by Leela | 2021-06-07 | Industry News
Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) have experienced a surge in their popularity in the recent years. In the United States (“US”) market, SPACs have raised $83 billion (£63.5 billion) in 2020 and $88 billion (£63.1 billion) in the...
by Leela | 2021-06-01 | Industry News
The High Court was tasked to consider an application to grant an order to convene a shareholders’ meeting in consideration of whether to approve a scheme of arrangement in the recent case Re GW Pharmaceuticals Plc (2021) EWHC 716. SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT In the UK, a...
by Leela | 2021-05-27 | Industry News
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published its discussion paper DP21/1 regarding the strengthening of its financial promotion rules for high-risk investments and firms approving financial promotions. THE FAC’s WIDER INITIATIVES DP21/1 forms part of...
by Leela | 2021-05-26 | Industry News
The recent judgment in Travelport Ltd & Ors v WEX Inc [2020] EWHC shows how important it is to use precise language when drafting a clause involving a market comparison. In this judgment, the High Court was asked to analyse a complex “material adverse...
by Leela | 2021-05-25 | Industry News
Following Brexit, and the conclusion of the process of onshoring EU legislation into UK law, the UK is now considering how its rules and regulations can diverge from the retained EU law, in a way that can give it a competitive advantage. As part of this process, the...
by Leela | 2021-05-20 | Industry News
Earlier this year Glass Lewis published an interesting review of the impact of the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code (the “Code”) on governance practices, in which it sets out its approach to the most common provisions of non-compliance among FTSE 350 companies (the...
by Leela | 2021-05-17 | Industry News
FACTUAL BACKGROUND Most business-to-business commercial contracts will include provisions which limit either one or both parties’ liability towards the other. Examples of the type of clauses which aim to achieve this are: exclusion of liability: these clauses are...
by Leela | 2021-05-14 | Our News
To get to know Vicki a little bit more we asked her some quick fire questions: 1. What do you like most about working at C&Co? The team is fantastic, we have a great office culture, and I can honestly say that no two days are ever the same! 2. What has been your...
by Leela | 2021-05-12 | Industry News
In August 2020 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) consulted on proposals to reduce the potential for harm to investors from the liquidity mismatch in open-ended property funds (the “Consultation”,”CP20/25”). In particular, the FCA consulted on suggesting a new...
by Leela | 2021-05-11 | Industry News
The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published its annual plan for 2021/22 on 23 March 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, like the rest of the world, the UK has faced major challenges in the goods and services sector. Moreover, the CMA has taken on...
