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

The Law Commission issued an interim statement in June 2025 following their consultation on the future of Security of Tenure for business tenants under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Spencer West

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

In this episode of ‘Fear Less, Do More', host Gill Hunter sits down with Kate Rose, Founder and Creative Director of TUTTI & CO – a thriving North East-based fashion and accessories brand...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Square One

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?

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

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

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

The Long-awaited Draft Framework For The UK Regulatory Regime For Cryptoassets Has Arrived

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

S5:E9 – Twin Property Developers Tom And Jack Atha: Building Atha Properties From The Ground Up (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Square One

Energy And Infrastructure – Data Centers (Video)

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

When Should Companies Self-report? The SFO's Recent Guidance Is Just One Piece Of A Larger Puzzle

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes 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

This Article is part of a series, each focussing on a different aspect of the Supreme Court's judgment in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21. A couple of weeks ago, Catherine Piercy KC and Emma Hynes...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25: What This Means For Your Pension Scheme

On 5 June 2025, the Pension Schemes Bill 2024 - 25 (the Bill) was introduced into Parliament. The Bill represents the culmination of policy development...

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

The Expanding Reach Of Environmental Criminal Law

United Kingdom Environment

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Devonshires

Revisiting The DPA 1972: Insights From URS v BDW [2025] UKSC 21

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

When Directors Get Burned: Liability For Corporate Misconduct Before And After Office

United Kingdom Commercial

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Devonshires

Carried Interest Tax Reform: Next Steps

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

New Financial Thresholds For Commercial Court And London Circuit Commercial Court

United Kingdom Commercial

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Devonshires

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

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

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

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

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

2024/25 will likely be viewed as a pivotal year for UK merger control. In the face of criticisms of its approach by the government and business community, the CMA introduced proposals aimed...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

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

The concept of mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) has been a transformative force in the realm of environmental sustainability and development.

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

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

Emily Betts, instructed by Capital Law Ltd, acted for the successful Claimant in resisting an attempt to rely on the ‘unambiguous impropriety' exception to without prejudice privilege...

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

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

Significant changes were introduced to the UK's tax rules for non-domiciled individuals from 6 April 2025. The remittance basis for non-UK domiciled individuals has been replaced with a residency-based system.

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

How A Commercial Lawyer Can Propel Your Business Forward

Your business is more than just a job, it is your ‘work-baby', the reason you get up in the morning, and often is part of your lasting legacy.

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

Court held that an insolvent company was required to provide adequate security when enforcing an adjudication decision.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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

Adidas, The North Face, Cartier and Victoria's Secret are the most recent names to join the ranks of retailers – Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op – to be hit by cyber attacks...

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

Notification Disputing Purchase Price Adjustment Did Not Need To Comply With Contractual Notice Requirements

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Corporate Law Update: 31 May - 6 June 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

The 2019 Hague Convention: Why England Should Be The International Dispute Forum Of Choice For Business-to-business Contracts

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herrington Carmichael

Tipping Point: The Future Of The U.K. Waste Industry

United Kingdom Environment

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AlixPartners

Challenging Jurisdiction – Court Provides Further Guidance As To The Test For Challenging Jurisdiction / An Order For Alternative Service / Full And Frank Failures

Worldwide Litigation

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Enyo Law

Observations On The CJC Review Of Litigation Funding In England & Wales

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Open And Shut? Lessons From The CMA's Microsoft/OpenAI Merger Inquiry

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

In Discussion With Our Licensing Team

United Kingdom IP

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Rothera Bray

Joint Ventures In The Clean Energy Sector: Forms Of Joint Venture

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Commercial Contracts

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

How The CHIPS Act Impacts Arizona Manufacturers In 2025: Opportunities And Obligations You Should Know

United Kingdom Government

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IR Global

RUBYMAR. Asymmetric Jurisdiction Clauses, The Hague Convention And Parallel Proceedings - Guy Blackwood KC And Robert Ward

United Kingdom Insurance

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Quadrant Chambers

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Square One

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Higgs LLP

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CJC Ltd

'Mapping The Minefield': Dealing With Pre-Existing Contracts, Commitments And Claims In Administrations (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

7 Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Consider Offshore TCSPs (Part 5/5) (Video)

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Dixcart Group Limited

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