Ben Chivers

Nov 12, 2024 | mondaq.com | Ben Chivers |Jonathan Rush

The new Government has decided against bringing in reforms designed to give UK courts more opportunities to diverge from EU case law. The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act was due to come into force on 1 October but was shelved in mid September.

Oct 28, 2024 | mondaq.com | Richard Brown |Ben Chivers |Jonathan Rush

TS Travers Smith LLP More It’s not just law at Travers Smith. Our clients’ business is our business. Independent and bound only by our clients’ ambitions, we are wherever they need us to be. We focus on key areas of work where we are genuinely market leading. If it’s hard – ask Travers Smith.

Jun 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Richard Brown |Louisa Chambers |Ben Chivers |James Longster |Dan Reavill

Artificial intelligence tools can be a game changer in outsourcing and other contracts for services - promising big wins in terms of costs, time, accuracy, scalability and productivity, to benefit both sides of the negotiating table. To reap those benefits, it is important to stay on top of the "new" risks associated with the use of AI in these arrangements. As we explain in this briefing, some of these risks might be entirely new, but many are a recasting of familiar challenges.

Jun 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Richard Brown |Ben Chivers |Jonathan Rush

In commercial contracts, the terms of payment are usually a key element of the parties' bargain – so if a customer fails to pay a material sum on time, then surely the supplier should have a right to terminate the contract? Quite possibly, but in practice it may not be as straightforward as this – and if the supplier reaches for the "big red termination button" prematurely, without a careful assessment of its rights, it can be a costly mis-step.

Mar 28, 2024 | lexology.com | Ben Chivers |Jonathan Rush

Retained EU law: what's changed and why does it matter? Importing EU goods into the UK: what's changing? Looking ahead: improvement to the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)? 1. Retained EU law: what's changed and why does it matter? From 1 January 2024, retained EU law has a new name ("assimilated law") and different rules apply when interpreting it (as a result of the Retained EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Act 2023).