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Dispute resolution

Technological change and the digitalisation of the global economy is having a profound effect on dispute resolution activity internationally – both in terms of the nature of disputes that arise and how this transformation can create efficiencies in delivering services to businesses involved in disputes.

Businesses at the centre of these technological advances – in sectors such as telecoms, automotive, renewable energy, and life sciences and pharmaceuticals – need to focus on a complex nexus of data, brand protection and regulation in an increasingly competitive environment.

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Infrastructure

Good faith in commercial contracts: English court provides helpful guidance

A court ruling has set out when good faith duties can be implied into commercial contracts and when they cannot

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06/10/2026

Read time 4m

GDPR

All eyes on the Supreme Court: does a 'threshold of seriousness' apply to claims in respect of a data breach?

A ruling of no threshold requirement could increase the volume of claims organisations face following data incidents, even where the...

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05/10/2026

Read time 3m

The UK Budget

Contingent workforces contend with major reform in the countdown to the UK Budget

Employer costs, worker rights and supply chain risk are at the fore in the month before the chancellor's fiscal plan

01/10/2026

Read time 9m

Regulatory Outlook

Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2026

FCA publishes statement on increasing scrutiny of Annex 1 firms | FCA publishes review of financial crime controls at asset...

28/09/2026

Read time 2m

International arbitration

English court willing to grant injunctive relief if emergency arbitrator cannot act in time: emergency powers under the Arbitration Act 1996

Case illustrates the speed with which the courts can act when institutional emergency procedures may not meet the required urgency

25/09/2026

Read time 3m

Tax

Show and tell: the changing face of disclosure in UK tax litigation

Parties are seeking enhanced disclosure in complex employment tax cases, raising questions about mass assessment regimes

17/09/2026

Read time 1m

Dispute resolution

English court refuses injunctive relief to suspend a demand under a performance guarantee

A high-value EPC dispute clarifies the injunctive relief test for guarantee calls and liquidated damages enforceability

10/09/2026

Read time 4m

The Building Safety Act

English TCC and FTT set out how to manage building safety claims across both jurisdictions

Landmark Wallace v Durkan ruling provides first guidance on how Building Safety Act claims will be managed and tried

27/08/2026

Read time 4m

The Building Safety Act

English High Court refuses reverse summary judgment on lawfulness of building safety remediation termination

Durkan v Wallace ruling makes clear that the Building Safety Act does not introduce a bespoke standard for repudiation

25/08/2026

Read time 5m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

English High Court grants dynamic website blocking order to tackle counterfeit medicines

Creative solution to IP and regulatory breaches gives life sciences companies greater control over unlawful online sales

24/08/2026

Read time 4m

The Building Safety Act

English court rules that building liability orders can apply to foreign companies

Technology and Construction Court opens the way for developers to recover remediation costs from overseas groups

24/08/2026

Read time 3m

Employment and pensions

Works council agreements in Germany need a valid resolution

High financial risk for businesses: works agreements need a verifiable resolution, a signature alone is not sufficient

19/08/2026

Read time 3m

Dispute resolution

English Court of Appeal considers meaning of 'public domain' in confidentiality dispute

Information shared with around 200 potential investors may constitute confidential information under an NDA

13/08/2026

Read time 3m

Commercial

'Loss of bargain' damages recoverable without repudiatory breach, UK Supreme Court rules

A termination clause providing for compensation meant that loss of bargain damages were available

06/08/2026

Read time 8m

Tax

HMRC consultation signals major expansion of UK uncertain tax treatment notification regime

Proposals would bring individuals, trusts and new taxes into scope alongside a contentious new notification trigger

04/08/2026

Read time 2m

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Infrastructure

Good faith in commercial contracts: English court provides helpful guidance

A court ruling has set out when good faith duties can be implied into commercial contracts and when they cannot

New -

06/10/2026

Read time 4m

GDPR

All eyes on the Supreme Court: does a 'threshold of seriousness' apply to claims in respect of a data breach?

A ruling of no threshold requirement could increase the volume of claims organisations face following data incidents, even where the...

New -

05/10/2026

Read time 3m

The UK Budget

Contingent workforces contend with major reform in the countdown to the UK Budget

Employer costs, worker rights and supply chain risk are at the fore in the month before the chancellor's fiscal plan

01/10/2026

Read time 9m

Regulatory Outlook

Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2026

FCA publishes statement on increasing scrutiny of Annex 1 firms | FCA publishes review of financial crime controls at asset...

28/09/2026

Read time 2m

International arbitration

English court willing to grant injunctive relief if emergency arbitrator cannot act in time: emergency powers under the Arbitration Act 1996

Case illustrates the speed with which the courts can act when institutional emergency procedures may not meet the required urgency

25/09/2026

Read time 3m

Tax

Show and tell: the changing face of disclosure in UK tax litigation

Parties are seeking enhanced disclosure in complex employment tax cases, raising questions about mass assessment regimes

17/09/2026

Read time 1m

Dispute resolution

English court refuses injunctive relief to suspend a demand under a performance guarantee

A high-value EPC dispute clarifies the injunctive relief test for guarantee calls and liquidated damages enforceability

10/09/2026

Read time 4m

The Building Safety Act

English TCC and FTT set out how to manage building safety claims across both jurisdictions

Landmark Wallace v Durkan ruling provides first guidance on how Building Safety Act claims will be managed and tried

27/08/2026

Read time 4m

The Building Safety Act

English High Court refuses reverse summary judgment on lawfulness of building safety remediation termination

Durkan v Wallace ruling makes clear that the Building Safety Act does not introduce a bespoke standard for repudiation

25/08/2026

Read time 5m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

English High Court grants dynamic website blocking order to tackle counterfeit medicines

Creative solution to IP and regulatory breaches gives life sciences companies greater control over unlawful online sales

24/08/2026

Read time 4m

The Building Safety Act

English court rules that building liability orders can apply to foreign companies

Technology and Construction Court opens the way for developers to recover remediation costs from overseas groups

24/08/2026

Read time 3m

Employment and pensions

Works council agreements in Germany need a valid resolution

High financial risk for businesses: works agreements need a verifiable resolution, a signature alone is not sufficient

19/08/2026

Read time 3m

Dispute resolution

English Court of Appeal considers meaning of 'public domain' in confidentiality dispute

Information shared with around 200 potential investors may constitute confidential information under an NDA

13/08/2026

Read time 3m

Commercial

'Loss of bargain' damages recoverable without repudiatory breach, UK Supreme Court rules

A termination clause providing for compensation meant that loss of bargain damages were available

06/08/2026

Read time 8m

Tax

HMRC consultation signals major expansion of UK uncertain tax treatment notification regime

Proposals would bring individuals, trusts and new taxes into scope alongside a contentious new notification trigger

04/08/2026

Read time 2m

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