Cartel claims after Brexit – changes, implications and predictions By Laura Berry, In December 2020 we explored the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Merricks vs…
Mastercard vs. Merricks – a landmark step closer to US-style class actions By , Laura Berry Introduction In December 2020, after a long wait for interested parties, the Supreme Court…
Accountancy Newsletter - December 2020 By Richard Highley, Rebecca Smith, Philip Murrin, Christopher Dyke, Gill Burnett, , Naomi Park, , DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Sports Direct and Legal Privilege – the saga continues By Richard Highley, , Background – Sports Direct, the FRC and privilege Last year we reported on the High Court’s…
Significant extensions to the duty to self-report misconduct – the new ICAEW guidance By Richard Highley, , As all accountants are aware, their regulator, the Institute for Chartered Accountants of England…
Covid-19 Business Interruption – Loss means physical deprivation of property By James Deacon, The Commercial Court has today ruled that temporary loss of use of premises as a result of Covid-19…
A Global Pandemic – A Globally vulnerable workforce By , , Catrin Davies We are in unprecedented times…
A v B, FRC: the next chapter on disclosure of an audited entity’s privileged documents to the FRC By Richard Highley, Last month, the High Court gave its judgment in this tripartite dispute between the Claimant “ A ”,…
Wheeldon Brothers Waste Limited v Millennium Insurance Company Limited Condition Precedents – interpretation of "combustible" and "stored" By James Deacon, Wheeldon operated a waste processing plant, which produced solid recovered fuel, by removing…
One more push – damages for late payment provisions come into effect today By Nick Young, James Deacon The industry could be forgiven if feeling reform-weary after contending with the changes already…
Insurance Act 2015 comes into force today By Nick Young, James Deacon The Insurance Act 2015 comes into force today, 12 August 2016…
Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010: in force from today By Charlotte Shakespeare, James Deacon Replacing the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930, the 2010 Act removes the need for…
Damages for late payment revived by the Enterprise Bill By Nick Young, James Deacon On 17 September the Enterprise Bill was published, including within it the provisions on damages…
Are you ready for the Insurance Contracts Act 2015? By Nick Young, James Deacon The Law Commissions yesterday unveiled the first draft clauses of what may become the Insurance…