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On 15 June 2021, the Competition and Markets Authority announced a market study into Apple's and Google's mobile ecosystems.

The CMA recently published its provisional findings on the state of competition within the UK public cloud infrastructure services market.

The CMA has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its mergers guidance on jurisdiction and procedure and its mergers notice template.

On Monday 15 February 2016 the European Commission will launch their new platform for Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). Rather than resolve disputes, the new platform has been designed to channel disputes to the appropriate alternative dispute resolution (ADR) scheme in a relevant country.

Many businesses in Northern Ireland have been caught off guard as the coronavirus (COVID 19) sweeps through the UK prompting wide spread self-isolation.

Alison Bradley considers the contractual and legal implications for businesses under UK law.

One impact of the Coronavirus pandemic is to create greater uncertainty around the calculation of damages for contractual breaches.

Commercial contracts are vital for stable business relationships, but careful review is essential. Key areas include correct party identification, termination provisions, warranties, liability limitations, intellectual property rights, confidentiality, governing law, and dispute jurisdiction. Legal advice is recommended for complex agreements.

Sarah Godfrey, associate at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that King Abdullah of Jordan's court battle with the trustees of a London estate for allegedly refusing to honour a 'gentlemen's agreement' is unlikely to be successful as gentlemen's agreements can not be enforced by our law.

Mr Justice Hamblen’s recent judgment illustrates the pragmatic approach taken by the Commercial Court in relation to the incorporation of arbitration clauses since the House of Lords’ decision in the "Fiona Trust" case.

An unconditional acceptance certificate as to the condition of an aircraft prevailed even though the aircraft turned out not to be airworthy.

Directors are the persons legally responsible for running a company and the human agents through which a company operates.

In 2011 Pinnacle Telecom Group Plc (PTG) and MacLellan IT Ltd (MIT) entered into a Business and Asset Purchase Agreement.

Businesses in Europe are setting up a new business in the UK as a very effective way of off-setting the problems and tariffs associated with cross-border business post-Brexit.

An "on demand" performance bond imposes a primary obligation on the issuer (normally a bank) to pay in circumstances where the principal has failed to perform the contract and the beneficiary sends it a written demand.

The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 ("the Regulations") governs the relationship between agents and their principals.

On 1 July 2010, following a number of research studies, the European Commission published its Green Paper outlining various proposals for harmonising contract law within the European Union.