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The Court of Appeal ruled in Providence v. Hexagon (2023) that contractors may terminate JCT contracts for repeated employer defaults without prior clause 8.9.3 termination rights. This decision raises risks for employers in cases of repeated late payments.

In a landmark decision, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has delivered its final ruling that South African athlete Caster Semenya's...

In Watford Control Instruments v Colin Brown [2024] EWHC 1125 (Ch), the English High Court made clear that, once a claimant has unjustifiably delayed progressing its claim for an extended period, it is very difficult for the claimant to avoid its claim being struck out altogether.

This bulletin follows the release of the September Agent Update (Issue 135). In this issue we cover the content most relevant to employment taxes and reward activities.

Navigating tax disputes with HMRC can be a complex and daunting process. This "need to know" series sheds light on the essential elements.

While AI has been dominating headlines, another emerging technology has been on an upwards trend: quantum computing.

The vast potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) is a red-hot topic in the legal industry, from the shape of its potential regulation to changing the ways that legal services are provided.

Tackling disguised remuneration (DR) has long been a focus for HMRC, and they have had significant success in the area, protecting billions of pounds of tax revenue.

The CJEU's ruling in European Commission v Intel on 24 October 2024 upheld the General Court's annulment of Intel's €1.06bn fine for loyalty rebates, stating that the Commission failed to prove the rebates' exclusionary effects. The judgment clarified that to establish an abuse of dominance, the Commission must demonstrate that conduct, such as loyalty rebates, had actual or potential anti-competitive effects on equally efficient competitors. The ruling also rejected the Commission's presumpti

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has issued a significant ruling on corporate governance, determining that directors cannot postpone an AGM once called and shareholders lack the power to elect a chair in the directors' absence. This decision, while based on Cayman Islands law, draws heavily from English common law and will influence future corporate governance disputes in England and Wales, particularly regarding the balance of power between directors and shareholders in conducting general meetings.

The Government has published draft legislation designed to impose stricter requirements on charities and donors claiming charity tax reliefs, as part of its Legislation Day output on Monday 21 July 2025.

Trust practitioners may be familiar with the name Dawson-Damer from long-running litigation which examined the extent to which trustees are compelled to disclose trust documents...

With a plethora of other recent transparency developments – with a focus on the UK's Register of Overseas Entities and the Trust Registration Service (TRS) – private client practitioners might...

If you realise you have made a mistake on your tax return you can amend it within 12 months of the normal filing deadline. This is 31 October for a paper return or 31 January for an online return.

Welcome to the latest edition of our investment management update. This publication has been tailored to highlight topical news, cases and changes...

The European Commission has fined Irish building materials firm Kingspan €40m for providing incorrect and misleading information during a merger investigation, and has issued formal charges to KKR for similar conduct.

On 10 April 2025, the CMA announced that it had provisionally found that undertakings in lieu of reference (UILs) offered by Schlumberger Limited (SLB)...