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Article 02/04/2020
UK regulators’ response to COVID-19: update
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Article 11/03/2020
How sure is surety in Latin America?
It pays to be sophisticated when it comes to surety in the construction industry in Latin America. For anyone familiar with the surety business in LATAM, especially those who have been stung, they will understand.
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Article 02/03/2020
Professions and Financial Lines Brief: latest decisions March 2020
In this briefing, we consider the latest significant court decisions impacting claims arising from professional liability and financial lines policies and products. Issues covered include: trustee and fiduciary duties, the applications of CPR Parts 36 and 25, confirmation by the Court of Appeal that no credit is to be awarded to allegedly dishonest parties and further clarification on the jurisdiction of US securities claims.
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Article 28/02/2020
The impact of transitioning to renewable energy-from-waste projects – problems for UK designers
The energy-from-waste (EfW) sector is a fast growing industry in the UK but still lags behind continental Europe.
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Case review 20/02/2020
Prioritising privilege: the importance of legal privilege in cyber incidents
The Court of Appeal’s decision this week in the Financial Reporting Council Ltd v Sports Direct International Plc is a timely reminder of the importance of legal privilege, which particularly resonates in the data protection/cyber sector.
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Case review 13/02/2020
High court decision on default judgment where defence filed late
The defendant applied to set aside a judgment in default of defence. The issues were whether it was open to the court to enter a default judgment under Pt 12.3, where a defence had in fact been filed prior to the judgment, and whether an application to set aside judgment under the court’s discretionary powers, under Pt 13.3, should be treated as an application for relief from sanctions.
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Case review 10/02/2020
The Ingenious Litigation – security for costs and litigation funders
The High Court has handed down judgment in the multi-party Ingenious Litigation (Rowe & Ors v Ingenious Media Holdings plc & Ors [10.02.20]), which provides further guidance on the circumstances in which litigation funders may be required to provide security for costs.
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Article 27/01/2020
Trusts Registration Service – risk issues for professionals
The Trusts Registration Service (TRS) was set up in 2017 as part of the implementation of EU wide anti money-laundering legislation. Since then, all UK trusts (or an overseas trust which owns UK assets) which pay UK tax have been obliged to provide certain information to the Register.
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News 22/01/2020
London Market must keep evolving as global volatility increases, warns Kennedys
With the pace of change in the global insurance market showing no signs of slowing in 2020, we have underlined the London Market’s need to reassert its ability to adapt and manage the constant evolution of global risk. Releasing our annual London Market forecast for the year ahead, we have made predictions across 11 areas impacting the London Market, namely: aviation, casualty coverage, construction, cyber, energy, financial lines, marine, product liability and life sciences, professions, political risks and property damage.
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Article 21/01/2020
Social media risks for lawyers
Social media is a powerful tool for lawyers to showcase their expertise, develop their business and build their profile. But participating in social media also carries significant risks of which lawyers need to be aware. We consider some of the potential pitfalls of a hastily written social media post.