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Corporate law update: 21 - 27 March

The Government has set out its intention to amend existing legislation to address the late payment of supplier invoices and to promote greater transparency of large organisations’ practices of paying invoices.

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Macfarlanes LLP

Conversion Under Section 21(1)(b) Of The Limitation Act 1980 And Good Faith Pursuant To Section 44(5) Of The Companies Act 2006 (South Bank v Galliard)

Dispute Resolution analysis: This case concerned the granting of leases in the context of a hotel development.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gatehouse Chambers

Late Payments Crackdown: What The UK Government's New Rules Mean For Your Business

Late payments are costing the UK economy £11 billion a year and forcing 38 businesses to close their doors every single day.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

The "£ In, £ Out” Argument: The Court Of Appeal’s Definition Of Loss In Afan Valley V Lupton Fawcett.

In Afan Valley Ltd (in Administration, acting by Robert Armstrong and Andrew Knowles as Joint Administrators) and 42 others v Lupton Fawcett LLP...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Transparency In The Real Estate Sector: Registering Contractual Controls

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Travers Smith LLP

How Much Notice Do You Really Need To Give?

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Contract Strategies For Supply Chain Resilience In A Turbulent Global Landscape

United Kingdom Commercial

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Womble Bond Dickinson

"Indefinite" Does Not Mean "Forever": Court Of Appeal Rules On Zaha Hadid Trade Mark Licence

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Ceasing To Be UK Tax Resident – Don’t Get It Wrong!

United Kingdom Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

FCA Fines John Wood Group PLC For Issuing Misleading Statements

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

From Turin To The World: Empowering Italian Entrepreneurs Abroad

United Kingdom Commercial

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IR Global

Souring Market Mood Sees USD Gain Ground

United Kingdom Commercial

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IR Global

When A Partnership Loses Its Way

United Kingdom Commercial

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IR Global

Privy Council Gives Guidance On Assessing Reasonable Notice For Terminating A Distribution Agreement Where There Is No Express Termination Clause

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Nottingham Attacks Inquiry Begins (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Government Signals Retrospective Extension Of ILR Route To Ten Years

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

The Business Behind Sport: What Makes Sports Sponsorship (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Hotels Unpacked - A Glimpse Into The World Of Luxury With Rocco Forte Hotels (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 26: Stock Drop Claims (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Investing In The Defense Sector: Procurement, Sanctions, And ESG (Podcast)

Private capital is playing an increasingly important role in the defense sector, with interest from nearly every major bank and private equity fund.

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

Crossing The Line? Broker Lift-Outs And Duties Of Disclosure In The UK

In the recent decision in Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd v Willis Re (UK) Ltd [2026] EWHC 361 (KB)...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Biodiversity Net Gain: The Commercial Lawyer's View

You're a developer who has to comply with the biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirement.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Bitesize Boilerplate: Small Clauses, Big Impact - Focus On Assignment

Assignment and other dealings clauses typically seek to control who can perform the contract and who can receive any benefit under the contract. Note that for the purposes of this alert we have not dealt...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Collaborative Working For Academy Trusts

United Kingdom Commercial

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Setting Up A Competing Business

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

Forever Is A Long Time: Rethinking Termination In Indefinite Agreements

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Commercial Court Finds Time Was Not Of The Essence For Provision Of A Contractual Refund Guarantee

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Bitesize Boilerplate: Small Clauses, Big Impact - Focus On Variation

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Listing Regime – Change To Notification Requirements On A Share Buyback

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Disputes 101 – Contract Compact Focusing On Recent Cases

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

High Court Considers Whether Success Fee Payable To Advisory Firm In Respect Of "Equivalent Transaction" In De-SPAC Merger

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

OFSI Updates Financial Sanctions Framework

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Providence v Hexagon Ruling: Implications For JCT Contracts

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Disputes 101 – Contract Compact Focusing On Recent Cases

Following the inaugural "Disputes 101" series in 2025, we are running it again for 2026. There are four webinars and accompanying blog posts on key English law disputes essentials for corporates.

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

High Court Considers Whether Success Fee Payable To Advisory Firm In Respect Of "Equivalent Transaction" In De-SPAC Merger

The High Court has ruled that an advisory firm was owed a success fee in respect of a de-SPAC merger, even though the ultimate transaction was carried out without the advisory firm's assistance.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

OFSI Updates Financial Sanctions Framework

On 9 February 2026 the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued updated guidance on financial sanctions enforcement and monetary penalties.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Providence v Hexagon Ruling: Implications For JCT Contracts

A notable case has recently been decided in the Supreme Court, centred on the interpretation of JCT contract provisions about an employer's delayed payments and the contractor's right to terminate.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Womble Bond Dickinson

SEC Grants Conditional Section 16(a) Exemptions For Certain Foreign Private Issuers

United Kingdom Commercial

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Mintz

X Marks The Spot: ICO And Ofcom Investigate Grok

Four weeks. That's all it took for UK regulators to launch co-ordinated investigations into Grok's "put her in a bikini" debacle - the AI trend that publicly undressed real women and children without their consent.

United Kingdom Technology

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Macfarlanes LLP

Licensing For Sportstech: A Strategic Pathway To Monetisation, Commercialisation And Global Scaling

Licensing enables sportstech innovators to monetise their intellectual property efficiently, expand globally and scale without the heavy operational burden of traditional commercialisation.

United Kingdom IP

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Potter Clarkson

Before then, businesses in the private sector were able to engage contractors using personal services companies (or other intermediaries) without having to give too much thought to the contractor's...

United Kingdom Tax

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Lewis Silkin

Get Ready For The New Data Protection Complaints Handling Rules

Organisations need to ensure that their processes for handling data protection complaints meet new rules under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) ahead of a 19 June 2026 deadline.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Automotive Supply Chain Risks: Lessons From JLR And First Brands

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Section 70 Transparency Is Almost Here: What Suppliers Need To Know About Significant Payment Notices Under The Procurement Act 2023

United Kingdom Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

How To Prepare A UK SME Business For Sale In 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Barnes Law

CR Construction (UK) Company Ltd v Barclays Bank PLC

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

McLaren v Palou: Team Awarded $12m For Driver's Contract U-turn

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Can A Third Party Rely On An Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause? What Campeau v Gottex Means For SPA Disputes

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Sustainable Aviation Fuel – UK Revenue Certainty Mechanism

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Beware "Standard" Termination Clauses: Key Lessons From The Court Of Appeal

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Standstill Agreements And Waiver Of Contractual Enforcement: Unik v Catbalogan [2025]

United Kingdom Commercial

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Barnes Law

Appeal Against An Arbitral Award And Implied Terms In Commercial Contracts: The Maltese Falcon [2025]

United Kingdom Commercial

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Barnes Law

Corporate Law Update: 14 - 20 February 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Procedural Failures Fatal To Variation Claims Under FIDIC Yellow Book: Uniform Building Contractors V Water And Sewerage Authority Of Trinidad & Tobago

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Should I Raise Finance Through Debt or Equity?

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

High Court Refuses Administrators' Application To Close Out FX Contracts Before Maturity

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Confirms Assignees Can Refer Construction Disputes To Adjudication

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

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Latitude Law

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Travers Smith LLP

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Square One

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Higgs LLP

Alan Ross On Transforming Market Data With DRDM – Talking Market Data With David Anderson (EP. 12) (Video)

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CJC Ltd

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