United Kingdom: Contracts and Commercial Law

With London competing globally as a listing venue, the dynamic between companies and their shareholders needs to be reset to drive long-term growth.

Asda's application to stay court proceedings in a Plant Variety Right (PVR) dispute has been dismissed; infringement proceedings will go ahead, despite pending PVR invalidity proceedings for Tang Gold.

The law of commercial leasehold is no stranger to the focus of the Law Commission, with one of their current projects being the right to renew business...

Corporate risk is increasingly complex, encompassing lots of different specialisms to address a multitude of specific opportunities and threats, such as cyber, regulatory, compliance, policy and public affairs, business continuity – and yes, legal.

Court rulings on franchise agreements don't come round very often, but a recent High Court judgment will be of interest to franchisors and franchisees...

As noted in our recent briefing "Understanding ECCTA: What are the key provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act?" one of the changes to be brought about by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), is abolishing the requirement for entities to maintain certain statutory company registers

In KSY Juice Blends UK Ltd v Citrosuco GmbH* [2025] EWCA Civ 760 the Court of Appeal reversed a High Court ruling that found an agreement where part of the price was to be fixed to be merely an agreement to agree-...

A decision has been published following an inquiry into the Island Health Trust, which focused on the significant sums paid to a consultancy firm owned by its former chair.

There is a piece of large scale litigation making its way through the Business List in the Chancery Division in which the Court will eventually have to grapple with allegations of arson, burner phones, and cloth-wrapped...