Claims against States always raise complex issues. One issue that has arisen in a number of recent cases is effective service on a State. The Court

Shanghai partners Vincent Xu and Evangeline Quek were invited by Capital Link as moderators to the panel discussion “China and the Evolving Landscape

At the moment, the new legislation to increase the transparency of overseas investment in the UK is intended to kick in in 2021, although the exact

On 26 July 2019, in Policy Statement 1920 the FCA published its final rules confirming amendments made to the Senior Managers and Certification

The cross industry GMP Equalisation Working Group has produced the first in a series of guides to assist those involved in the process of adjusting

The ICO has announced its intention to fine British Airways (“BA”) £183.39 million due to an incident in September 2018 which resulted in the

The European Union’s new Prospectus Regulation1 came into force on 20 July 2017, however the bulk of the changes it brings to the existing Prospectus

Last month, the Law Commission published its final report on the system of voluntary disclosures under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ("POCA") (a

The EAT recently held in Forbes v LHR Airport Limited that an employer was not vicariously liable for harassment on the grounds of race under the

The English Court will generally only grant freezing orders if you can show that your opponent will try to dissipate their assets, so as to evade

On Thursday 11 July, the Swift Network of Women in Rail hosted a top table dinner, supported by Stephenson Harwood and SNC Lavalin Atkins. A group of

The Court of Appeal has held in Ark Shipping Company LLC v Silverburn Shipping (IOM) Ltd 2019 EWCA Civ 1161, that a charterer’s obligation to keep

Welcome to this summer edition of our commercial and tech update, as the team will be sunning themselves in various locations between July and August

The High Court has granted summary judgment on a claim for payment under two loan agreements. In granting judgment, the court considered (but

In November, we updated you on the FCA's decision to fine Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE £5.28 million for failing to properly oversee the

In the decision of The Yue You 902, the Singapore High Court has recently considered the rights of a trade finance bank seeking to enforce its

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment and Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (the 2019 Regulations) seem to have taken the industry a

There have been a wave of CVAs recently; Debenhams, Arcadia, Homebase, Outdoor Concepts to name a few. So what do you need to do when the CVA

In December 2001, the Pensions Regulator issued a Financial Support Direction (FSD) to certain companies in the ITV group (the Target) requesting

In the case of Argus Media Ltd v Halim the court held that a reasonable and proportionate review of an employee’s emails by his employer, need not