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Issues such as repudiation, frustration and compensation are always at the forefront of an adviser's mind when the word "termination" is used.

RMP Construction Services Ltd was a ground works sub-contractor which carried out works for Chalcroft ("the Main Contractor") relating to the construction of a Shell petrol station.

Motacus Construction Ltd v Paolo Castelli SpA (2021) EWHC 356 (TCC) has highlighted the English courts' continued endorsement of adjudication since the Construction Act 1996 came into force.

As the June quarterly rent day looms, the government has announced it is set to publish a new code of practice to support high street landlords and tenants. The code is said to be designed to provide "clarity and reassurance" over rent ...

In this edition of The Deloitte Consumer Review, we are revisiting a theme explored in our 15th edition: the challenge businesses have in delivering a positive customer experience.

The UK restricts corporate tax deductions for interest and similar financing costs through several regimes, including thin capitalisation, hybrid mismatch rules and a fixed ratio...

This initial consultation proposed the application of CGT to non-resident's gains on UK commercial property.

The long-awaited Upper Tribunal Decision in the Samarkand and Proteus case has been published.

In this case the Court heard a preliminary issue as to whether, on the proper construction of the contract of carriage contained in or evidenced by a bill of lading the carrier was liable for loss or damage to the cargo...

This case concerns a familiar situation in time charters. A bunker supplier provides bunkers to a time charterer, who has the job of ordering bunkers under the time charter.

A London arbitration case demonstrates that charterers cannot withhold hire for alleged vessel underperformance when the charterparty contains an express anti-deduction clause, even if they believe their claim is legitimate. The tribunal enforced the contractual restriction and awarded the owners unpaid hire plus interest and costs.

A recent Commercial Court decision has addressed the question of whether a party to a contract that has been breached can recover wasted expenditure where an award of damages on that basis would put that party in a better position than it would have been if the contract had been performed.

In a recent case, the Court of Appeal narrowly interpreted a clause providing for interruptions to laytime in the event of force majeure circumstances.

In the current economic climate, where many logistics and transport professionals are seeking to reduce business travel that can be expensive and time consuming, in order to focus on operating more efficiently and effectively, we look at the latest guidance for lawyers from the Law Society1 on the best practice for executing logistics contracts and commercial agreements at a "virtual signing or closing".

In CVLC Three Carrier Corp and Anor v Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company ([2021] EWHC 551 (Comm)), Reed Smith (Nick Austin, Charles Weller, Alfred Perkins, Vassilis Mavrakis)...

A much-anticipated judgment of the Court of Appeal has been handed down this morning that addresses the important issue of whether a charterer's failure to pay hire amounts to a breach of a condition...

On 17 January 2024 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Herculito Maritime Ltd v. Gunvor International BV (the "Polar") [2024] UKSC 2, which considered the ramifications of a piratical seizure in the Gulf of Aden...