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This article addresses the legal and practical issues for lenders on leveraged buy-outs in relation to taking security over warranty and indemnity insurance policies. This article first appeared in the March issue...more
A failure to comply with provisions governing the notification of claims under share purchase agreements is an issue that comes before the courts with surprising regularity. Given that such failure could result in any...more
Welcome to September’s edition of the UK Tax Round Up. In addition to the headline-grabbing 2022 Growth Plan announced by the UK Chancellor, there have been a number of interesting cases this month including the First-tier...more
There are distinct advantages to investors sitting on the boards of their portfolio companies, not least their ability to look after their investment and work toward maximising their return. The human capital provided by...more
The judgment provides a helpful reminder of the distinction between guarantees and indemnities, and how they interact with a defence of equitable set-off. The court also held that pure guarantee obligations had been...more
In a relatively punchy judgment in the case of CTIL v Central Saint Giles General Partner Limited and another handed down on 7 June, Martin Rodger QC did not mince his words. The message is clear: the now-not-so-new Telecoms...more
A professional indemnity insurer was liable under a non-party costs order to pay half the claimants’ costs despite having limited its liability to its insured by aggregating claims under the policy and despite having ceded...more
Welcome to this the fifth edition in our series of surveys on directors’ liabilities, brought to you by the international law firm Allen & Overy LLP and the global advisory broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson. ...more