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Regulatory and compliance

NHS procurement breach not 'sufficiently serious' to award damages

High Court decision raises prospect for claimants of being denied damages even if they succeed in a liability trial
Dispute resolution

Litigating across Europe – timing is everything

Timing issues are an important consideration when faced with a choice of jurisdictions in which to issue legal proceedings
Dispute resolution

New European regulation on evidence taking in civil and commercial matters comes into force

On 1 July 2022, Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of

Banking and finance

To defer or not to defer, that is a consideration

What are the fundamentals of deferred consideration on bolt-on acquisitions from a legal, non-accounting perspective?
Dispute resolution

Coroner reforms in the UK: what happened this summer?

Streamlining reforms in the Judicial Review and Courts Act aim to tackle a post-pandemic backlog of inquest cases
Real estate

UK tribunal clarifies Electronic Communications Code renewals involving concurrent lessees

Judgment guides on a 'gap' in the telecoms regime when site providers grant a concurrent lease to a third party

Real estate

Deadline approaches for UK commercial rent arrears arbitration process

Pre-action steps required before 23 September 2022 deadline means parties are probably out of time to commence arbitration

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Zantac clash is reminder for life sciences industry of need for litigation strategies

Robust defences are critical when litigation concerns one product but multiple claimants and jurisdictions
Real estate

Gym tenant and guarantor held liable for rent despite restructuring plan

UK judgment is a prompt for landlords to consider all angles to maximise rent recovery in harsh economic conditions
Financial Services

Fund managers may urgently need to register express trusts with HMRC

The deadline to sign up is imminent, with exclusions unlikely to apply for trusts set up by Limited Partnership Agreements

Tax

When do 'exceptional circumstances' count for UK tax residence status?

The Covid-19 pandemic and recent case law have highlighted HMRC's strict stance on individuals caught in the UK