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Deep sea carriage class claim rolls on
By Simon Day, Alex Evans
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (the Tribunal) has allowed “opt-out” collective proceedings to proceed in a claim for damages against...
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Lloyd v Google: implications for funding mass data breach claims
By Simon Day, Fred Snowball, Alex Evans
In the third of our series on the Supreme Court’s decision in Lloyd v Google, we place the judgment in context and consider its...
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Disclose and explain – or else give up the put up or shut up
By Elizabeth Doherty, Edward Parry-Smith, Riley Forson
In a judgment recently handed down in the High Court case of Parsons & Anor v Reid & Anor [2022] EWHC 755 (Ch), Master Clark considered...
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£2.7 million fine for breach of UK arms controls: but why the lack of transparency?
By Helen Harvey, Neill Blundell, Georgia O'Connor
It has just been announced that in February of this year, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) fined an unidentified UK company circa £2.7 million...
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Britney and Bynes: what can US conservators learn from UK deputies?
By Maddie Cryer, Elizabeth Doherty, Jacob Ward
In a ruling given on 22 March 2022, the Californian courts have discharged the long-standing conservatorship over the actress Amanda...
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Spring Statement 2022: key announcements for tax compliance
By Jackelyn West, Sophie Rhind
It comes as no surprise that the Spring Statement 2022 is focused on the cost of living crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. As well...
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Who must issue termination notices under construction contracts? The High Court provides guidance
By Andy Mather, Maria Myrianthopoulou
A recent Technology and Construction Court case provides useful guidance about the correct party to issue default notices under many...
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Shell faces “world-first” climate pressure via a proposed derivative action
By Lois Horne, Chloe Edworthy
Activist shareholder, ClientEarth, has sent a letter before action to the board of Shell alleging breaches of the directors’ duties to...
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Supreme Court refuses permission in Development Securities
By Jackelyn West
A year ago we wrote about the Court of Appeal’s decision in Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Development Securities plc and others...
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Choose your words carefully: amending dispute resolution provisions
By George Dew
A helpful reminder of the need to be careful when amending the dispute resolution provisions of a long-term contract (Surrey County...
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UWOs: Remember those?
By Neill Blundell, Max Hobbs, Joe Gaffney
A House of Commons briefing paper, published on 22 February 2022, has criticised the use of Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs).The paper...
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UK widens sanctions, potential retaliation by Russia and international regulators urge restraint
By Neill Blundell, David Gauke, Francis Bond
The crisis at the Russia/Ukraine border continues to provoke reverberations for the global financial sanctions framework, with threats...
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The big freeze on crypto-assets: HMRC seizes its first ever NFT
By Neill Blundell, James Reid
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced its first ever seizure of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as part of a £1.4m VAT fraud...
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Fighting economic crime in the UK: an overview
By Neill Blundell, Max Hobbs, Joe Gaffney
On Thursday 10 February, the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper on economic crime in the UK, which summarises recent...
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The unregulated world of cryptocurrency: ASA clamps down on Crypto.com
By Lorna Emson, Sheila Dines
The Council of the Advertising Standards Authority (the ASA Council) has clamped down on Crypto.com (a payment and cryptocurrency trading...
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The Economic Crime Bill: reform is coming
By Neill Blundell, Max Hobbs, Joe Gaffney
We recently commented on a fortnight of fast-paced developments in the economic crime space. As we observed, it appears that (despite...
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