The EU’s New Product Liability Directive: what it means for software
The European Union’s New Product Liability Directive (PLD), adopted in December 2024 and set for imp…
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VC Investment Terms Guide: a user-friendly glossary of key legal terms
Welcome to our new VC Investment Terms Guide! The team, led by Lucie Burniston, has created a user-f…
Back to Basics: The Insolvency Process
Insolvency poses significant legal and financial challenges for both individuals and companies. When…
Opinion on the immigration white paper: Triple assault on employers, schools and the NHS
The Government’s immigration white paper (Restoring Control over the Immigration System) is now one …
Taking Art/Cultural Property into the EU after 28 June 2025? What you need to know
From 28 June 2025, any art/cultural property being imported into the EU which was originally created…
Do the dead walk amongst us? Ashimola & Anor v Lasisi & Samuels
Simon Goldring and Kitty Brockbank take a look at a bizarre case where the deceased turned out to be…
Bluebox x Fladgate Cross-Border M&A Report 2025
We have teamed up with Bluebox Corporate Finance to publish an industry report on key cross-border M…
AI Round-Up – May 2025
With OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appearing to suggest in an April Forbes magazine interview that ChatGPT i…
Exercising trustee powers correctly - what is a ‘benefit’?
Trustees need to exercise their powers correctly. If not, then the ‘exercise’ can be void. Commonl…
Citizenship - a generational consideration
Possessing British citizenship is not considered an entitlement or a legal right in the United Kingd…
Corporate insolvency (UK): a brief overview of reviewable (antecedent) transactions
Liquidators and administrators are required to investigate a company’s prior dealings with a view to…
Paris Arbitration Week 2025 - Political Risk Insurance and Bilteral Investment Treaties: How to maximise recoveries in a political risk loss
As part of Paris Arbitration Week, we hosted a panel discussion in collaboration with unyer (Fidal, …
Paris Arbitration Week 2025 - The Next Phase of Inclusion: Five Actionable Insights from the LCIA EDI Guidelines
As part of Paris Arbitration Week 2025, we hosted a panel discussion in collaboration with the LCIA …
Not so lasting powers of attorney: Incapacity planning considerations
When planning a move to or from the UK, it’s an opportune time to review, supplement or replace your…
AI Round-Up – April 2025
As we wrap up another eventful month in the world of AI, we're excited to share some of the key deve…
Property myths debunked: Three common residential property myths explored
When it comes to buying or selling residential property, misinformation and myths often cloud the pr…
The 1954 Act: are we heading for a change?
Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the 1954 Act) is a staple of commercial landlord and ten…
Rights to Light: Judge refuses to grant a prohibitory interim injunction to prevent the construction of affordable housing in pro-developer case
The case of Handstone Investments Limited (HIL) v Abri Group Limited (AGL) [2024] EWHC 3523 was hear…
The real Succession: Murdoch trust battle highlights estate planning pitfalls
Isabelle McGregor, Trainee, is co-contributor to this article. For years, the hit TV shows Successi…
Covid-19 business interruption claims - the countdown is on to recover losses
With the March 2026 limitation deadline looming for Covid-19 business interruption claims, the Court…
A Reminder: Some common types of claims made against directors of insolvent companies
When a company goes insolvent, an insolvency practitioner’s duty is to maximise recoveries for credi…
Ex-pat Brits are the big winners in the 2024 Budget IHT changes
In a major change to the current rules, from 6 April 2025, anyone who is not ‘Long-term UK resident’…
Prohibited purpose or not prohibited purpose; that is the section 423 question: Purkiss v Kennedy and Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 268
Purkiss v Kennedy and Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 268 – Purkiss v Kennedy & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 268 (14 Marc…
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Be kind, and save money on lunch
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. There is, however, such a thing as a court-ordered one, as tw…
