In Royal Bank of Scotland PLC v Highland Financial Partners LP & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 809, the Court of Appeal considered points of construction of agreements entered into in respect of a proposed collateralised debt obligation.

In IIG Capital LLC v Van Der Merwe & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 542, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court that a director’s guarantee was a primary obligation that was payable on demand.

In Grosvenor Casinos Limited v National Bank of Abu Dhabi [2008] EWHC 511 (Comm) it was held that the Uniform Rules for Collection 522 did not create privity of contract between a principal and collecting bank.

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The Guernsey registered, closed-ended SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited was oversubscribed and has successfully raised £150 million to invest in equipment lease and asset finance arrangements in the UK and US.

In Bank of Scotland Plc v (1) Constantine Makris (2) Ben O'Sullivan (2009) (Ch D), the Court considered the validity of a guarantee in light of a variation to the underlying facility agreement between the bank and the borrower company in the form of a reduction in the amount of the facility.

In Permasteelisa Japan KK v (1) Bouyguesstroi (2) Banca Intesa SPA [2007] EWHC 3508 (QB) the Court declined to continue an injunction in relation to a performance guarantee in circumstances.

A draft of the new proposed DIFC Employment Law ("proposed DIFC Law 6 of 2018") has been published for public consultation.

A leading academic has urged policy-makers to stop trying to combat corruption by introducing new rules and instead to spend more time determining the effectiveness of the rules already in place.

The UK's main competition law enforcement authority, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has intervened to resolve competition law concerns in the fast-growing online auction house sector.

The business case for your outsourcing has been agreed with the board of directors. You are now left with the tricky problem of getting it all down on paper. Where do you begin?

Part of a cargo suffers some minor physical damage. But, an economic loss is suffered in respect of the whole of the cargo – perhaps a diminution in market value due to delay, a liability to pay salvors, or transhipment costs.

In Springwell Navigation Corporation v JP Morgan Chase Bank (formerly Chase Manhattan Bank) and Others [2010] EWCA Civ 1221, the Court of Appeal has confirmed the decision of Mrs Justice Gloster and rejected claims by an investor for damages for negligent misstatement and misrepresentation.

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At first blush this wording, which is also to be found in in the 2025 revisions to the Act, might be said to suggest that where a party wishes to make a challenge to the English Court in respect...

On Wednesday 11 July, Stephenson Harwood, SNC-Lavalin Atkins and Women in Rail hosted a top table dinner to launch the Senior Women in (or formerly in) ...

Amongst the myriad of practical difficulties faced by employers as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, managing performance and disciplinary issues remotely is a particular challenge.