The Mauritius International Arbitration Centre ("MIAC"), which was recently established in Mauritius to succeed the LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre, has published its first Arbitration Rules.

A share purchase agreement ("SPA") often requires notice to be given of a claim for breach of a warranty in the SPA, within a specified period.

This edition of snapshot looks at the latest legal developments in pensions. The topics covered in this edition are:

UK and EU data privacy law (and indeed many other privacy laws outside EMEA aswell) restrict transfers of personal data outside the UK or EU unless an exemption applies which is narrowly defined.

Following our briefing note which covered the new features in the FIDIC 2017 Suite more generally, this note deals specifically with the dispute resolution updates.

Recent cases provide a timely reminder that employers still make costly slip-ups when managing pregnant workers and those returning from maternity leave.

One issue which many employers are currently grappling with is whether to make vaccination against COVID-19 compulsory for employees returning to the workplace.

In Golden Belt v BNP Paribas [2017] EWHC 3182 (Comm), the Commercial Court found, for the first time, that an arranging bank owed a limited duty of care to investors in a capital market offering.

In our July 2010 Edition, we reported on two cases, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe Anstalt v JP Morgan and Depfa Bank plc v Provincia Di Pisa, in which Defendants to claims for the enforcement of swap agreements attempted to use Article 22.2 of the Brussels Regulation to by-pass an agreed jurisdiction clause.

The Commercial Court has decided in Barclays Bank Plc v Alfons Kufner [2008] EWHC 2319 (Comm) <em>that a wealthy businessman was not entitled to rely upon unfair contract terms legislation to prevent the bank from relying on certain clauses in its loan and guarantee documentation.

Property owners can claim tax relief, known as capital allowances on qualifying plant and machinery when they purchase a building which incorporates such plant and machinery

The last two years have seen an avalanche of new measures designed to tackle offshore tax avoidance so it is perhaps no surprise to see another consultation document published by HMRC.

Contractual bids for public companies made on or after 5 July 2021 will be subject to new Takeover Code (the "Code") rules.

One issue which many employers are currently grappling with is whether to make vaccination against COVID-19 compulsory for employees returning to the workplace.

Following the passing of the amendments to the Myanmar Mines Law of 1994 through the enactment of Law No. 72/2015 on 24 December 2015, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation ...

The Employment Rights Bill promises to shift the employment law landscape with seismic changes requiring employers to adapt practices and policies.

Employment cases involving teachers can involve particularly nuanced considerations for schools. It is not easy to balance safeguarding duties with employment law obligations.

Where a party terminates a contract for repudiatory breach, a damages award should place it in the position it would have been in had the contract been properly performed.

Parties to international contracts often agree to arbitrate their disputes. But what if one party decides that it is better off pursuing a claim in court?

The 2026 NPPF reshapes planning policy, strengthening support for infrastructure, energy, data centres and economic growth while maintaining housing delivery as a core priority.