Managing partners in Madrid say that, given the revival in the Spanish economy, firms have to take this opportunity to reinvent the way they do business.

In Canada, all mergers are governed by the federal Competition Act (the Act), which creates jurisdiction for the review of mergers affecting the Canadian market.

As national class actions duel in Canada, there is no better time to look to Europe. The current state of collective redress in Europe is a jurisdictional nightmare.

Camden sought to challenge the adjudicator’s jurisdiction on the ground that he had been improperly appointed by RIBA. Makers had contacted RIBA to request the appointment of the adjudicator actually appointed.

As public opposition to tax avoidance schemes hardens, companies' tax structures are coming under increasing scrutiny and could potentially lead to a public relations disaster that could damage their reputation.

The regular Construction Act Review concentrates on the use of injunctions in conjunction with adjudication in three main situations: enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision, freezing orders and restraint of continuation of an invalid adjudication. Particular attention is given to Workplace Technologies v E. Squared (Paul Darling QC).

134 law firms participated in this year's Index of Pro Bono. Of these, 127 firms provided data on the levels of pro bono engagement among their lawyers.

Quietfield v Vascroft - The article considers the propositions that the judgment of Jackson J, subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal in Quietfield v Vascroft (Matthew Holt and Abdul Jinadu, was right, but that Quietfield’s concession on natural justice was wrong, and that the adjudicator’s error resulted in an excess of jurisdiction.

Melville Dundas Ltd v George Wimpey UK Ltd [2007] 1 WLR 1136 HL - The first decision by the House of Lords on the payment provisions of the HGCR Act. By a majority of 3-2, the appeal of the appellant employer succeeded, the contractor had previously been successful; n the Court of Session. The contractor had gone into receivership, entitling the employer to terminate the (JCT 1998) contract, but the contractor claimed interim payments due in the absence of a withholding notice.

See "Workspace Management v YJL London" under Keating Chambers Reported Cases on enforceability of adjudicator’s finding of overpayment as a set-off against an arbitration award.