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What does Brexit mean for dispute resolution in England and Wales?

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on What does Brexit mean for dispute resolution in England and Wales?

Brexit and public procurement—examining the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (Revisited)

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Brexit and public procurement—examining the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (Revisited)

In brief: CJEU—Brussels I (recast) and car parking changes (Pula Parking v Tederahn)

The following Dispute Resolution news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on In brief: CJEU—Brussels I (recast) and car parking changes (Pula Parking v Tederahn)

Enforceability of UK judgments in the event of a No Deal Brexit: A worrying development

The following Dispute Resolution news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Enforceability of UK judgments in the event of a No Deal Brexit: A worrying development

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Forming enforceable contracts—intention to create legal relations

An intention to create legal relations is requiredThere are various situations in which a court will hold that an agreement is not binding because,...

Introduction to passing off

Unlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from marketing ‘copycat’ products or...

Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

This Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in determining whether a contract is enforceable.A...

Contract interpretation—express terms in contracts

Express and implied contractual terms distinguishedContractual terms may be either express or implied:•express terms—are terms which are actually...

Practice notes

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small...

Produced in partnership with Richard Furlong of Carmelite Chambers 12th Jan

Practice notes

HCPC—Main hearing of the Health and Care Professions Tribunal

This Practice Note explains the main fitness to practise hearing before the Health and Care Professions Tribunal (HCPT). It deals with preparation for...

Produced in partnership with Paul Renteurs of 2 Hare Court 12th Jan

Practice notes

Highways, street works and statutory undertakers

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered to assist in the management of the...

Produced in partnership with Nicholas Hancox of Nicholas Hancox Solicitors Ltd and Alistair Frew of Lodders LLP 12th Jan

Practice notes

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...

Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 12th Jan

Practice notes

Section 38 and section 278 Highways Act agreements—contractor’s perspective

This Practice Note examines agreements entered into under sections 38 and 278 of the Highways Act 1980, considering the obligations they impose and,...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Single justice procedure

The introduction of trial by a single justice was a response to a belief, on the part of the government, that the use of two or three justices to deal...

Produced in partnership with Quinton Newcomb of Fulcrum Chambers 12th Jan

Practice notes

Void contracts

When is a contract a void contract?A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the parties contract...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Damages in tort claims—recovery and assessment

This Practice Note considers what damages may be available as remedy for claims in tort, including negligence claims.For general guidance on damages,...

Produced in partnership with Lina Mattsson of Hardwicke Chambers 12th Jan

Practice notes

Judicial review time limits—extensions and urgent cases

When a public body receives a claim form for judicial review, the first step is to consider whether the claim has been brought in time. For further...

Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 12th Jan

Practice notes

Termination and expiry of contracts

This Practice Note provides an overview of contract expiry and of the different causes of termination and ways to discharge a contract, including...

9th Nov

COVID-19

In-house

Practice notes

Termination for breach of contract

The termination of a contract by reason of one party’s breach of contract arises as follows:•one party to the contract is in breach of contract•the...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

Concurrent and reversionary leases

There can be only one lease at a time giving a right to possession and occupation of property. Consequently, if a landlord subsequently grants a lease...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Civil recovery orders in SFO cases

A civil recovery order (CRO) is an order available to recover the proceeds of crime through action in the High Court, rather than the criminal court,...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Definition and classification of highways

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered to assist in the management of the...

Produced in partnership with Nicholas Hancox of Nicholas Hancox Solicitors Ltd and Alistair Frew of Lodders LLP 12th Jan

Precedents

Letter responding to clarification requests

[On headed paper][insert date][Address of tenderer provided in request for clarification]Dear [[insert contact name of tenderer] OR [insert contact...

Produced in partnership with Peter Ware of Browne Jacobson 12th Jan

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IP rights and semiconductors

Background to semiconductorsA semiconductor is essentially any material which has electrical conductivity and can thus either conduct, or conversely,...

Produced in partnership with Greg Burke of RPC, Paul Joseph of RPC and Sophie Tuson of RPC 12th Jan

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace

UPDATE (18/1/21): The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) updated, on 12 January 2021, the section of its Q&As on coronavirus...

20th Jan

COVID-19

Practice notes

The Post-2014 Local Government Pension Scheme

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: In the rules of the LGPS, administering authorities are given the discretionary power to set a policy on whether, and...

20th Jan

Practice notes

The Post-2015 Teachers’ Pension Scheme

FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT 1: Following the Court of Appeal judgment dated December 2018 in the McCloud/Sargeant case [2018] EWCA Civ 2844 that...

20th Jan

Practice notes

The Pre-2015 Teachers’ Pension Scheme

FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT 1: Following the Court of Appeal judgment dated December 2018 in the McCloud/Sargeant case [2018] EWCA Civ 2844 that...

20th Jan

Practice notes

Brexit—impact on environmental law

As a result of the 23 June 2016 UK referendum on membership of the EU, which voted with a 52% majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU,...

20th Jan

Brexit

Practice notes

Brexit legislation tracker

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

20th Jan

Brexit

Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects relevant prior to/during the...

20th Jan

Brexit

Practice notes

Brexit round-up: reviewing 2017 and previewing 2018 [Archived]

Published on 18 December 2017, this year’s Brexit round-up reviews some of the most significant developments of 2017 and previews what is on the...

20th Jan

Brexit

Q&As

What is the legal definition of 'non-dispensing pharmacies' for the purposes of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/1374?

The term 'non dispensing pharmacy' is not defined in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, SI...

20th Jan

Practice notes

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

The Local Government Act 1974 (LGA 1974) established a Commissioner for local administration more commonly known as the Local Government and Social...

20th Jan

Q&As

Can a (prospective) mortgagee (M) bring a negligence claim against solicitors who acted for it and the borrower (B) on a prospective purchase where the seller went into administration between exchange and completion and the solicitors had negligently failed to register an UN1 in relation to the sale contract?

In order to bring a claim in negligence against the solicitors, M will have to establish:•that it was owed a duty of care by the solicitors•that the...

20th Jan

Q&As

What are the implications for trading in goods with the EU27 if the UK trades on World Trade Organization rules in the event of a ‘no deal’ outcome in March 2019?

For the purposes of this Q&A we have focused on the matters directly relevant to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules as they relate to trade in goods...

20th Jan

Brexit

Practice notes

Insolvency in the Further and Higher Education Sector

This Practice Note summarises the insolvency regime introduced by the Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (TAFEA 2017), the Further Education...

Produced in partnership with Neil Smyth of Mills & Reeve LLP 20th Jan

Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—intellectual property implications for life sciences companies

IntroductionWe are facing a new life-threatening virus, rapidly spreading on a global scale, for which there is currently no effective treatment or...

Produced in partnership with Chris Boyle, Bethany Wise and Maria Isabel Manley of Sidley Austin LLP 20th Jan

COVID-19

Precedents

Licence to use photographs

This Agreement is made on [insert date] (the Commencement Date) between the following parties (each a party and together the parties):Parties1[insert...

20th Jan

Practice notes

The Pre-2014 Local Government Pension Scheme

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: In the rules of the LGPS, administering authorities are given the discretionary power to set a policy on whether, and...

20th Jan

Practice notes

Affordable housing

Affordable housing is housing provided to those who are struggling with their housing costs and whose housing needs are not met by the market....

20th Jan

Practice notes

Revised National Planning Policy Framework—what are the implications?

This Practice Note sets out the main changes to national planning policy brought about by the publication of revised versions of the National Planning...

20th Jan

Q&As