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Dispute resolution

Technological change and the digitalisation of the global economy is having a profound effect on dispute resolution activity internationally – both in terms of the nature of disputes that arise and how this transformation can create efficiencies in delivering services to businesses involved in disputes.

Businesses at the centre of these technological advances – in sectors such as telecoms, automotive, renewable energy, and life sciences and pharmaceuticals – need to focus on a complex nexus of data, brand protection and regulation in an increasingly competitive environment.

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Energy and Utilities

Netherlands' Shell judgment does not spell end of reduction obligations for undertakings

The ruling is open to appeal and may prove pyrrhic for those internationally that fear judge-imposed reduction targets

28/11/2024

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2024

Failure to prevent fraud guidance published

27/11/2024

Read time 1m

Business crime

Failure to prevent fraud: steps to take before September 2025

What does new guidance say about the failure to prevent fraud offence entering into force in nine months?

25/11/2024

Read time 5m

Dispute resolution

Spain's Supreme Court rules on third-party notice in construction disputes

A ruling has again dealt with the scope of notices that are of vital practical importance for construction litigation

22/11/2024

Read time 2m

Corporate

UK directors' duties: IOD issues guidance on the importance of sustainable business practice

New voluntary code of conduct provides helpful steer to directors – especially with regard to 'responsible business'

15/11/2024

Read time 3m

Financial Services

Court of Appeal ruling raises questions for UK credit brokers on disinterested duty and informed consent

How will the UK financial regulator respond and what wider impact could the decision have on credit brokers and lenders?

30/10/2024

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2024

Guidance on information sharing measures in ECCTA 2023 | Speech on FCA's evolving approach to enforcement | JMLSG AML and...

30/10/2024

Read time 2m

Regulatory and compliance

Modern Slavery Act 2015: UK select committee calls for urgent reforms

UK legislation criticised for falling behind global standards on risks in supply chains and corporate reporting

29/10/2024

Read time 5m

Retail and Consumer

De Hoge Raad doet uitspraak over online betaalknoppen: Wat betekent dit voor webshops?

De uitspraak heeft mogelijk grote gevolgen voor online handelaren, vooral in het geval dat rechtszaken tegen consumenten al gestart zijn.

24/10/2024

Read time 2m

Dispute resolution

Spain's Supreme Court rules Covid-19 not a force majeure event exempting payment of rent on business premises

Covid-19 cannot be deemed to be an instance of force majeure and does not provide grounds for exemption

24/10/2024

Read time 3m

PPP/PFI

UK PFI handbacks: remember the value of technology, data and IP assets

When entering into dialogue as projects 'sunset', prioritise tech and data needs, build strategies and avoid disputes

18/10/2024

Read time 4m

Cyber security

Safeguarding critical infrastructure and digital services: recent UK and EU developments

Organisations should carefully assess if they are likely to fall within the scope of proposed UK and EU legislation

14/10/2024

Read time 1m

Financial Services

New bill and case law clarify path forward for digital assets in the UK

Recognition of digital assets as personal property comes crucially as investors' court claims test the edges of the law

08/10/2024

Read time 5m

Intellectual property

Global disputes over solar PV patents are on the rise this decade

Litigation in areas such as TOPCon and thin-film tech could disrupt the market significantly as rights holders enforce patents

03/10/2024

Read time 4m

Dispute resolution

UK government pauses the introduction of courts' expanded EU case law departure powers

As the new government reconsiders the UK's relationship with the EU, broad powers that encouraged UK courts to depart from...

03/10/2024

Read time 2m

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Energy and Utilities

Netherlands' Shell judgment does not spell end of reduction obligations for undertakings

The ruling is open to appeal and may prove pyrrhic for those internationally that fear judge-imposed reduction targets

28/11/2024

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2024

Failure to prevent fraud guidance published

27/11/2024

Read time 1m

Business crime

Failure to prevent fraud: steps to take before September 2025

What does new guidance say about the failure to prevent fraud offence entering into force in nine months?

25/11/2024

Read time 5m

Dispute resolution

Spain's Supreme Court rules on third-party notice in construction disputes

A ruling has again dealt with the scope of notices that are of vital practical importance for construction litigation

22/11/2024

Read time 2m

Corporate

UK directors' duties: IOD issues guidance on the importance of sustainable business practice

New voluntary code of conduct provides helpful steer to directors – especially with regard to 'responsible business'

15/11/2024

Read time 3m

Financial Services

Court of Appeal ruling raises questions for UK credit brokers on disinterested duty and informed consent

How will the UK financial regulator respond and what wider impact could the decision have on credit brokers and lenders?

30/10/2024

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2024

Guidance on information sharing measures in ECCTA 2023 | Speech on FCA's evolving approach to enforcement | JMLSG AML and...

30/10/2024

Read time 2m

Regulatory and compliance

Modern Slavery Act 2015: UK select committee calls for urgent reforms

UK legislation criticised for falling behind global standards on risks in supply chains and corporate reporting

29/10/2024

Read time 5m

Retail and Consumer

De Hoge Raad doet uitspraak over online betaalknoppen: Wat betekent dit voor webshops?

De uitspraak heeft mogelijk grote gevolgen voor online handelaren, vooral in het geval dat rechtszaken tegen consumenten al gestart zijn.

24/10/2024

Read time 2m

Dispute resolution

Spain's Supreme Court rules Covid-19 not a force majeure event exempting payment of rent on business premises

Covid-19 cannot be deemed to be an instance of force majeure and does not provide grounds for exemption

24/10/2024

Read time 3m

PPP/PFI

UK PFI handbacks: remember the value of technology, data and IP assets

When entering into dialogue as projects 'sunset', prioritise tech and data needs, build strategies and avoid disputes

18/10/2024

Read time 4m

Cyber security

Safeguarding critical infrastructure and digital services: recent UK and EU developments

Organisations should carefully assess if they are likely to fall within the scope of proposed UK and EU legislation

14/10/2024

Read time 1m

Financial Services

New bill and case law clarify path forward for digital assets in the UK

Recognition of digital assets as personal property comes crucially as investors' court claims test the edges of the law

08/10/2024

Read time 5m

Intellectual property

Global disputes over solar PV patents are on the rise this decade

Litigation in areas such as TOPCon and thin-film tech could disrupt the market significantly as rights holders enforce patents

03/10/2024

Read time 4m

Dispute resolution

UK government pauses the introduction of courts' expanded EU case law departure powers

As the new government reconsiders the UK's relationship with the EU, broad powers that encouraged UK courts to depart from...

03/10/2024

Read time 2m

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