Business Law and Corporate Law

How concerned should franchisors be about the recent trend of attempted claims against franchisors over misconduct by their franchisees, and which areas of law pose the greatest risk?

The Bus Services (No.2) Bill is currently being driven through Parliament. It aims to make bus franchising open to more local authorities and easier to implement. This Insight pulls out some of the key points in the Bill.

Franchisees are suing Vodafone UK for £120M, alleging bad faith in reduced commissions and fines. Courts increasingly scrutinize contractual discretion, emphasizing fairness and good faith.

Our Corporate Energy Transition team has advised the founders of Island Green Power, a UK-based renewable energy developer focused on utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects...

Navigating tax disputes with HMRC can be a complex and daunting process. This "need to know" series sheds light on the essential elements. In this note, we cover HMRC's formal information gathering powers.

This article explores the consequences of a recent judgment disapplying/disproving the existence of the shareholder rule...

Recent tragic events in motorsport, with the deaths of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli in IndyCar and MotoGP respectively, have brought into focus the role event organisers and venue owners play in ensuring the safety of those participating in sporting events and where liability rests when accidents do occur.

Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd has lost an appeal against conviction for corporate manslaughter. The BBC reports that the Court also upheld the company’s £385,000 fine at the Court of Appeal in London last week.

As the SRA continues with its timetable to implement outcomes-focused regulation (OFR), it has recently published its new Handbook, containing a principles based Code of Conduct.

The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (the 'Act') aims to increase transparency and public trust in the Scottish charity sector.

While not overhauling UK data protection law, DUAA provides potentially helpful updates including extending the 'soft opt-in' exemption under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003...

The Charity Commission has recently published its decision following a class inquiry into four charities purporting to promote education in Kenya and Ethiopia