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Dispute resolution

Remote Hearings in Arbitration and Litigation with Robert Hunter and Alexander Kirschstein

There has been a lot of emphasis on remote Hearings in arbitration and litigation during the Corona pandemic crisis in
The Built Environment

Negligence – what does it mean anyway?

Supreme Court judgment underlines difficulties in interpreting 'negligence ' in limitation of liability clauses

Financial Services

Cryptoexchange ordered to reveal account holder information linked to multi-million cryptocurrency fraud

Decision confirms English courts' willingness to assist victims of crypto-asset fraud in recovering their property

Dispute resolution

The High Court strikes out unfounded claims following a cyberattack

Judgment confirms that non-data protection claims cannot be pursued when the incident is perpetrated by a third party and closes

Regulatory and compliance

Financial services firms beware! When execution-only does not mean execution-only

Court of Appeal confirms due diligence duties for authorised SIPP providers

Real estate

Supreme Court provides much-needed clarity on liquidated damages

Long-awaited Supreme Court judgment indicates a return to normal service in the interpretation of liquidated damages clauses

Dispute resolution

Construction industry looks to life after Covid-19 and the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020

Does the extension of pandemic protections risk creating 'zombie' businesses in the building sector?

The Built Environment

Building Safety Bill: the future of funding building safety measures

Draft legislation for high-rise buildings heralds change for construction and investment across the residential sector but is likely to have

Commercial

Ministry of Defence widens contractors' rights to limit liability

New approach is good news for suppliers but there are crucial points they must keep in mind

The Built Environment

Compounding matters – Court of Appeal finds for solar tenant in 'double compounding' RPI rent review dispute

Tenants can take some comfort that the courts will be prepared to accept that (unless clearly intended to be deliberate)