree on all matters, it is crucial to consider the mechanisms for dealing with situations...

In the King’s Speech, which set out the government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, the government announced legislation to tackle late payments and reform the competition regime, among other proposals. The Background Briefing Notes contain more detail on the proposals.

The English courts generally strive to uphold agreements between parties and this principle applies equally to arbitration agreements.

Direct loss and/or expense is found in the JCT Contracts to describe the reimbursement to which the Contractor is entitled under the provisions of the Contract in respect of disruption and prolongation.

At the time of writing, Liverpool FC are 6 points ahead of their nearest rival in the English Premier League, having scored 25 goals in the opening 11 games of the 2019/20 season.

The Fundraising Regulator has announced the launch of its first market inquiry which looks into issues with the use of sub-contractors in charity fundraising.

Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show that fraud increased by 31% last year. Therefore, the UK government has a key focus on tackling fraud and is planning an updated fraud strategy.

Tom Matusiak and Harriet Chapman look at some new torts created by judges in recent years

The parties entered into a contract which included a clause that all variations to the contract "must be agreed, set out in writing and signed on behalf of both parties before they take effect".

Non-variation clauses are an evergreen boilerplate provision found in commercial contracts. They typically provide that a binding variation of a contract is generally limited to certain prescribed circumstances....

A Part 36 offer encourages dispute settlement outside court by imposing adverse cost consequences if rejected. Hugh Grant's case against News Group Newspapers illustrates its impact, as he settled to avoid nearly £10 million in legal costs.

The recent High Court decision in Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd and anor v The Hut Group Ltd anor v The Hut Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 2191 (Comm) is a useful reminder of the benefits of explicit

As accountancy firms navigate increasing investor interest, leaders must also manage regulatory obligations, governance considerations and commercial challenges that come with it.

The Supreme Court has unanimously held that damages should only be awarded where the breach of the procurement rules is "sufficiently serious".

Many contentious commercial disputes arise from a failure to ensure that terms of business within transaction-related contracts have not been properly reviewed...

Our e-update of 3 April 2009 referred to the recent Mercury case which concerned the re-attachment of signature pages to modified deeds under English law.