by Leela | 2019-12-19 | Industry News
On 29 July 2019, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Akçil and others v Koza Ltd and another [2019], which overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal [2017], with regard to the interpretation of the exclusive company law jurisdictional...
by Leela | 2019-12-13 | Our Thinking
The new UK Stewardship Code has been published and takes effect from 1 January 2020… Are you signing up? If so, make sure you know about the updated principles and your reporting obligations, which are covered in our latest article.
by Leela | 2019-12-13 | Our Thinking
After three years of negotiations, three rejections of the withdrawal agreement negotiated by Ms. Theresa May with the EU and one request to extend the negotiation period, the UK is somehow nowhere closer to agreeing the terms of its withdrawal from the EU. Approval...
by Leela | 2019-12-09 | Industry News
This case is yet another ruling of English courts on competing clauses, and reaffirms the importance of the jurisdiction choices made through standard documentation in financial and derivatives documentation. In October 2008, Trattamento Rifiuti Metropoliani SpA...
by Leela | 2019-12-03 | Industry News
SUMMARY The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) was established by the Financial Stability Board in December 2015 to develop a set of voluntary and consistent climate-related disclosure recommendations for use by organisations to provide...
by Leela | 2019-12-02 | Industry News
In reference to the case Harlequin Property (SVG) Ltd, (the Plaintiffs) vs O’Halloran (the “Defendant”) [2019] IESC 76, on 1 November 2019, the Supreme Court affirmed the High Court’s finding of fraudulent misrepresentation against the Defendant and dismissed his...
by Leela | 2019-11-28 | Industry News
On 18 November 2019, the UK Investment Association (the “IA”), a trade body representing investment and asset management firms in the UK, launched a final report (the “Report”) on the first industry-agreed responsible investment framework with the goal of bringing...
by Leela | 2019-11-19 | Industry News
SUMMARY On 15 November 2019, the first judgement on a shareholder class action in England and Wales was delivered, dismissing a claim brought by a group of Lloyds shareholders against Lloyds TSB plc (“Lloyds”) and five of its former directors relating to an...
by Leela | 2019-11-11 | Awards, Our News, Us in the Press
We are excited to announce that our MD, Emma Cleveland has been listed as a finalist in the Women in Law – Wider Industry category of the The Legal Week British Legal Awards 2019. For more information on the award and the list of finalists, please...
by Leela | 2019-11-11 | Our Thinking
With the EU granting the UK another flexible extension of the negotiation period around the UKs withdrawal from the EU until the 31 January 2020 and a general election on 12 December 2019, the situation remains uncertain with a no deal Brexit remaining a...
