Even within a recovering rental market, the impact of insolvency can be severe. In particular, the power to disclaim a lease as onerous property can have significant implications for not only parties ...

I’ve been lucky. I didn’t always want to be a lawyer. I used to party a lot; I liked going out. I always have done. In my twenties my girlfriend suggested I do something with my life instead of ...

Recent cases have illustrated a growing trend of third parties, often themselves involved in litigation, seeking to obtain documents not only from the court file, but also at trial, in relation to ...

In retrospect, the year 2019 will likely be seen as a turning point in the combat of climate change. With Friday for Future as pace maker, for the first time in history, there is a globally-aligned ...

History shows that, at least since the 1950s, the likelihood that any authorised insurance company will not be able to pay its claims in full is reassuringly small. The level and composition of assets ...

A warranty is a contractual assurance from a seller to a buyer. It is a subsidiary or collateral provision to the main purpose of the agreement: the sale itself. A breach of warranty claim is an ...

For classists, the word ‘disruptive’ still carries negative connotations of damage, chaos and disarray. But these days in corporate circles it has become the phrase of the day – a complimentary ...

It is often said that the speed of technological progress outstrips the law’s ability to keep pace. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the field of data protection and cybersecurity when almost ...

As a result of demographic changes and a new surge in wealth, the Middle East has shown an increasing interest in mitigating risk through insurance. Despite concerns as to whether insurance accords ...

Since the introduction of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the 1986 Act), there has been a standard way of dealing with the leasehold premises of a company in administration as part of the sale of the ...

As the prolonged downturn in the Eurozone drags on, there continues to be a steady stream of site closures and rationalisation of manufacturing plants around the EU including in the UK. Many ...

Singapore law comprises primarily statutory law as well as common law. The primary legislation governing the provision of insurance and reinsurance business is the Insurance Act (Cap 142) (the ...