The London Maritime Arbitrators Association, an arbitrators’ association based in London, England. LMAA arbitrations are ad hoc and conducted pursuant to the LMAA Terms.

The London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) has a model arbitration clause and a notice clause, to be used in conjunction with it. They are as follows: ‘This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Contract shall be referred to arbitration in London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof save to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Clause. The seat of the arbitration shall

In consultation with the judiciary, HM Courts Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has decided to close the Employment Tribunal venue at Montague Court in Croydon today (Monday, 7 July 2025) due to a burst water pipe affecting many parts of Croydon. This has meant there is currently no running water in the building and the toilets cannot be used. Parties involved in in-person hearings have been sent home. HMCTS will contact parties separately to advise them about plans for tomorrow, which depend on remedial works by the water company. Those plans may involve converting hearings to video or postponing them. HMCTS will continue to provide as much administrative support as reasonably possible, including clerking hearings now taking place remotely, to minimise disruption.

The principal UK stock exchange for the trading of equity and debt securities. It is a UK Recognised Investment Exchange and operates several markets which include the Main Market (a UK regulated market) and AIM (a UK multilateral trading facility).

CASE HUB ARCHIVED—This archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 26 October 2022; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline. Case facts Outline UK merger investigation into the anticipated acquisition by London Stock Exchange Group PLC of Quantile Group Limited. The transaction involved vertical overlaps in relation to the supply of post trade services. Latest developments On 26 October 2022, the CMA issued its final report, unconditionally clearing the transaction. Parties • London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSEG): LSEG is the UK’s stock exchange. It provides markets that facilitate the raising of capital and the trading of corporate securities, access to a trading environment, as well as real-time pricing and reference information services worldwide. Market coverage includes equities, derivatives and fixed-interest securities.• Quantile Group Limited (Quantile): Quantile was founded in 2015 and provides financial services. It develops platform that leverages an optimisation engine to offer advanced compression and risk rebalancing services to banks, hedge funds, and other financial institutions engaging in OTC derivative transactions. Quantile serves

CASE HUB ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 13 January 2020; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline and commentary. Case facts Outline European Commission merger investigation into the proposed merger of the Refinitiv Business by London Stock Exchange Group plc (M.9564). The proposed transaction involves horizontal and vertical overlaps in markets for trading and clearing of various financial instruments and in financial data products (M.9564). Latest developments On 13 January 2020, the Commission cleared the proposed transaction subject to commitments. To address the Commission’s concerns, the Commission accepted commitments offered by London Stock Exchange Group. The commitments ranged from selling Borsa Italiana group to a suitable purchaser (LSEG has already reached a sale and purchase agreement with Euronext) to behavioural and access commitments that last for a period of ten years. Parties • London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSGE): LSEG is an international financial markets infrastructure business. Its diversified global business focuses on capital formation, post-trade and risk management, and information services.

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has published its issuer fee schedules for 2027, effective from 1 January 2027. The schedules set out admission, annual and other fees payable by issuers on the Main Market, Professional Securities Market, International Securities Market and Alternative Investment Market (AIM). For equity issuers outside AIM, annual fees range from £12,500 to £285,000, while admission fees are calculated according to the market capitalisation of securities admitted to trading. The separate AIM schedule sets admission fees ranging from £16,645 to £155,000 and annual fees ranging from £12,500 to £110,000. Further issue fees apply to AIM capital raisings of £1.5 million or more. The AIM schedule also specifies a £25,000 application fee for nominated advisers, with annual fees determined by the number of companies represented. Annual fees are billed in January and payable within 30 days of invoicing.

London Stock Exchange has published its Dividend Procedure Timetable 2027, setting out the expected timetable and announcement requirements for issuers declaring dividends. The timetable reflects the UK’s planned move to a T+1 settlement cycle from 11 October 2027. From that date, the ex-dividend date and record date will fall on the same business day. To support the transition, securities will not be marked ex-dividend between 4–18 October 2027. The first ex-dividend date under the new arrangements will be 22 October 2027. Issuers should review their planned dividend timetables and seek advance approval from the Exchange’s Corporate Actions team where their timetable does not follow the published guidance.

Applications closes 15 May 2026 for Arbitration Lab’s 2026 London Summer Arbitration School, a five-day intensive programme in international arbitration taking place 15–19 June 2026 at CTLS, Bush House, Aldwych, London.

Under the leadership of the Bank of England (BoE), UK banks developed a set of informal guidelines on a collective process for voluntary workouts to restructure debts of corporates in distress, while maximising their value as going concerns.

A single-tier council responsible for the delivery of all services for a defined area within Greater London, established by the London Government Act 1963.

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has recovered a council home and £105,000 following judicial procedures against Khaleda Begum. Begum pleaded guilty to two charges of housing fraud at Snaresbrook Crown Court. She also received a 16 months suspended prison sentence, 40 hours of unpaid work and an order to pay the council’s prosecution costs of £5,802 and a victim surcharge of £100.