by Leela | 2019-05-07 | Industry News
The execution of contracts is a task often overlooked. Even after maximum effort has been exerted to negotiate a deal, and draft a contract, a slip at the final hurdle could cost millions. Mistakes in executing a contract particularly a deed, can result in: an...
by Leela | 2019-05-01 | Industry News
The Court of Appeal (the “Court”) held that the word “shall” did not automatically create a contractual obligation. The word “shall” is regularly used in everyday commercial contracts to impose a contractual obligation on a party to perform or refrain from performing...
by Leela | 2019-04-18 | Industry News
On 17 April 2019, the FCA released its business plan for 2019/20 covering some of the following cross-sector priorities: EU withdrawal and international engagements; firms’ culture and governance; operational resilience; financial crime & AML; and innovation and...
by Leela | 2019-04-17 | Our Thinking
Following on from our series of newsletters on Brexit updates and no deal preparation, in this newsletter we look in detail at how Spain and Poland are preparing for a no deal scenario. For a brief summary, please see below: SPAIN The fundamental provision is that...
by Leela | 2019-04-12 | Awards, Our News, Us in the Press
We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Training Innovation Award for the Legal Week Innovation Awards 2019! The awards celebrate outstanding achievement and leading in innovation in the legal profession. Click here to read...