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abril 2015

Best practice guide for data protection issued by CII group

Best practice guide for data protection issued by CII group

A new best practice guide has been produced by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) with support from the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), providing g ...

Automatic suspension of contracts: Six things the court suggests defendant authorities can learn from BMLL v Bristol City Council

Automatic suspension of contracts: Six things the court suggests defendant authorities can learn from BMLL v Bristol City Council

BMLL is the incumbent provider of a domestic violence and abuse support service in Bristol, commissioned by the Council.  The Council set about re-pro ...

'Illegality Defence' will not protect rogue directors

'Illegality Defence' will not protect rogue directors

The Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited judgment in Jetivia SA and another (Appellants) v Bilta (UK) Limited and others (Respondents) [2015] ...

Banking and Finance Disputes Update - April 2015

Banking and Finance Disputes Update - April 2015

DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the banking, financial, city business and general regulatory ...

Alliance Bank JSC v Baglan Abdullayevich Zhunus (1) Maksat Askaruly Arip (2) David Sturt (3) [2015] EWHC 174 (Comm)

Alliance Bank JSC v Baglan Abdullayevich Zhunus (1) Maksat Askaruly Arip (2) David Sturt (3) [2015] EWHC 174 (Comm)

This Judgment arises from an inter partes application by the Second Respondent, Mr Arip, to discharge a Freezing Order and reverse an order giving the ...

The Court of Appeal has provided further guidance on collective investment schemes ("CISs") in FCA v Capital Alternatives Limited and others [2015] EWCA Civ 284.

The Court of Appeal has provided further guidance on collective investment schemes ("CISs") in FCA v Capital Alternatives Limited and others [2015] EWCA Civ 284.

The Court of Appeal provided clarification on the appropriate test for establishing whether schemes are “managed as a whole” for the purposes of s.235 ...

Commercial Court takes strict view on late amendments to statement of case

Commercial Court takes strict view on late amendments to statement of case

In the matter of Quah Su-Ling v Goldman Sachs International  ("GS") [2015] EWHC 759 (Comm) the Commercial Court has made a strong statement that only ...

On 26 March 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill ("SBEEB") received Royal Assent.

On 26 March 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill ("SBEEB") received Royal Assent.

Once in force, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act ("the Act") will impact upon existing compliance obligations for companies and many o ...

Court of Appeal guidance on jurisdiction - Deutsche Bank AG London Branch v Petromena ASA (in bankruptcy)

Court of Appeal guidance on jurisdiction - Deutsche Bank AG London Branch v Petromena ASA (in bankruptcy)

In the recent decision in Deutsche Bank AG London Branch v Petromena ASA (in bankruptcy), the Court of Appeal has provided useful guidance on a number ...

Mapfre vs Williams - Spanish Insurer Case Update

Mapfre vs Williams - Spanish Insurer Case Update

Can a foreign domiciled insurer rely on a territorial scope clause in a policy of insurance to challenge the jurisdiction of the English courts to hea ...