The Law Commission has published its long-awaited draft of the Goods Mortgages Bill.

I have complained before about the increased complexity of property taxes in the UK - with the unholy trinity of CGT, non-resident CGT (NRCGT) and ATED related gains to grapple with.

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

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.

TPR now has the power under section 88A of the 2004 Act to impose a fine of up to one million pounds to anyone who fails to comply with its powers and functions.

As many of us continue to work from home and/or have opportunities for travel and meeting up restricted, we are continuing to run our essential webinar series for employers to ensure that our clients...

With the summer holidays upon us, what are the implications for employers managing holiday requests and the ever-changing guidance on foreign travel?

The internet has presented fraudsters with a range of new ways to trick and scam unsuspecting consumers and companies. Most people are familiar with the "classic" scams ...

In a recent decision, the English Court has considered whether, following an Event of Default, it was open to the Determining Party under an ISDA Master Agreement to re-make a determination of the Close-Out Amount...

In Elektrim S.A. v Vivendi Holdings 1 Corp: Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc v Vivendi Holdings 1 Corp [2008] EWCA Civ 1178, the Court of Appeal considered the effect of a "no action" clause in a trust deed upon proceedings commenced by one of the bondholders in Florida.

In Socimer International Bank Limited (in liquidation) v Standard Bank London Limited [2008] EWCA Civ 116, the Court of Appeal gave useful guidance as to how to construe valuation clauses which are silent as to the mechanics by which such valuations are to be performed.

“In R” (on the application of SRM Global Master Fund LP and Others) v Treasury Commissioners [2009] EWHC 227 (Admin), “former shareholders of Northern Rock failed to persuade the Divisional Court on judicial review that the statutory compensation scheme established to value shares in the nationalised bank was incompatible with their human rights.”

The recent decision in the Technology and Construction Court ("TCC") in Toppan Holdings Limited and Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Limited v Simply Construct (UK) LLP arguably does no more than follow precedent.

On 5 January 2015, owners chartered the Pacific Voyager to charterers on the Shellvoy 5 form, for carriage from Rotterdam to the Far East ("the Rotterdam CP").

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 new system impacts employers and employees who are subject to the UAE Labour Law

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?

Following the launch of the Securities and Futures Commission's (the "SFC") Fintech Contact Point and Fintech Advisory Group in March 2016, the SFC introduced the Fintech Regulatory Sandbox (the "Sandbox") ...

This is the first Hong Kong decision where a foreign scheme of arrangement was sanctioned by the Hong Kong Court following a letter of request from a foreign Court.