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Supreme Court Clarifies Liability For Equitable Compensation For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty

The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by the joint liquidators (the "Liquidators") of MBI International & Partners Inc (the "Company"), reinstating a substantial compensation...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Reaching The Limit: Competition Appeal Tribunal Confirms Application Of Limitation Rules In Standalone Claims

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has certified four collective proceedings against Vodafone, EE, Three and O2, which allege that those companies abused their dominant position in the UK market...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Risk Resilience-navigating The Storm

Burness Paull's Disputes Group recently hosted a conference exploring the topic of risk resilience.

United Kingdom Environment

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Burness Paull

Doing Business In The UK: Legal Structures, Compliance Frameworks And Strategic Market Entry

The United Kingdom is an important hub for foreign investors thanks to its stable legal system and broad market access.

United Kingdom Commercial

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CBC Law Firm

The Growing Importance Of ADR And Why More Businesses Are Choosing It Over Litigation

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

Investor Unable To Claim Under Commercial Agreement Due To Rule Against Reflective Loss

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Court Of Appeal Overturns High Court's Interpretation Of Deferred Consideration Clause

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Property Fraud Risk For Commercial Businesses: Problems And Solutions

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Barnes Law

UK Commits £1.7bn To European Space Agency For A New Era Of Growth And Security

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Autumn Budget 2025: A Sustainability Stocktake

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

Court Of Appeal Recognises "Onerous Clause Doctrine" Where Terms Are Incorporated By Reference

United Kingdom Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

CMA Intensifies Consumer Law Enforcement Under DMCCA 2024: Key Actions Six Months On

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Gowling WLG

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 34: General Update

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

SFDR 2.0 – What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Finance

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Renters' Rights Act 2025: What You Need To Know (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Boardroom Agility—Strategies For Modern Boards Managing Crises, Compliance & Collective Responsibility (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

3 Lessons From The State Of Risk & Compliance Report

United Kingdom Compliance

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NAVEX

Navigating FX Hedging In 2025: Strategies For A Turbulent Market

United Kingdom Finance

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AlixPartners

Episode 20: "Trick Or Treat?" Will The Activists Be Out This Hallowe'en?... (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Greenwashing And Governance: Practical Pointers For Sustainability Communications

The events of New York Climate Week and COP30 have placed the sustainability agenda firmly in the spotlight – highlighting a range of climate-related issues and the important role...

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023: What You Need To Know

The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 seeks to modernise and simplify the regime for taking security over moveable assets in Scotland, making it easier and more attractive for lenders...

United Kingdom Technology

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Addleshaw Goddard

The Collective XCHANGE2025: Key Takeaways

xCHANGE 2025 brought together founders, investors, technology experts, GCs and brand leaders to reflect on a core question...

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

High Court Upholds Contractual Limits On Challenging Enforcement Action In Cross-border Finance Transaction

The decision reaffirms the willingness of the English court to enforce contractual provisions giving up valuable legal rights, provided the language used is sufficiently clear...

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Finds Loss Of Bargain Damages Were Available On Termination For Non-repudiatory Breach Of Contract Under Express Contractual Provision

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Protecting Wealth Internationally — UK Trusts vs UAE Foundations And Family Offices

Worldwide Commercial

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Barnes Law

CMA Opens First Consumer Law Investigations Under New DMCC Enforcement Powers

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Burness Paull

Unlocking Value In UK Data Centre M&A Transactions

United Kingdom Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Russia's Designation Of The IBO As 'Undesirable'

United Kingdom Consumer

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Withers LLP

Ahead Of The Curve: Transparency, Transaction Reporting And Short Selling

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

2026 Data Center Market Outlook

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Identity Verification For Company Directors, PSCs, And LLP Members

United Kingdom Commercial

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Teacher Stern

Transfer Of The Main Corporate Asset And Substantial Modification Of The Company's Corporate Purpose

United Kingdom Commercial

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WH Partners

Ahead Of The Curve: Transparency, Transaction Reporting And Short Selling

The former MiFID II regime in the UK concerning pre-trade and post-trade transparency for bonds and derivatives is undergoing something of a quiet revolution.

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

2026 Data Center Market Outlook

Navigating uncertainty: The future of data centers amid disruption, innovation, and shifting investment focus...

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Identity Verification For Company Directors, PSCs, And LLP Members

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 was enacted to combat economic crime and enhance the transparency of UK Company ownership..

United Kingdom Commercial

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Teacher Stern

Transfer Of The Main Corporate Asset And Substantial Modification Of The Company's Corporate Purpose

Does the transfer of the company's sole asset necessarily entail a modification of the corporate purpose and, consequently, fall within the acts requiring adoption by...

United Kingdom Commercial

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WH Partners

How To Avoid Making A Contract Before You're Ready

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

How To Verify ID With Companies House

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) introduces a new identity verification regime to strengthen the integrity of the Companies House register and combat misuse of UK corporate entities.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Defend, Attack, And Optimise: Cost Inflation Outlook November 2025

Multiple forces are simultaneously challenging traditional procurement approaches, demanding new strategies for cost management, risk mitigation, and competitive advantage.

United Kingdom Government

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AlixPartners

Corporate Reporting – Summary Of Payment Practices In Annual Reports

Regulations have been made under which in-scope companies will be required to include certain information regarding their payment practices in their annual report and accounts.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Clause For Concern: The Penalty Rule, Default Interest And Extortion

Default interest, in a loan agreement, at a rate of 4% compounded monthly, was not extortionate given the legitimate interests at play and so was not an unenforceable...

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Changing Regulation: Your Chance To Get Your Views Heard

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Who Should Lead Governance In A Family Business? Balancing Family Voice With Independent Insight

United Kingdom Commercial

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Buckles Law

Alleging Fraud Or Illegality: Understanding The Boundaries Of S.68 Challenges

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cyber Risk And Debt Facilities: Practical Considerations For Borrowers

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Keep Calm And Carry On: Five Legal Developments For Your Contract Negotiation Checklist

United Kingdom Commercial

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Browne Jacobson

How Shared Technology Transfer Offices Can Help Universities Commercialise Research

United Kingdom Consumer

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Browne Jacobson

Cross-border Debt Financing – Increasing HMRC Scrutiny

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

The EBA's Proposed Expansion Of Third-party Risk Management Requirements

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

Retail Law Roundup: October 2025

United Kingdom Consumer

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Browne Jacobson

ESG And Property Investment: What Commercial Investors Really Need To Consider

United Kingdom Commercial

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Buckles Law

Court Of Appeal Decision Acts As Reminder That Acceptance Of Repudiatory Breach Must Be Communicated To End Contract

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Legal Update - Autumn 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Modern Slavery - Transparency In Supply Chains

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Riding The Cyber Wave: How Cybersecurity's Resilience Can Drive Investor Returns

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

What's Happening In Pensions - Issue 118

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

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Latitude Law

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Travers Smith LLP

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Higgs LLP

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CJC Ltd

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