Corporate Notes

Half-yearly corporate update – our latest briefing

Contract law – Hague convention ratified by UK government

The UK government has ratified the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters …

Supreme Court ruling on force majeure

Extension of payment practices reporting regulations

The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have been made and come into force on 5 April 2024. They extend and …

Drafting contracts - Key lessons from 2023

In our annual contract law update we consider a number of interesting contract law cases from 2023 which highlighted key points for those involved in …

Draft regulations extending reporting requirements published

The government has published draft regulations to extend and strengthen the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 and the …

Extension of payment practices reporting regulations and report on general review into payments and cash flow

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published its response on proposals to extend and strengthen the Reporting on Payment Practices …

Government announces extension of payment practices reporting regulations

The Department for Business and Trade has announced that it will shortly publish a Prompt Payment & Cash Flow Review, and will extend and …

Electronic execution of documents – Industry Working Group Final Report

The Industry Working Group on electronic execution (IWG) has published its Final Report which contains recommendations to promote and …

Drafting contracts – key lessons from 2022

In our annual contract law update we consider a number of interesting contract law cases from 2022 which highlight key points for those involved in …

Consultation on extension of payment practices reporting regulations

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published a consultation paper on its proposals to extend and strengthen …

Business interruption insurance claims

The court has considered three claims in relation to insurance cover for business interruption losses in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The …