If you draft contracts, you want to ensure, if there's ever a dispute, that the court agrees with your meaning. As a litigator, you will want the words to mean whatever your client wants them to mean. Either way, you need to...more
2/6/2025
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Entire agreement clauses are very common. This recent decision confirms their effectiveness: JMW Solicitors v Injury Lawyers 4U.
Background – shareholder dispute -
Some firms of solicitors, including JMW, set up a...more
1/15/2025
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Commercial Litigation ,
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Corporate Governance ,
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Estoppel ,
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Financial Services Industry ,
Shareholders ,
Shareholders' Agreements ,
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the U.S., the EU and the UK imposing wide-ranging sanctions and to significant retaliatory measures by Russia. The immediate priority for those who have operations, or contracts, with a...more
The Law Commission has published an impressive paper on smart legal contracts to which Allen & Overy, along with many others, contributed; but what does it all mean? ...more
Times Travel’s business depended upon selling Pakistan International Airlines’ tickets. The travel agency was pressured by the airline to waive claims for unpaid commissions under its old contract, by the threat of the...more
Richard Hooley spoke to us this lunchtime about exemption clauses. He began by quoting from Andrew Burrows’ A Restatement of the English Law of Contract (which has recently been updated) and its excellent summary of...more
What can in-house legal, risk and compliance leaders learn from the Covid-19 pandemic and other notable crises of the past 20 years to strengthen the legal resilience of their organisations?
More than any other crisis in...more
COVID-19 is at the top of the agenda for businesses globally, for good reason. Here are 10 key points to consider to ensure your business is fully prepared....more
Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Limited and anor [2015] UKSC 72
- This morning the UK Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in the case cited above. The...more