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Commercial

UK Procurement Bill overhauls rules for exclusion of suppliers

A new debarment regime increases scrutiny of the whole supply chain in public procurement
Dispute resolution

Litigation Brief | July 2022

Welcome to the latest edition of Osborne Clarke's Litigation Brief
Real estate

Landmark arbitration finds UK retailer’s Covid arrears are not protected rent debt

Success for landlord in the first published award made under the recent UK coronavirus commercial rent arrears arbitration scheme
Sanctions, ownership and related issues

New sanctions reporting obligation on crypto-asset exchanges and custodian wallet providers

New regulations increasing the obligations to report under the UK financial sanctions regime are likely to impose significant burdens on
Regulatory and compliance

Compensation claims: a new role for the ICO?

UK Information Commissioner hints at scope for ICO to investigate and facilitate settlements of compensation claims with 'dispute resolution mindset'
Dispute resolution

Corporate Disputes Review | July 2022

This edition considers some of the recent complex corporate and shareholder litigation to come before the English courts, including cases
Future-proofing supply chains

The impact of financial sanctions on supply chains

Sanctions may affect payment and delivery or require the unwinding of commercial arrangements – and there are a number of
Sanctions, ownership and related issues

OFSI issues a 'red alert' on how to spot sanctions evasion

UK's recently imposed strict liability test for breaches of sanctions regime underlines importance for businesses of understanding indicators of evasion

HMRC keeps up investigations into tax evasion in labour supply chains

As investigations into corporate criminal offence compliance proceed, transparency and checks will be critical to reduce risk
Infrastructure services

Payment notice pitfalls persist for UK construction projects

The recent Advance v Enisca judgment holds that pay less notices must refer clearly to individual payment cycles