On 31 December 2020 the Brexit Transition Period ended. Although the UK and EU have agreed some elements of their future trading relationship in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, this does not make long-term...more
In a key decision, the UK Supreme Court has given guidance on the threshold for certifying a class action for breach of competition law....more
UK class actions revived? The Court of Appeal breathes life into Merricks' £14 billion claim against MasterCard -
The Court of Appeal has allowed Walter Merricks' appeal of the Competition Appeal Tribunal's (the "CAT")...more
6/5/2019
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Collective Actions ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Damages ,
Farms ,
Forum Shopping ,
Fraud ,
MasterCard ,
Netherlands ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Parent Corporation ,
Third-Party ,
UK ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Zambia
Proposed reforms for SME Growth Markets -
On 24 May 2018, the Commission published a proposal for a regulation which seeks to make technical amendments to certain provisions of the Market Abuse Regulation and the...more
6/8/2018
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Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
MiFID II ,
MLD5 ,
Money Laundering ,
Parent Corporation ,
PDMR ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
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The impact of Brexit on the enforcement of judgments between the UK and EU member states is increasingly at the forefront of businesses' minds. This blog describes how the current system of reciprocal enforcement of judgments...more
In the recent case of Kevin Taylor v Van Dutch Marine Holding Ltd and others, the High Court decided that the exercise of existing rights by a secured creditor should not be regarded as a disposal by a defendant, and as a...more