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UK Supreme Court Affirms Strict Profit Rule

Rukhadze and others ("Appellants") v Recovery Partners GP Ltd and another("Respondents") [2025] UKSC 10, decided on 19 March 2025,saw the UK Supreme Court decline to overturn centuries...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

High Court Refuses Bond Issuer's Interim Mandatory Injunction Application Seeking To Compel Release Of Funds By Settlement Agent

The High Court has dismissed an interim mandatory injunction application made by a bond issuer, seeking to compel an investment bank to instruct the settlement agent to release funds received...

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Finds Contract Enforceable Despite Lack Of Agreement On Price

The Court of Appeal recently overturned a decision of the High Court that found part of a contract was unenforceable as the parties had failed to agree a price.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Takeover Panel Publishes Consultation On Dual Class Share Structures, IPOs And Share Buybacks And Two New Practice Statements

The Takeover Panel has recently published a consultation paper (PCP 2025/1) on dual class share structures, initial public offerings (IPOs) and share buybacks and two new practice statements...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Restructuring Plans Post-Petrofac: How To Demonstrate That The Benefits Of A Restructuring Have Been Allocated Fairly

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Creative Deal Structures Help Life Sciences Innovators Ride Out The Macro Storm

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Q&A With Richard Lawrence: Real-world IP For A Fast-moving World

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Piers Larbey And Izabella Brooks Explore The Legal Landscape Of Hybrid Shareholder Meetings In WealthBriefing

United Kingdom Commercial

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Hunters

High Court Finds Breach Of Express Obligations Of Good Faith But No Loss

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Navigating Business Law In Arizona

United Kingdom Commercial

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IR Global

Does Your Franchise Agreement Impose A Duty Of Good Faith?- Is It Fair, And Could The APK Case Change The Landscape?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

When Less Is Still Enough: TCC Confirms Validity Of Interim Payment Application

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Business Tenancies: Law Commission's Interim Statement On Direction Of Reform

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Spencer West

S5:E10 – Kate Rose: Seeing The Beauty In Everything With TUTTI & CO (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Square One

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Upcoming Immigration Rule Changes From July 2025: What You Need To Know (25 June 2025)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

EVisas Soon To Replace Visa Stickers For Certain UK Visa Routes

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

Business Reporter – Best Of British Business: Keeping The Engine Behind Your Market Data Running (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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CJC Ltd

Why Your "Standard" T&Cs Contracts Should Be Anything But Standard!

When supplying services, having robust and well-drafted Terms & Conditions (T&Cs) can protect your business from unnecessary risk and costly disputes.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Bexley Beaumont

Contract Disputes - Part 2 – KYP (Know YOUR PARTY)

Earlier we wrote about what to do when there is a dispute Part 1 - https://acelawllp.com/f/contract-disputes-%E2%80%93-part-1---how-to-deal-with-contract-disputes.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ace Law LLP

Due Diligence – Who Needs It?

Emily is now going to look at due diligence - what is it, why is it and why does it cost so much?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bexley Beaumont

UK Merger Control To See Faster Reviews, Clarified Jurisdictional Tests And Less Intervention In Global Deals

The CMA has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its mergers guidance on jurisdiction and procedure and its mergers notice template.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Reform Of The GDPR In The UK

United Kingdom Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Hague Judgments Convention 2019 In Force For The UK From July 1—Key Points For Commercial Parties

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Navigating Green Claims: A Comparative Guide For Businesses In The UK And EU

United Kingdom Consumer

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Plesner

Building Purposeful Legal Careers: Innovation, Adaptability, And In-house Counsel's Future

United Kingdom Technology

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A&O Shearman

Fraud's New Frontline: Why Civil Litigators Are Thinking Criminal

United Kingdom Criminal

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Devonshires

A New Milestone For Accessibility – The European Accessibility Act Now Applies

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

The A&D Minute: Beyond Firefighting—regaining Control With The Supply Chain Watchtower

United Kingdom International

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AlixPartners

Section 172 "Good Faith" Duty: Court Of Appeal Clarifies Honesty Requirement, Which Must Be Assessed Objectively

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

U.K. Turnaround And Restructuring Update: June 2025

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

UK's Controversial Foreign Influence Registration Scheme Looms – Banks And Other Businesses Prepare

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The A&D Minute: Beyond Firefighting—regaining Control With The Supply Chain Watchtower

Supply chain disruptions have cost the aerospace and defense industry tens of billions of dollars in recent years. After navigating pressures such as inflation...

United Kingdom International

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AlixPartners

Section 172 "Good Faith" Duty: Court Of Appeal Clarifies Honesty Requirement, Which Must Be Assessed Objectively

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal has considered section 172 of the Companies Act 2006, which requires a director to act in the way they consider, "in good faith...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

U.K. Turnaround And Restructuring Update: June 2025

The events in the months following our last update have served as a stark reminder that persistent business uncertainty continues to be one of the most pressing issues for leaders to navigate.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

UK's Controversial Foreign Influence Registration Scheme Looms – Banks And Other Businesses Prepare

The new regime aimed at protecting UK politics from foreign influence is set to go live 1 July, but its onerous requirements could make for unintended consequences

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

URS v BDW – Limitation, Pirelli, And The Reach Of Section 135 BSA 2022

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Carried Interest Tax Reform: Next Steps

In this article for Tax Journal, we comment on the Government's latest announcement in relation to carried interest and the next steps.

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

New Financial Thresholds For Commercial Court And London Circuit Commercial Court

In-house legal teams involved in commercial disputes should be aware of upcoming changes to jurisdictional thresholds in the Business and Property Courts, which take effect from 1 July 2025.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Devonshires

What Have We Learned From Over $1bn Of Cloud And Infrastructure Optimization?

As technology estates grow more fragmented and expensive across cloud, SaaS, labor, and on-premise infrastructure, organizations can unlock...

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Heavy Goods, Hazards And New Horizons: Challenges And Opportunities In UK Haulage

Haulage and logistics firms face rising costs, staffing shortages and regulatory challenges, with many struggling to stay viable. Lenders are reassessing asset valuations and cautious to increase ledger advances.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Addleshaw Goddard

The Year In UK Mergers: Long-term Trends And Highlights From 2024/25

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Biodiversity Net Gain - How Might New Proposals Evolve The Current Regime?

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

'Improper Threats' And Contempt Proceedings As A 'Bargaining Chip' In The Circuit Commercial Court

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gatehouse Chambers

A Practitioner's Perspective: Four Keys To Success For A AssS-To-AI Transition

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Bridging Differences: The Role Of Mediation In Resolving Cross-Border Trust Disputes

United Kingdom Litigation

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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

New UK SFO Guidance On Corporate Cooperation And Enforcement

United Kingdom Criminal

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A&O Shearman

UK Tax Round Up

United Kingdom Tax

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Court Confirms Shareholder Suffered Unfair Prejudice When Company Did Not Pursue Exit

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

2025 UK Tax Changes For Non-Doms: Do's And Don'ts

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

How A Commercial Lawyer Can Propel Your Business Forward

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

Midas Lacking The Golden Touch? Midas Construction Limited (In Liquidation) v Harmsworth Pension Funds Trustees Limited

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Cyber Risks In Your Supply Chain – Where Is Your Weakest Link?

United Kingdom Privacy

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Travers Smith LLP

Labour Markets: Two EC Firsts In EU Antitrust Enforcement

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Baker Botts LLP

The Data Act's Changes To Cloud Services Contracts – Tipping The Scales On Switching

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Unintended Outcomes Of Amending A Commercial Lease: Considerations For Landlords And Tenants

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Barnes Law

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CJC Ltd

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Gowling WLG

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