Has COVID-19 encouraged you to reconsider your outsourcing needs?

We look at the recent decision in Stanford International Bank Ltd -v- HSBC Bank plc [2020] EWHC 2232 (Ch), which considers issues of dishonest assistance and Ponzi schemes.

You have to pay even if the other party gives the game away

The English Commercial Court ruled that buyers under a Norwegian Saleform 2012 MOA who cancel due to the seller's failure to meet the cancelling date are generally not entitled to claim loss of bargain damages, even if the seller's negligence is proven.

In this article, Michael Corcoran and James Lawford Davies discuss the firm's participation in Longevity Week and the longevity sector in general.

On 10 September 2021 the government announced ‘Data: a new direction', a consultation on reforms to data protection law in the UK. The consultation closes on 19 November 2021.

Notwithstanding the economic support packages put in place, COVID-19 is continuing to challenge scheme sponsors and the pensions industry generally.

Employment Appeal Tribunal rules that mothers should not be dismissed for refusing to work on weekends.

New medical research has for the first time suggested a link between long-term computer use and eye disease. If substantiated, this could lead to glaucoma becoming the next long-tail disease to hit employer’s liability insurers.

As the 31 December 2020 rapidly approaches, marking the end of the transition period for the UK's departure from the European Union (EU), ...

It is important to note at the outset that there is no general doctrine of force majeure recognised in English law; it is a matter of contract.

In its judgment dated 30 September 2020, the Court of Session, Scotland, held that while instructions to omit certain sub-contract works constituted a breach of contract on the part of the...

This time of year is usually filled with festive cheer and the greatly anticipated office Christmas party.

The Virgin Media Ltd v. NTL Pension Trustees case highlights that amendments to pension schemes affecting section 9(2B) rights without actuarial confirmation may be invalid. Trustees should assess potential impacts on their schemes and consider whether subsequent actuarial confirmations or regulatory changes could rectify past amendments.

The question of how to deliver high quality healthcare at a proportionate cost, which is affordable in any given system, is not new. It has been asked, answered, and re-posed many times over, ...

Even though non-means testing funding to provide legal representation at inquests for bereaved families has been supported by the chief coroner, it is unavailable unless exceptional circumstances apply.

Following a recent High Court judgment, it is now critically important for defendants to be pro-active and obtain their own expert evidence.

It would be fair to say that the decision of the High Court in 2019 (upheld by the Court of Appeal in 2020) in the "CMA CGM LIBRA" divided opinion across the shipping industry...

More than 120 countries have made face coverings compulsory in public. There is no question that personal protective equipment plays a central role in our strategies to confront the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Welcome to our September newsletter in which we highlight the legal implications and support we can provide to your business across the full range of Life Sciences practice areas our legal teams cover.