ArticleOvercoming Tenants' Rights Of Pre-EmptionMost property professionals will be aware that the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 creates a right of first refusal in favour of residential tenants.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionHill Dickinson
ArticleHong Kong Courts Made Landmark Decision On Principles Applicable To Service Out Of Examination OrdersIn Changfeng Shipping Holdings Limited -v- Sinoriches Enterprises Co., Limited HCCT 59/2019; [2020] HKCFI 2703...Hong KongLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHill Dickinson
ArticleEco World – Valleymore Embassy Gardens Company Limited -v- Dobler UK LimitedYou may have read our recent eblast on the Supreme Court judgment of Triple Point. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawHill Dickinson
ArticleThe Gafta Default ClauseIn Sharp Corp Ltd -v- Viterra BV [2024] UKSC 14, the Supreme Court clarified how damages are assessed under Gafta contracts in cases of default. Emphasizing the compensatory principle and mitigation, it determined that the "actual or estimated value" post-default should reflect the ex warehouse Mundra price, considering market conditions and contractual termsUnited KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawHill Dickinson
ArticleMatthew And Others (Appellants) v Sedman And Others (Respondents) [2021] UKSC 19In this case, the Supreme Court considered an appeal in relation to the calculation of a limitation period, in respect of causes of action which accrued at, or on the expiry of, ...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHill Dickinson
ArticleHong Kong Courts Made Landmark Decision On Principals Applicable To Service Out Of Examination OrdersIn Changfeng Shipping Holdings Limited -v- Sinoriches Enterprises Co., Limited HCCT 59/2019; [2020] HKCFI 2703, Edward Liu and Maggie Lee of Hill Dickinson Hong Kong, together with...Hong KongLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHill Dickinson
ArticleSingapore Senior Manager Personal Accountability Regime LaunchedIn a continuing effort to improve conduct, integrity and public confidence in financial and insurance markets, the Monetary Authority of Singapore recently announced the Individual Accountability and Conduct Guidelines.SingaporeFinance and BankingHill Dickinson
ArticleSalvage Agreements: New LOF 2024 And The Related London Market Default Clause 2024The article highlights the 2024 updates to the Lloyd's Open Form (LOF) and the introduction of the Market Clause 2024, which aim to streamline maritime salvage operations and enhance transparency. Key changes include a new fast-track arbitration procedure, ESG data requirements, and potential challenges related to insurer consultation.United KingdomTransportHill Dickinson
ArticleThe NHS People Plan: An Overview For NHS HR And OD ProfessionalsThe We are the NHS: People Plan for 2020/21 sets out a range of detailed actions to support essential transformation throughout...United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)Hill Dickinson
ArticleCyber Fraud And Recovery In Hong KongSince the outbreak of the COVID-19, there has been a drastic increase in cyber fraud cases involving email wire fraud scams and phone scams around the world.Hong KongCriminal LawHill Dickinson
ArticleHC Trading Malta Limited -v- Savannah Cement Limited [2020] EWHC 2144 (Comm)In this case the court had to consider how an expert determination clause in a settlement agreement affected an application for summary judgment in relation to unpaid demurrage. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHill Dickinson
ArticleDo We Have To Shut Our Workplace After A Confirmed Case Of COVID-19 (coronavirus) Among Our Workforce?You should also consider your health and safety obligations towards others.United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)Hill Dickinson
ArticleShipping Case Digest - June 2021Welcome to this month's edition of our shipping case digest, providing you with concise and useful summaries of recent legal decisions in the shipping market.United KingdomTransportHill Dickinson
ArticleFact Sheet: Claims Arising From InquestsInquests are held in a separate jurisdiction to civil claims and, by statute, coroners (and inquest juries) are prohibited from making findings of negligence. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHill Dickinson
ArticleThe Risks Of Implementing Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations For NHS EmployeesOn 20 November 2020, NHS England wrote to all NHS trusts with a clear instruction to implement a plan to vaccinate their workforce.United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)Hill Dickinson
ArticleShipping Case Digest November 2020As the first of the COVID-19 cases make their way through the courts, this case considers whether losses suffered by businesses as a result of forced closures under the Health Protection United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)Hill Dickinson
ArticleNautica Marine Limited -v- Trafigura Trading LLC [2020] EWHC 1986 (Comm)This was a dispute about whether the negotiations for a voyage charter ‘crossed the finish line' and in particular as to the effect of an outstanding ‘subject' of those negotiations.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawHill Dickinson
ArticleAnother Crossing Rule CaseAt 2232:15 on 29 August 2020 SYDNEY, a very large ore carrier, collided with APOLLO, a container ship, in the approaches to Tianjin, Northern China. United KingdomTransportQuadrant Chambers
ArticleBusiness Support SchemesThe government has announced various financial aid measures in recent days, designed to assist businesses whose operations are negatively impacted by coronavirus. United KingdomEmployment and HRHill Dickinson
ArticleCommercial Court Confirms Traditional Understanding Of "As Is Where Is" In Ship Sale And Purchase ContractIt will be recalled that in the case of Dalmare SPA v. Union Maritime Ltd (Union Power), the Commercial Court expressed the surprising and contentious view that the words "as is where is" were likely not sufficient to exclude from a sale contract the implied terms of satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose under s.14 Sale of Goods Act 1979. United KingdomTransportInce & Co