Liability for an Overseas Subsidiary – Supreme Court Allows case to Proceed to Trial
On 10 April 2019 the Supreme Court handed down its judgment upholding the Court of Appeal ruling tha…
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Fladgate advises Ocado on investment into Karakuri
Fladgate was delighted to advise Ocado Group's venture arm on its investment into UK-based tech star…
Fladgate advises Seko S.p.A on the acquisition of the Brightwell Group
Fladgate has advised Seko S.p.A, an Italian based global leader in the design and manufacture of dos…
Fladgate advises BB7 on investment by BGF and acquisition of Omega Fire Engineering
Fladgate advises BB7 on investment by BGF and acquisition of Omega Fire to create UK's leading fire …
Cryptocurrency estate planning: lessons from QuadrigaCX
In a plot line worthy of a Dan Brown novel, the 30 year old CEO and founder of QuadrigaCX, Gerald Co…
The end of the blame game - the arrival of no fault divorce
Family lawyers have been campaigning for some time for the laws relating to divorce to be changed. I…
Passport, Sun Cream, Parental Consent!!?
The children have broken up from school…. we have some sun in the British sky…. Wimbledon is on, str…
‘Secret’ Commissions - A summary of recent guidance handed down by the Court of Appeal.
A fiduciary is someone who has undertaken to act for another in a particular matter in circumstances…
Non-Party Allowed Access to Court Documents for use in Arbitration
In a potential controversial decision, the Commercial Court has granted a third party the right to a…
It’s not over ‘till it’s over – Settlement and Limitation
Settlement is not always the end, and breaches of settlement terms are not uncommon. Parties should …
It is not just named parties that can sue under a contract
In Filatona Trading Ltd & Another v Navigator Equities Ltd & Others the Court held that an LCIA arbi…
When appealing bears fruit: Pear Technologies v EUIPO – Apple
Are apples different from pears? Or are they both just fruit? Or, as cockney rhyming slang would hav…
European Banking Authority publishes revised outsourcing guidelines
On 25 February 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published revised Guidelines[1] on outsour…
Irish Backstop and Unilateral Withdrawal
An arcane legal issue floated to the surface amid chaotic political scenes in the House of Commons l…
Online platforms: new EU rules to increase transparency and fairness
New Rules On 13th February 2019, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the…
Update on Litigation Privilege – Important lessons to be learnt
In recent months we have seen a number of significant judgments regarding the scope of protection of…
Algorithms in the justice system - the European Ethical Charter
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), in combination with other disruptive technologies, suc…
UK Government has published a new “Outsourcing Playbook”
On 20 February 2019, the UK government’s Government Commercial Function published “The Outsourcing P…
Is it time to revisit your FM Contracts?
With the UK remaining set to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019, possibly crashing out withou…
Is this the end of Opco/Propco structures in the hotel industry?
Opco/Propco structures have long been popular in the hotel sector. IHG, Accor and Hilton are just a…
Fladgate acts for Pyser Optics Limited on £3.4m sale to Scientific Digital Imaging Plc
Fladgate was delighted to act for Pyser Optics Limited, a portfolio company of Privet Capital, in re…
Court of Appeal shuts the door on insolvent companies adjudicating
The Court of Appeal today handed down a judgment confirming the interplay between construction adjud…
‘Practical Completion’ – Is your definition practically complete?
‘Practical Completion’ (PC) plays an important role on construction projects, often signifying the r…
The Commercial Agents Regulations – The Commodity Market Exception
Pluczenik Diamond Company NV v W Nagel (a firm) Case number [2018] EWCA Civ 2640 A commercial agen…
