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Jan 8, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Ruth Cowley |Antony Corsi |Claire Irwin |Holly Stebbing
We have collated a brief round-up of important recent cases,procedural developments and hot topics for businesses to helpin-house counsel stay up to date, particularly those who areinvolved in managing disputes. You can access more detailedbriefings using the links; and if you would like furtherinformation on a topic then please contact us.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Ruth Cowley |Andrew Judkins
The potential applications of generative artificial
intelligence (AI) in disputes has attracted the interest of
stakeholders across the legal sector. The conduct of international
arbitration, with its focus on party autonomy and procedural
flexibility, will increasingly need to grapple with the use (and
misuse) of generative AI. In this article, we examine three areas
that are likely to be impacted.
Arbitrator selection is a critical issue for parties and
institutions.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Andrew Reeves |Stuart NEELY |Neil O'May |Ruth Cowley
The UK government has today published its long-awaited guidance
to organisations on the new offence of failure to prevent fraud (here) and confirmed the offence will be in
force from 1 September 2025.
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May 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Ruth Cowley |Antony Corsi |Claire Irwin |Holly Stebbing
We have collated a brief round-up of important recent cases,
procedural developments and hot topics for businesses to help
in-house counsel stay up to date, particularly those who are
involved in managing disputes. If you would like further
information on a topic then please contact us; and you can access
more detailed briefings using the links.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Ruth Cowley |Antony Corsi |Claire Irwin |Andrew Judkins
We have collated a brief round-up of important recent cases,
procedural developments and hot topics for businesses to help busy
in-house counsel keep up to date, particularly those who are
involved in managing disputes. If you would like further
information on a topic, you can access more detailed briefings
using the links.
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Dec 10, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Ruth Cowley |Stuart NEELY
ESG-related disputes are rising all around the world, and Africa
is no exception. Although one of the most well-known risks relates
to greenwashing - where a company is alleged to have overstated
their ESG credentials - there are many other ways in which
companies, particularly investors in Africa, may face potential ESG
litigation risks. In the video, Stuart Neely says that it is
important not only to understand the sources of these claims, but
also who the potential claimants might be.
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Dec 10, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Ruth Cowley |Andrew Judkins
In Decision Inc Holdings Proprietary Ltd v
Garbett [2023] EWCA Civ 1284, the Court of Appeal
considered whether the High Court erred in finding that the sellers
of a company had breached a warranty that there had been no
material adverse change in the company's prospects.
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal. It held that the High
Court's approach to assess whether there was a material adverse
change in the company's prospects was incorrect and the
buyer's claim failed.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Dominic Stuttaford |Ruth Cowley |Andrew Judkins
Tax warranties and indemnities in M&A transactions are
intended to allocate the risk of unforeseen pre-completion tax
liabilities between the buyer and seller. Typically, the buyer will
have rights, subject to certain exceptions, to recover amounts in
respect of pre-completion tax liabilities that were not provided
for in the accounts relevant to the sale price.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Antony Corsi |Ruth Cowley |Claire Irwin |Andrew Judkins
We have collated a brief round-up of important recent cases,
procedural developments and hot topics for businesses to help busy
in-house counsel keep up to date, particularly those who are
involved in managing disputes. If you would like further
information on a topic, you can access more detailed briefings
using the links.
The Courts have been busy considering various issues relating to
contractual interpretation.
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Jun 22, 2023 | 
law360.com | Ruth Cowley |Stuart NEELY |Beth Greenwood
By Ruth Cowley, Stuart Neely and Beth Greenwood (June 23, 2023, 12:05 PM BST) -- The U.K. Institute of Business Ethics published a research report in May assessing the codes of ethics of the U.K. FTSE 350.[1]... Stay ahead of the curveIn the legal profession, information is the key to success. You have to know what's happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition.
