Now that we know the UK general election is set for 4 July 2024, businesses connected with the UK may look to increase their political efforts or support for a particular party over the coming weeks. While the UK’s campaign...more
Disputes risks are an ever-present part of doing business. Indeed, for some, these risks are built into their business model. They like to move fast and accept they may break some things. Disputes are part of the cost of...more
ClientEarth (an environmental charity) is challenging a decision by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) to approve a prospectus of an energy company on the basis that it contains inadequate climate-related...more
The number of people forcibly displaced in the world has reached over 100 million for the first time, with sudden and large scale crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine intensifying an already growing problem.
Around half of...more
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Even seasoned litigators accept litigation can be time-consuming, often expensive, and uncertain. While you may in some cases be able to avoid it entirely, what should you do (or, for that matter, not do) in the early stages...more
The genie is out of the bottle on what can only be described as a revolution in the online operations of certain companies providing services in the UK. After a number of developments during February and March 2022, the UK...more
Corporate engagement with politics has been a dominant feature of 2021, with serving and former public officials' real and perceived lobbying activities, MP's second jobs, and demands for greater political financing...more
On 15 December 2020, the UK government published its long-awaited proposals “to make the UK a safer place to be online” through its final response to the Online Harms White Paper Proposing a new regulatory framework for...more
On 15 December 2020, the UK government published its long-awaited proposals “to make the UK a safer place to be online” through its final response to the Online Harms White Paper. Proposing a new regulatory framework for...more
This case highlights the very different, and often very strict, time limits that apply in different private law and public law claims. Rejecting the Secretary of State’s attempt to strike out part of the claims against it,...more
In an important decision on when private bodies can be subject to judicial review, the Court of Appeal confirmed that KPMG’s decisions as a “Skilled Person” (per s166 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA)) in a...more
The Court of Appeal dismissed an Italian local authority’s challenge to the English court’s jurisdiction over declarations sought by a bank pursuant to an English law governed swaps contract. In this important decision...more
Following its initial outcry and garnering of (some) public support, the current UK passport manufacturer De La Rue backed down from its challenge of the Government’s decision to award the new post-Brexit blue passport...more
The Supreme Court quashed a controversial planning recommendation made by Dover District Council, contrary to the recommendation of the Council’s planning officers. While the decision provides helpful guidance on when reasons...more
The UK Government’s decision to sell the Green Investment Bank Plc (the GIB) to a consortium led by Macquarie should not be subject to judicial review, the High Court has ruled in R (SDC LLP) v Secretary of State for...more