United Kingdom: Contracts and Commercial Law

Two cases filed by mining companies before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea highlight the challenges of competition for governance and economic exploitation of deep-sea resources.

This issue examines three significant construction law cases from March 2026, exploring the boundaries of expert determination challenges, professional conflicts of interest in project financing, and the complexities of contract termination during extraordinary circumstances. The cases provide critical insights into when courts will intervene in expert decisions, how surveyors must navigate dual advisory roles, and the application of waiver and prevention principles in pandemic-related contract disputes.

Developers are used to treating options, conditional contracts, pre-emption rights and promotion agreements as private commercial tools.

Drawing on insights from London International Disputes Week 2026, this article explores how crisis negotiation techniques—including stabilizing before solving, building genuine connections, and managing emotion intelligently—can transform...

On 29 May 2026, The Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy)) announced the UK government's plan to introduce tougher laws protecting submarine communications cables.

The English High Court has issued important guidance on asymmetric jurisdiction clauses and the risks of parallel proceedings across multiple jurisdictions.

Although the decision on the residential occupier point was sufficient to deal with RBH's attempt to enforce the adjudicator's decision...

Leading advertising lawyers from global brands, platforms and agencies share their first-hand experiences navigating the complex legal and regulatory landscape of cross-border advertising campaigns.

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 has fundamentally transformed compliance requirements for UK company secretaries, introducing new identity verification mandates, enhanced filing obligations, and stricter enforcement mechanisms.