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quickguides | english contract law
07 Jun 2023 Force majeure under common law
However, the Court of Appeal held that while the work proved to be more onerous it never became work of a different kind from that contemplated in the…
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RSSG UPDATE
30 May 2023 HMRC Fights Back:Two Restructuring Plans Refused Sanction by the English Court
It was held that Nasmyth's failure to agree new TTP arrangements was a "roadblock" which prevented the plan from taking effect in the manner in which the…
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Energy Alert
25 May 2023 Powering progress: Clean Energy Council's rule change sparks investor certainty in connection process
Further, the R1 process disadvantages generators, which are held responsible under the current process for external system changes which affect their R1…
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strategic governance and advisory
24 May 2023 When can a physical meeting become a virtual meeting?
The Keybridge Notice gave notice that a general meeting of WAM Active would be held via a physical meeting (the Melbourne Meeting) to approve the appointment…
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ip/media
24 May 2023 A sticky end for the Manuka Honey certification trade mark?
"The 171 page decision of Natasha Alley, the Assistant Commissioner of Trade Marks, Patents and Designs, held that the New Zealand honey producers had fallen…
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Contentious Financial Services Update
24 May 2023 SMCR Reform Five important changes that need to be made to the UK personal accountability regime
Conversely, if it is intended that SMFs should be held to more onerous requirements in relation to management of the area of the business than more junior…
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Employment alert
23 May 2023 Between a rock and a hard place - When is a resignation voluntary or forced?
While it was held that the employees in each of these cases were not dismissed by the employer, they serve as a reminder for all employers to ensure…
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Corporate crime and investigations update
16 May 2023 Sanctions and contractual performance: section 44 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act
The Court concluded that: the Confirming Bank had established (albeit not clearly) that it held the requisite subjective belief that its refusal to pay…
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hong kong legal update
16 May 2023 Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal provides clarity on the effect and implications of an exclusive jurisdiction clause on insolvency proceedings
The leading judgment, delivered by G Lam JA, held that a winding up or bankruptcy petition on the basis of a disputed debt under the relevant exclusive…
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digital assets digest
09 May 2023 Digital Assets Digest: May 2023
In the letter, FCA CEO, Nikhil Rathi, provides response to a series of follow-up questions posed to the FCA following up on an evidence session held with the…
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Dispute Resolution Update
08 May 2023 What's in an assignment - are pre-existing claims included?
In Billabong Gold Pty Ltd v Vango Mining Ltd [No 2] [2023] WASCA 58, the WA Court of Appeal held that the commercial interest supporting the assignment of a…
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corporate update
05 May 2023 UK Listing Reform: a New Chapter?
The proposed form of DCSS would include the following features: enhanced voting rights would be able to be exercised on all matters and at all times,…
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financial services speedread
04 May 2023 Financial Services SpeedRead: 4 May 2023 edition
The redress covers failures in LFS's conduct and not investment losses due to poor financial performance of investments held by the fund The Scheme offers…
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governance & Compliance Update
03 May 2023 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 36
Welcome to the thirty-sixth Ashurst Governance & Compliance (AGC) update, the aim of which is to keep you and your board on top of the latest developments.
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RSSG UPDATE | EUROPE
28 Apr 2023 London as a European restructuring forum reigns supreme
However, he adopted the approach taken in Virgin Active and held that he did not have to be satisfied that the noteholders would definitely be paid in full if…
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corporate Update
28 Apr 2023 Pre-Emption Group publishes Terms of Reference
On 26 April, the FRC published on behalf of the Pre-Emption Group (PEG) Pre-Emption Group - Terms of Reference. In a bid to promote transparency in the…
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financial regulatory update
28 Apr 2023 EU Moves Forward on MiCA Regulation
Minimum capital requirements will need to be held by crypto asset service providers, and their compliance functions will need to address matters like payments…
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public M&A
28 Apr 2023 UK Public M&A Update Q1 2023
There was a single announced offer with a value of over £1bn, being Teddy Sagi's offer for Kape Technologies plc (a company in which he already held a 54 8%…
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fund insider | issue 8
27 Apr 2023 Material adverse change clauses in finance documents
The Court dismissed this argument and held that there had not been a MAC to the borrower’s financial condition While the decision in Grupo turned on the…
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competition law update
26 Apr 2023 Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: wide-ranging reforms to UK regulation
In a recent judgment, the Competition Appeal Tribunal concluded that the CMA did not have the power to require the production of information held outside the…
