Insights & News
Search for Insights & News
- 10 results found
- All (107)
- Others (88)
- Press (10)
- Inbriefs (8)
- Case Studies (1)
-
The increasing popularity of group litigation – and the risk for corporates. Andrew Wanambwa comments for International Bar Association
Press
06 September 2021Group litigation is on the rise, spurred on by the global nature of business and the introduction in some jurisdictions of legislation friendly to, for example, class action lawsuits. In-House Perspective considers what’s driving the trend and its implications for corporate risk, and, by extension, for in-house counsel.
-
Supreme Court dismisses Times Travel (UK) Ltd’s lawful act economic duress appeal (Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd): Tom Beard comments for Lexis Nexis
Press
20 August 2021The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favour of dismissing the appeal by Times Travel (UK) Ltd. The judgment sets out the essential elements on the doctrine of lawful act economic duress and what constitutes an illegitimate threat or pressure.
-
My supplier claims we made a deal over the phone but I disagree. Who’s right? Fraser McKeating writes for The Times
Press
09 August 2021One of my suppliers says we reached a deal but I don’t think we did. It was all done over the phone so I don’t have paper records. What can I do?
-
How can I revert a contract to pre-Covid terms? Frances Simm writes for The Times
Press
02 July 2021Having tweaked our contracts with several customers to reflect lockdown restrictions, we now want to revert back to the terms we had. I assume there’s a catch?
-
What can we do about an EU customer charging us for Brexit delays? Rebecca Harries writes for The Times
Press
05 May 2021We make goods in the UK and are struggling with delivering our products to Europe on time because of additional costs and delays caused by Brexit. One of our overseas customers is threatening to impose financial penalties on us for the delay. What should we do?
-
Mark Lim writes for Accountancy Age: Insolvency of LLPs – liability and risk for partners
Press
07 June 2019In an article for Accountancy Age, Mark Lim outlines what partners need to know in the event of an LLP’s insolvency.
-
Andrew Wanambwa writes for Accountancy Daily: Section 2 notices raise risk level for accountants
Press
18 March 2019Professional services firms, requests for documents and Section 2 notices under Criminal Justice Act 1987 could pose a risk for accountants and auditors as illustrated in the recent Omers case at the High Court, explains Andrew Wanambwa, in an article for Accountancy Age.
-
Sohrab Daneshku writes for The Law Society Gazette: Witness statements – rip them up and start again?
Press
27 November 2018Sohrab Daneshku has written an article for The Law Society Gazette which discusses the review led by Mr Jutice Popplewell into the rules on witness statements, including whether the rules should be changed and, if so, how.
-
Fraser McKeating writes for Accountancy Age: Professional privilege and investigations – what do accountants need to know?
Press
26 November 2018In an article for Accountancy Age, Fraser McKeating explains how the law of privilege operates in the context of investigations.
-
Clive Greenwood and Frances Simm write for Accountancy Age: Compulsory retirement: avoiding the partner pitfalls
Press
20 August 2018In an article for Accountancy Age, Clive Greenwood and Frances Simm discuss the rules and processes involved when compelling an individual to retire from a business they co-own.