With courts being increasingly willing to apply business common sense in favour of a strict, literal interpretation of contractual wording

On 15 July 2020 the introduction of the new Wet Franchise ("Franchise Act") was officially announced. The Franchise Act introduces

HMRC's action against multinational GE over tax arrangements for Australian subsidiaries highlights the need for absolute clarity when disclosing facts

Companies need increasingly to ensure that their tax arrangements are compliant as HMRC exerts new powers and exercises closer scrutiny

The Modi government continues its reform of India's financial and corporate laws as it looks to fight white-collar crime and

Security firm G4S's commitment to remediation leads to a £44m sanction to avoid prosecution, but the agreement includes a significant

The UK has introduced regulations imposing sanctions on 49 individuals for violations of human rights in the first changes to

HMRC's first arrest in relation to the government's furlough scheme provides a warning to businesses, particularly given the potential for

The Supreme Court has provided much needed clarity on whether an insolvent company can commence its own adjudication.

Osborne Clarke secures a victory in staying a claim brought in England on the basis of proceedings brought in Cyprus

Regulatory regimes such as competition, data protection, and bribery and corruption offer regulators the opportunity to cast the liability net