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

On appeal from the High Court, the Court of Appeal upheld terms that deprived a party of contractual enforcement rights.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Barnes Law

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

In Pleon Limited v Leonis Yachting Limited "The Maltese Falcon" [2025] EWHC 3144 (Comm), the High Court had in front of it two rare issues: an appeal against an arbitral award made under section 69 of the Arbitration Act...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Barnes Law

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

In Uniform Building Contractors Ltd v The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago [2026] UKPC 2, the Privy Council has allowed the employer's...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Should I Raise Finance Through Debt or Equity?

This article explains the legal and commercial differences between debt and equity financing for business owners in the United Kingdom.

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

Energy Outlook 2026: Global Energy Sector Under Pressure As Demand Surges And Infrastructure Lags

United Kingdom Energy

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Are Email Agreements Legally Binding?

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

Joint Ventures In The Clean Energy Sector: Terminating A Joint Venture

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Court Confirms The Right To Adjudication In Construction Contracts Extends To Assignees

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

No Oral Modification Clauses: GSY Hospitality Ltd v Gladstone Court Developments Ltd [2025]

United Kingdom Commercial

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Barnes Law

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 35: General Update

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Role Of Corporate Governance In Private Wealth Structures

Guernsey Commercial

Praxis

FCA Consults On Sustainability Disclosures For Listed Companies

United Kingdom Commercial

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Insights From Our Future Of Data Centres Series

Worldwide Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

Employment Update January 2026 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

UK Insurance Regulation: Looking Ahead To 2026

United Kingdom Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Banking Trends For Private Clients, Funds And Insurance Entities - And The Role Of Digital Innovation (Podcast)

Guernsey Finance

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Guernsey Finance

A Turning Point For Europe's Fibre Markets: AlixPartners' European Fibre Survey 2026

Europe's fibre landscape is undergoing a radical reshaping. Years of ambitious business plans are colliding with market realities, rising competition, and tighter funding constraints.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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AlixPartners

Variations And Procedural Requirements Under The FIDIC Yellow Book

What happens under a FIDIC Yellow Book 1999 when the Engineer approves a variation and the varied work is carried out but both Engineer and Contractor fail to follow the relevant contractual procedures...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Corporate Law Update: 24 - 30 January 2026

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published revised wording for the selling restrictions most commonly put in place on equity transactions.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Implied Terms In Contracts: What Business Owners Need To Know

Contracts sit at the heart of almost every business relationship. They govern supply arrangements, leases, service provision, joint ventures and long-term commercial partnerships.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Buckles Law

Dyson Forced Labour Case Proceeds To Trial: Key Lessons On Compliance In Global Supply Chains

United Kingdom Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

What Legal Checks Are Required When Buying UK Commercial Property In 2026?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Barnes Law

Drafting Contracts – Key Lessons From 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Government Confirms Switch To CPI Indexation For Renewable Subsidy Schemes From April 2026 But Rules Out A Freeze And Wider Realignment

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Supply Chain Integrity In 2026: What Does It Mean?

European Union Commercial

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NAVEX

Top 5 Strategies For Resolving Business Disputes Without Litigation

United Kingdom Commercial

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Buckles Law

Commercial Court Dismisses Application For Stay On Basis Of English Jurisdiction Clause And Forum Non Conveniens Waiver Clause

United Kingdom Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Standard Forms And Interpretation Norms

United Kingdom Commercial

AO

A&O Shearman

The ICE Payment Notice Dispute Model Adjudication Procedure: Worth Considering?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Textual Providence And The Gospel Of JCT – Termination Clauses Interpreted: Providence Building Services V Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Commercial Court Dismisses Application For Stay On Basis Of English Jurisdiction Clause And Forum Non Conveniens Waiver Clause

The wording of the clause meant the defendants were estopped from contending that England was not the most appropriate forum.

United Kingdom Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Standard Forms And Interpretation Norms

The UK Supreme Court has ruled on the interpretation of clauses in a standard form JCT Design and Build Contract. For the construction industry, the case is useful for illuminating the meaning of certain ambiguous JCT Design and Build clauses.

United Kingdom Commercial

AO

A&O Shearman

The ICE Payment Notice Dispute Model Adjudication Procedure: Worth Considering?

The Institution of Civil Engineers ("ICE") has recently published a Payment Notice Dispute Adjudication Procedure (the "Procedure"). In other words, there is now a specific procedure for dealing with "smash and...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Textual Providence And The Gospel Of JCT – Termination Clauses Interpreted: Providence Building Services V Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1

In Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2026] UKSC 1, the Supreme Court allowed an employer's appeal as to the proper interpretation of the JCT Design...

United Kingdom Real Estate

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

UK Late Payment Reform: What Does It Mean For Business?

United Kingdom Commercial

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Public Domain Documents Pilot - Public Access To Your English Court Documents Is Extended

As the Courts re-open, practitioners and clients alike need to consider the impact of new Practice Direction 51ZH which came into effect in the Commercial Court and Financial List of the Business & Property Courts...

United Kingdom Commercial

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Clarity Is King When Waiving Your Rights

The Court of Appeal has provided helpful guidance on the circumstances in which the English courts will uphold waivers of valuable legal rights.

United Kingdom Litigation

AO

A&O Shearman

Powering The UK's Energy Transition: Practical Insights From The NPM UK Development & Finance Forum 2025

The UK's energy sector is at a turning point. As the nation accelerates towards net zero, industry leaders, investors, and policymakers are grappling with new challenges and opportunities...

United Kingdom Energy

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Gowling WLG

Authority At Its Limit: English Commercial Court Upholds Jurisdictional Challenge

In A1, A2 and A3 v P [2025] EWHC 3372, the English Commercial Court (Mr Justice Henshaw) partially upheld a section 67 jurisdictional challenge to an LCIA award on the basis that two out of three claimant parties...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The UK's New Subscription Contracts Regime: What, When And Why?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Travers Smith LLP

LexisNexis Q&A: Legal Implications Of Council Holding Both Covenant Roles

United Kingdom Real Estate

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Fidic Contracts- Human Behaviours, AI And Carbon Management

United Kingdom Real Estate

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Liquidators And Liability Caps: The Core VCT Litigation

United Kingdom Commercial

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

What Are "Reasonable Endeavours" In Contracts Conditional On Obtaining Planning Permission?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

CSRD And CSDDD Version 2.0 – The EU's Sustainability Framework Redefined

United Kingdom Commercial

TS

Travers Smith LLP

A Foot On The Brake For Europe's EV Transition

European Union Transport

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Trusts Jersey Law: Once, Twice…Eighth Time Amended

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Collas Crill

Red Hand Doctrine: A New Label And A High Bar

United Kingdom Commercial

AO

A&O Shearman

Unjust Enrichment In Construction

United Kingdom Real Estate

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Guernsey Foundations: A Flexible Alternative For Wealth And Family Governance

Guernsey Commercial

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Walkers

Legal Requirements For UK Retail Distribution Agreements

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

What Licences Do I Need to Operate My Business?

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

What Is Considered A "Proper Purpose" When Making A S.116 Request To Inspect Or Obtain A Copy Of A Company's Register Of Members?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Teacher Stern

Family Business- Successful Succession

United Kingdom Commercial

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Giambrone & Partners

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Square One

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CJC Ltd

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Gowling WLG

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