by Leela | 2021-04-09 | Industry News
In the recent case of Re Euro Accessories Ltd [2021] EWHC 47, the High Court was required to interpret the articles of association of Euro Accessories Ltd (the “Company”) with respect to the meaning of “fair value” in the circumstances whereby the majority shareholder...
by Leela | 2021-04-08 | Industry News
At the start of February 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) announced the launch of a common supervisory action (“CSA”) with national competent authorities (“NCAs”) on the application of product governance rules (“PROD”) under the MiFID II...
by Leela | 2021-04-07 | Industry News
The recent decision reached in NDH Properties Ltd v Lupton Fawcett LLP [2020] provides useful insight into whether a solicitor can owe a duty of care to the opposing party. THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND In May 2012, My Nayee, the sole director and majority shareholder of NDH...
by Leela | 2021-03-30 | Industry News
As concerns for environmental and social governance (“ESG”) increase, the European Union has introduced a new set of legislation to govern this new phenomenon. The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) came into force on 10 March 2021 as a response to...
by Leela | 2021-03-26 | Industry News
In the recent case of Quantum Actuarial LLP v Quantum Advisory Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 227 (24 February 2021), the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s ruling on the interpretation of restrictive covenants in service agreements and set out the legal approach in the...
