The English courts are sympathetic to block notifications of circumstances.

Following the UK vote to leave the EU, Edward Coulson and Julia Joseph were interviewed by LexisPSL on the impact on public and private enforcement of competition law in the UK.

August 2016 will see huge changes for English insurance and reinsurance law. Three new statutes will come into force, the key dates being 1 and 12 August 2016 and 4 May 2017.

The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 changed the law to increase the rights of purchasers of personal insurance.

A decision of the High Court held that a follower was bound to a settlement entered into by the lead, even though it was expressed not to bind the follower.

The issue by AIRMIC of a specific policy clause for its members has put the use of reservation of rights by insurers under the spotlight.

This post provides a brief update on the iiyama cartel damages claims, which have in part been defeated on a summary judgment basis, with permission to amend being granted in relation a second cartel decision.

BLP partners Alexander Sarac and Kiran Arora explain how South Africa's REIPPP model could be translated to work in other sub-Saharan African economies...

The COP21 Paris Agreement is not legally binding yet but does offer an outline of the path ahead. It has set ambitious targets to combat climate change...

The High Court held that recklessness as to fulfilment of an alarm maintenance obligation constituted breach of a condition precedent.

There was no requirement that any breach of the specification however technical or minor must prevent the Phase Certificate of Practical Completion from being issued.

Government plans to bring Renewables Obligation (RO) subsidies for onshore wind projects to an early end were struck down in the House of Lords this week.

The FSA's view on such solvent schemes from 2007 was they must ensure that policyholders are no worse off than in a solvent run-off.

On the true construction of an on-demand guarantee, there was no need for the subsequent demand to recite that a certain condition had been fulfilled as it had no bearing on the bank's liability.

Last week's FCA Thematic Review on dark pools noted that market participants welcome their benefits, but there is room for improvement from both users and operators of dark pools...

On 26 July, the FCA launched a consultation paper regarding the extension of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime to all authorised financial services firms, replacing the Approved Persons Regime.

The UK government is proposing to introduce sanctions for enablers of tax avoidance schemes and arrangements.

Depending upon where you sit in the market, reservation of rights may be regarded as a matter of best practice or a source of frustration.

Summary: Welcome to BLP's 'Belt and Road Insights' August 2016 issue – a selection of interesting Belt and Road news items, distilled into a monthly 'speed read'.

A landlord's entitlement to service charges for costs incurred around lease termination depends on the accounting and invoicing mechanics stipulated in the lease; the language of the lease is decisive.