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In response to the increasing understanding of the critical importance of data centres to the UK's economy and security, on 14 December 2023 the Department for Science...

The UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has announced significant immigration changes that aim to reduce legal migration to the UK.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has certified an opt‑out collective action alleging that Motorola abused a dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices for access to the Airwave emergency...

The claimants were the Lindsay family. The Lindsays were Scottish dairy farmers, with farms in Lanarkshire and Cumbria.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved its second-ever distribution plan for collective proceedings, providing detailed guidance on how settlement funds from the RoRo shipping cartel case will be distributed to approximately 25 million affected vehicle purchasers and lessees. This landmark approval offers crucial insights into the Tribunal's expectations for future class action distributions, addressing key lessons learned from the disappointing 1% take-up rate in the earlier Boundary Fares case.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has certified four collective proceedings against Vodafone, EE, Three and O2, which allege that those companies abused their dominant position in the UK market...

In cases involving unlawfully obtained evidence, English courts usually admit such evidence if relevant but may impose consequences for improper acquisition. The cases of Bourlakova v Bourlakov and FKJ v RVT highlight potential repercussions, including procedural setbacks and vulnerability to claims for misuse of private information or breach of confidence. In Bourlakova, the use of illegally obtained and potentially privileged documents by private investigators led to the adjournment of a freez

The High Court has issued groundbreaking guidance on legal advice privilege for corporations, fundamentally challenging the conventional understanding established by Three Rivers (No.5).

The UK Government has unveiled a new equity loan scheme enabling first-time buyers to purchase new-build homes with just a 2.5% deposit, with the Government providing an additional 20% loan. Market reaction has been swift, with housebuilder shares surging over 10% and the construction sector responding positively, though questions remain about developer contributions, eligibility caps, and whether the scheme can replicate the success of its Help to Buy predecessor in today's higher interest rate environment

NAV financings are becoming a more common feature of the private capital landscape. In this post, we cover some of the key tax and structuring considerations...

This month, we comment on the BlueCrest salaried members case, with the Upper Tribunal's decision offering reassurance to LLP members who have significant autonomy...

The uncertain tax treatment (UTT) regime, introduced in 2022 with the aim of reducing the legal interpretation portion of the “tax gap”, currently requires large businesses to notify HMRC if they take uncertain tax positions.

Earlier this year, the Government announced an increase in LawtechUK's funding to drive economic growth through greater adoption of AI...

On 17 July 2024 the EU General Court (the Court) delivered the first substantive EU ruling concerning the application of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The ruling – which confirms the designation...

The High Court upheld an exclusive jurisdiction clause favoring English courts in Dexia v Trentino. The ruling emphasized the high threshold to override contractual jurisdiction clauses, reaffirming English courts' pragmatic approach to enforceability in cross-border disputes.

The European Court of Justice has issued a seminal judgment giving the European Commission extensive powers to intervene in mergers in oligopolistic markets.