by Emma Cleveland | 2018-11-28 | Industry News
The case of First Abu Dhabi Oil Bank (“First Abu Dhabi”) and BP Oil (“BP”) (2018) examines the relationship between a non-assignment clause without the other party’s consent and a warranty in a receivable financing contract specifying that one of the parties is...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-11-22 | Industry News
In the recent case of Keystone (“Keystone”) and another vs Parr and other (September 2018), the Court found that a director was in breach of his fiduciary duty when he sold his shares to the other shareholders, and then left to set up a competitor company....
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-11-20 | Industry News
In Cunningham and Resourceful Land Ltd and others (August 2018) the High Court upheld a drag along provision, confirming the validity of a shareholders’ sale of his shares in the company. Where several people invest in a company, they often put in place a...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-11-14 | Industry News
In the recent case of Signia Wealth(“Signia”) and Vector Trustees Ltd(“Vector”) [2018], the High Court of Justice ruled that Signia’s bad leaver provision did not breach the penalty doctrine, and was therefore enforceable. THE FACTS The case originated when Ms...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-11-13 | Industry News
Earlier this week, the UK’s Cryptoassets Taskforce (consisting of HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) and the Bank of England) (the “Taskforce”) published its final report, providing an overview of cryptoassets and underlying technology as...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-11-06 | Industry News
The Privy Council recently upheld a decision that a hedge fund manager had not acted dishonestly or improperly when it failed to accurately describe to its client, the structure of its fund, and the way in which their client’s investments were being leveraged (Al...