In the UK, more than 2.7 million people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes whilst a further 750,000 people are believed to have the symptoms but are yet to be diagnosed with the disease.

This case concerned a dispute between a landlord developer and an occupier tenant, who was unhappy with the effect that the landlord's works were having on the tenant's business.

The Trade Secrets Directive has been adopted by the European Parliament and is en route to publication in the Official Journal.

A person is entitled to claim treaty benefits if that person could be considered as a resident under a tax treaty.

On 18 October 2022, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) presented a draft bill for an Energy Efficiency Act...

After the previous coalition government's Power Plant Safety Act was no longer passed following the end of the governing coalition, the negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD for a new coalition gave fresh impetus to German energy policy.

22 November 2023, the European Council adopted its position (or negotiating mandate) for the Directive on common rules on promoting the repair of goods (the Repair Directive)

Under the Equality Act 2010, direct and indirect discrimination is unlawful for all protected characteristics.

This recent case provides trustees with a useful reminder of those circumstances in which a court is likely to refuse them cost relief in the form of a Beddoe Order.wes

There has been a further decision of Mr Justice Arnold in the long running dispute between Actavis and Eli Lilly relating to pemetrexed disodium.

In May 1997 the Defendant (Travelers) sold the Minet Group of broking companies to Aon. Under the terms of the deed of sale, Travelers agreed to indemnify Aon against any loss, liability, claim or cost relating to the conduct or business of the Minet Group and arising out of any event or matter occurring on or before the date of completion.

This dispute arose under a professional indemnity policy issued by the Defendant insurers to the Claimant, Standard Life ("SLAL").

This litigation concerned a claim by the owners and operators of four nightclubs under a property insurance policy issued by the Defendant insurers, following a fire at one of the insured premises.

Not all follow settlements provisions are the same. In many cases, the reinsurance will be expressed to be "subject to the same terms, clauses and conditions as the original" and the stated obligation of the reinsurer will be quite simply to "follow the settlements of the reinsured".

Applicant liquidators applied for an extension of time to comply with a disclosure order made by consent in the linked proceedings of two companies (Atrium and Connor)

Across the European Union, medicines and medical devices are subject to the general product liability rules of the EU member states.

Both the Opposition Division and, subsequently, the EUIPO's Fourth Board of Appeal, rejected the opposition.

The UK government has recently indicated that it backs the UPC and Unitary Patent. That has ended some speculation about how or whether the UK would participate...

Everyone is talking about ESG, but what is it exactly and what can we expect in the real estate industry in 2022? Here are the most important points:

On 25 January 2024, the state parliament of Brandenburg decided to introduce a mandatory special charge for open space photovoltaic systems to be applicable from 2025.