20 Oct 2020
Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 In its recent decision in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb, the Supreme Court has provided clarity on the approach to be taken to determine the law governing arbitration agreements. After a fire broke…
Commercial
09 Oct 2020
Coronavirus has undoubtedly dominated the headlines over the last few months, but intellectual property (IP) owners are encouraged to not forget that the Brexit transition period comes to an end at 23:00 on 31 December 2020, and this will result in changes which owners of IP should be aware of. The…
Commercial
06 Oct 2020
PPN 04/20 provides essential considerations for those in the construction sector, acknowledging that Covid-19 is not a shot term crisis. Partnership and transparency Contracting authorities are reminded to continue to work in partnership with suppliers, to pay suppliers as promptly as possible…
Commercial
21 Sep 2020
With uncertainty in the market, now is a good time for businesses to be considering how they best protect their assets from any potential downturn in trading. Key assets, such as business premises, intellectual property rights, plant and machinery, etc. - even cash - can all be ringfenced by moving them…
Commercial
01 Sep 2020
The UK formally left the EU on 31 January 2020 and is currently in the transition period. On 12 June 2020, the UK Government formally confirmed to its negotiating partners that it would not seek an extension to the transition period therefore it will expire on 31 December 2020. On 30 July 2020,…
Commercial
17 Aug 2020
It is standard practice in a contract for the supply of goods or services, for the parties to agree a clause that allows the supplier to terminate the contract with immediate effect upon the customer's insolvency. However, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, which came into force on 26…
Commercial
02 Jul 2020
In January, the first reading of The Small Business Commissioner and Late Payments etc Bill 2019-21 (the "Bill") took place in the House of Lords. In what would be a welcomed development for contractors in the construction sector, the Bill proposes wide-ranging reforms to current statutory…
Commercial
01 Jul 2020
The Covid-19 crisis had led to extraordinary measures being taken by product manufacturers across the globe. In the UK, we have seen many businesses adapting production capability away from their usual products to help deal with the lack of supply of certain medical products and PPE. We are also…
Commercial
26 Jun 2020
In line with the government's lockdown measures, on 24 March 2020 the UK Intellectual Property Office ("UKIPO") closed its offices, declaring that until otherwise notified, "interruption days" would apply to all of its day-to-day functions. This has seen ongoing trade mark,…
Commercial
18 May 2020
The ICO has published 'Workplace Testing - Guidance for Employers' in order to assist employers considering introducing workplace testing in a bid to make workplaces safe in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The starting point is that as long as there is a good reason for doing so,…
Commercial
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