ArticleBeware of Misplaced Expectations in Reliance RecoveriesThe English court confirms the factors to be taken into account when assessing a loss.United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleExceptions To Confidentiality In ArbitrationWilson v Emmott (March 2008) concerned an appeal against an order for disclosure in court proceedings in NSW and BVI of documents generated in an English arbitration involving the same parties.United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleTime For One More?The Court of Appeal decision in the "ACHILLEAS" redefines the manner in which damages are calculated following the late redelivery of a chartered vessel. Transfield Shipping Inc. of Panama v Mercator Shipping Inc. of Monrovia (the "ACHILLEAS") (2007).United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleAviation Focus on Latin AmericaMexico's national air transport chamber (Canaero) has reported that the country's load factor reduced between 10 per cent and 15 per cent in 2009. WorldwideTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleDWP Consults On Employer Debt In Corporate RestructuringsThe Department for Work and Pensions ("DWP") has issued an informal consultation looking again at the Employer Debt legislation. United KingdomEmployment and HRBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleWhen Does Contractual Notice Commence?In the recent case of Wang v University of Keele, the EAT held that, unless the contract provides otherwise, contractual notice, whether it is oral or written, runs from the day after notice is given. United KingdomEmployment and HRBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleThe Credit Risk Transfer MarketThe Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) market, where credit risks are packaged/sold by banks to buyers of securities/loans and writers of credit insurance/derivatives is probably the fastest growing and most vibrant market in the global financial industry.United KingdomFinance and BankingBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleRetention Of DNA Samples Does Not Infringe Genetic PrivacyUnited KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleNew UK Legislation: Ramp Inspections For Non-EU AircraftThe Civil Aviation (Safety of Third-Country Aircraft) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No. 1384). These regulations came into force on 30 June 2006 and implement into UK law EU Directive 2004/36/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the safety of aircraft from outside the Community using Community Airports ("the Directive"). United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleFinding Anonymous Wrongdoers - The e-commerce ContextHow do you find out who has made an anonymous bulletin board posting? What if an unknown person has leaked a confidential e-mail to someone? There is a legal remedy which can help claimants find out who is responsible, and recent cases show just how it can be used in an online context. United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleRisks Facing Directors And Officers In Hong Kong And ChinaIn Hong Kong, the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO") was introduced in March 2003 and powers of investigation were given to the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC"). Hong KongCorporate/Commercial LawBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleAdvance Payment Guarantees Survive Novation Of ShipbuildingThe Court of Appeal rejects a guarantor's attempts to deny its liability under Advance Payment Guarantees following the novation of shipbuilding contracts under Korean law. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleCourt Rules On The Meaning Of A 100 Per Cent Notation In An Energy Reinsurance PolicyTwo different views on the meaning of the term "100 per cent" in an energy facultative reinsurance policy were examined by the Commercial Court.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleICO vs Data Controllers – It's Going To PenaltiesOn 6 April 2010, the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") acquired significant new powers to fine Data Controllers that fail to protect personal data up to £500,000.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleThings Fall ApartA recent case confirms that causation is still a critical issue in tree-related claims against local authorities and that breach of duty alone will not suffice in establishing liability.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleClaims Exposures For ArchitectsWe consider the potential claims that architects may be exposed to in the current economic climate.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleNew Tax Incentives For InvestorsIn the 2011 Budget (delivered on 23 March) the Government announced a number of important tax measures designed to encourage UK resident individuals to become "entrepreneurs" and invest in higher-risk unquoted trading companies and companies operating in the life science and bio-tech sector.United KingdomTaxBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleCredit Where Credit's DueThe Court of Appeal held that once the issuing bank has rejected the documents, it must act in accordance with its chosen option. United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleExclusion Clause Prevails In DemurrageThe term "strike" contained in an exclusion clause within a berth charterparty extended to include the congestion period which followed the "strike" itself. United KingdomTransportBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP