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Don't Look Back In Anger: Ticketmaster Promises Transparency After CMA Investigation Into Oasis Tour Sales

Fans will soon have clearer, fairer access to live event tickets following action by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA").

United Kingdom Commercial

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Square One

Court Examines Whether Breaches Of A Shareholders' Agreement Could Be Remedied

The judge had to decide whether the most serious kinds of breach (so-called repudiatory breaches) are ever capable of remedy.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Putting The "Contract" In The Contracts (Rights Of Third Parties) Act 1999

In Campeau v Gottex Real Asset Fund 1 (OE) Waste SARL [2025] EWHC 2322 (Comm) (12 September 2025) the share purchase agreement expressly entitled the claimant to benefit...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Teacher Stern

No Replay: Contract Scored In The Group Chat

The English Court of Appeal has delivered a useful reminder of the limited formalities required to create a binding contract under English law.

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

The Golden Dome Over CMMC 2.0

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

UK Court Of Appeal Considers Whether Insurance Proceeds Paid To A Company In Liquidation Are Assets Of The Company Or Held On Trust For Third Party Claimants

United Kingdom Insurance

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Mayer Brown

Part 36 Offer Not A Genuine Attempt To Settle The Proceedings As A Whole (Matiere SAS (A Company Incorporated Under The Laws Of France) V ABM Precast Solutions Ltd)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gatehouse Chambers

Private Equity Investment In Education: Strategic Pathways And Value Creation

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Remedying Repudiatory Breaches – What Does It Mean For Drafting Contracts?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Is Repudiatory Remediable?

United Kingdom Commercial

TS

Teacher Stern

High Court Finds Claim Brought By Director Under Contracts (Third Party Rights) Act 1999 To Enforce An SPA Warranty Could Be Served Out Of The Jurisdiction Without The Court's Permission

European Union Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Leading Practices In Private Equity: Being Best In Class Everywhere Is Not Best In Class

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Navigating The EU Data Act: Key Obligations And A Spotlight On Switching Rights

United Kingdom Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

High Court Sets Aside Default Judgments Entered Against Guarantors Under A Facility Agreement On The Basis That Service Of The Claim Was Not Valid

United Kingdom Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FinReg Monthly Update

United Kingdom Finance

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Otter Chaos: Legal Considerations When Using AI Notetakers

United Kingdom Technology

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Welcome To The Collective Quarterly - Issue 07

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Future Network Strategy For CO₂ Transport And Storage

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Manufacturing Overview: Low Capacity Utilization Meets Potential Tariff Stabilization

United Kingdom International

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AlixPartners

High Court Interprets Rules Allowing Service Out Of The Jurisdiction Without The Court's Permission Based On A Contractual Jurisdiction Clause

The High Court has upheld a jurisdiction challenge by a Russian defendant, finding that there was no good arguable case that it was a party to the charterparty...

United Kingdom Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Regulatory Changes Afoot For UK Football Clubs

This summer has seen a lot of coverage for football clubs – and not just in relation to their performance on the pitch.

United Kingdom Media & IT

BP

Burness Paull

The New Procedure For Schemes Of Arrangement And Restructuring Plans

The Chancellor of the High Court has published a new Practice Statement in respect of schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Unreliable Witness? Modernising Eyewitness Testimony

Most commercial disputes settle out of court and success hinges on creating an undeniable factual record to persuade opposing parties to agree to a settlement.

United Kingdom Commercial

BL

Barnes Law

Corporate Law Update: 13 - 26 September 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

High Court Holds That Exercise Of Rights Under Charge Document Is Not Subject To Braganza Duty

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Crime And The Senior Manager Test

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Why Family Offices Are Staying In London Despite Proposed Tax Changes

Worldwide Strategy

DU

Dixcart UK

Corporate Resilience: Key Risk Update For 2025

Worldwide Commercial

BP

Burness Paull

Court Of Appeal Confirms "Dedicated Fund" Of Luxembourg Investment Company Is Not An Unregistered Company For The Purpose Of Winding Up Under The Insolvency Act 1986

Worldwide Insolvency

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A&D Has A $75 Billion Inventory Problem

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Hillsborough Law: What Public Authorities And Service Providers Need To Know

United Kingdom Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Construction Contract Limitation Periods: A Guide For Schools

United Kingdom Real Estate

BJ

Browne Jacobson

High Court Finds Investment Bank Entitled To Success Fee Under Mandate Executed By Company's Agent Acting With Apparent Authority

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A&D Has A $75 Billion Inventory Problem

Ever feel like your inventory has been out of control over the past few years? You're not alone.

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Hillsborough Law: What Public Authorities And Service Providers Need To Know

On 16 September 2025, the Government introduced the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill – widely known as the Hillsborough Law – into Parliament.

United Kingdom Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Construction Contract Limitation Periods: A Guide For Schools

When entering into construction contracts, schools and academy trusts have two main options for execution: "under hand" agreements or "deeds".

United Kingdom Real Estate

BJ

Browne Jacobson

High Court Finds Investment Bank Entitled To Success Fee Under Mandate Executed By Company's Agent Acting With Apparent Authority

The High Court has found in favour of an investment bank in its claim against a company for the payment of a success fee due under a mandate...

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Private Credit Deep Dives – Dodgy Accounting Or Financial Covenant Breach (Europe)?

United Kingdom Accounting

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

UK Gets Tough On Late Payment

The UK Government is consulting on major changes to the law on late payment – including powers to fine businesses which fail to pay suppliers on time, restrictions on customers' ability...

United Kingdom Commercial

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Marriage Counselling For The Public Markets

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

United Kingdom Commercial

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Tang Gold May Be A Sweet Mandarin, But It's A Sour Result For Asda

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.

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd

UK Commercial Leasehold Reform Back In Focus: Law Commission's 14th Programme

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...

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Evolution Of Caveat Emptor In English Law

United Kingdom Real Estate

BL

Barnes Law

Certainty Restored Or Remedy Removed? A Critical Analysis Of Abbey Healthcare v Augusta And The Status Of Collateral Warranties In UK Construction Law

United Kingdom Real Estate

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Court Analyses Whether A Warranty Claim Was Validly Constructed And Served

United Kingdom Commercial

M

Macfarlanes LLP

Driving Value Through Complexity: Managing Multiple Carve-Outs In Private Equity

United Kingdom Commercial

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Court Of Appeal Finds PSP Liable For Deceitful Representations Made By Agent Acting With Apparent/ostensible Authority

United Kingdom Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Measures To Tackle Fraud Now In Force

United Kingdom Commercial

LS

Lewis Silkin

Corporate Succession And Arbitral Claimant's Identity: Lessons From Energyen v HHI

United Kingdom Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

DAZN v Coupang: English Court Of Appeal Blows The Final Whistle On FIFA Club World Cup Broadcasting Rights Dispute

United Kingdom Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Unfair Prejudice Claims In The British Virgin Islands: A Guide For Shareholders

United Kingdom Commercial

C

CANDEY

Case Comment On Arcadia v Bosworth, Hurley & Kelbrick [2025] EWHC 91 (Comm)

United Kingdom Criminal

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CANDEY

Demystifying The Training Contract Process For Trainee Solicitors

United Kingdom Commercial

HC

Herrington Carmichael

The Evolving Nature Of Risk: Lessons In Corporate Resilience

United Kingdom Commercial

BP

Burness Paull

High Court Implies Good Faith Obligations In Driving School Franchise Agreements

United Kingdom Commercial

LS

Lewis Silkin

Understanding ECCTA: Abolition Of Local Statutory Registers

United Kingdom Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

KSY Juice Blends UK Limited v Citrosuco GMBH [2025]

United Kingdom Commercial

BL

Barnes Law

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CJC Ltd

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Gowling WLG

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Gatehouse Chambers

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