Corporate Notes

King’s Speech – bill to tackle late payments and other points of interest for corporates

In the King’s Speech, which set out the government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, the government announced legislation to …

Drafting contracts – key lessons from 2025

In our annual contract law update we consider a number of interesting contract law cases from 2025 which highlighted key points for those involved in …

Intellectual property – European Patent Court orders injunction prohibiting UK patent infringement

In a patent dispute between Fujifilm and Kodak (CFI 365/2023, 18 July 2025), the European Unified Patent Court (UPC) has determined that Fujifilm’s UK …

Contract law – Hague 2019 judgments convention comes into force in UK

The Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019) came into force on 1 July 2025 …

Corporate update – our latest half-yearly briefing and podcast on material upcoming developments

We have published our half-yearly update briefing which summarises the major developments in UK corporate law and regulation that have occurred over the …

Commercial law - Enhanced UK Consumer Protection Regime Now in Force

The UK’s new consumer protection regime came into force on 6 April 2025. The changes have been made by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act …

Global trade tariffs: Impact on contractual arrangements

Given the dramatic effect the Trump administration's recent announcement on tariffs is likely to have on global trade, many commercial parties may be …

Procurement – new Procurement Act in force from 24 February 2025

The Procurement Act 2023 will enter into force on 24 February 2025. The Act constitutes a major overhaul of the existing, EU-based rules governing the …

Drafting contracts – key lessons from 2024

Half-yearly corporate update – our latest briefing

We have published our half-yearly update briefing which summarises the major developments in UK corporate law and regulation that have occurred over the …

Payment practices reporting – updated guidance and further measures to tackle late payments

The Department for Business and Trade has updated its guidance on the requirement for large UK companies and LLPs to report on their payment practices, …

Payment practices reporting – updated guidance and announcement of new measures

The Government has published updated guidance on the requirement for large UK companies and LLPs to report on their payment practices, policies and …