This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including the updated guidance to the Business and Property Work at Central London and the Court of Appeal decision in PMC v Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (anonymity orders); dates for your diary; details of our most recently published content; and other information of general interest to dispute resolution practitioners.

This week's edition of TMT weekly highlights includes: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content from across the technology, media and telecoms sectors. These highlights focus on key topics including new technologies, software, cloud computing, internet, outsourcing, music, film & television, publishing, defamation and telecoms.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) the launch of ‘Skills England’, (2) the statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement which came into force on 18 July 2024, (3) analysis of an EAT judgment on an employer’s holiday saving scheme which resulted in underpayments of the national minimum wage, (4) Acas guidance for employers about the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, (5) Law Society of Scotland guidance on improving disability inclusion in the legal profession, (6) updates to the UK Stewardship Code, (7) an EAT judgment upholding a order requiring Addison Lee to pay a deposit of £125,000 in order to continue to rely on certain arguments in its defence of claims brought by hundreds of drivers, (8) an EAT decision that a hearing should have been postponed when the claimant’s representative was too unwell to represent her at the hearing, (9) the Acas annual report for 2023–2024, (10) dates for your diary, (11) updates to our case, legislation and consultation trackers and our horizon scanner, and (12) new Q&As.

This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including the 11th edition of the King’s Bench Guide and the Court of Appeal decision in Freeman v Home Farm Ellingham Ltd (specific performance); dates for your diary; details of our most recently published content; and other information of general interest to dispute resolution practitioners.

This Practice Note considers the legal framework governing digital advertising, including the purchase and sale of digital advertising inventory by programmatic means (programmatic advertising) and real-time bidding (RTB) in the EU. This Practice Note considers the legal issues affecting the digital advertising supply chain, including data protection and privacy, consumer protection, competition and specific developments for digital markets. It also considers the key industry, trade and self-regulatory bodies that supervise and regulate such activities in the EU. Introduction Any communication of advertising or marketing material directed to a particular individual, or set of individuals, however it may be communicated (whether digitally, by telephone or a print campaign) is considered to be direct marketing. Direct marketing attracts specific rules particularly in relation to data privacy and consumer protection. When such advertising is communicated digitally, these issues can become even more complex. The concept of ‘digital’ advertising is an all encompassing term which includes the diverse number of digital, online and social media channels available to advertisers today. As such, references throughout this

This Practice Note considers the principles of foreign law when being applied by the courts of England and Wales (English courts) to determine a dispute. It explains what is meant by ‘foreign law’ and considers the relevance of foreign law in English court proceedings. Also considered are the date at which the foreign law is to be ascertained, that foreign law is a question of fact in the English courts, the requirement to plead any foreign law relied on, the impact of foreign law when dealing with disclosure, adducing evidence as to foreign law, the impact of foreign law when determining interest, the impact of foreign law when determining summary judgment or strike out applications and considerations during case management. Note, many of the issues addressed in this Practice Note will not be applicable in other countries. For example, the issue of foreign law may be regarded as a matter of law rather than a matter of fact or the foreign court may apply the foreign law without a party pleading it in

This Practice Note sets out key developments in relation to fire safety following the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017. Among other things, it looks at: • the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (the ‘Hackitt review’) • the ban on the use of combustible cladding on high-rise residential (and certain other) buildings—introduced by way of amendments to the Building Regulations 2010, SI 2010/2214 (the Building Regulations) • restrictions on the use of assessments in lieu of testing (also known as ‘desktop studies’) • the government’s ‘Building a Safer Future’ implementation plan • the Grenfell Tower Inquiry • the Building Safety Act 2022 Several of the developments fall under the government’s Building Safety Programme. The programme was set up shortly after the Grenfell Tower fire, with the aim of ensuring the safety of those living in high-rise residential buildings. Note that fire safety policy is devolved to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. For information on changes in fire safety law and policy in Scotland and Wales, see Practice

When a company has been struck off, it may be possible to make an application to the court to restore that company to the register by court order, pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act 2006. This Practice Note summarises the company restoration procedure for restoration to the register by court order. Why restore a company to the register? When a company has been struck off it may be possible for an interested person to make an application to the court to restore it to the register. There are many reasons for restoring a company to the register, including: • to enable a claim to be brought against the company • to deal with property which the company still owned when it was struck off and dissolved, which has now vested as bona vacantia, and • where the company was struck off by the registrar whilst it was still carrying on business Where a company has been struck off the register at the instigation of the registrar of companies, the applicant should consider

What is pre-export finance (PXF)? PXF is an established structure used to provide finance to producers of goods and commodities. It is a type of structured trade finance (see Practice Note: Introductory guide to structured trade finance). PXF structures were borne out of the fact that traditionally, many producers of goods and commodities, particularly in emerging markets, were not considered to be sufficiently bankable for the purposes of obtaining finance by more orthodox means, such as conventional corporate loans against the balance sheet of the borrower. In a classic PXF facility, funds will be advanced by a lender or syndicate of lenders (in this Practice Note, 'lender' refers either to a single lender or a syndicate of lenders) to producers to assist them in meeting either their working capital needs (for example, to cover the purchase of raw materials and costs associated with processing, storage and transport) or their capital investment needs (for example, investment in plant and machinery and other elements of infrastructure). A typical PXF facility will have a tenor of between one and five years, although it

A limited company may buy back shares in itself, if certain conditions set out in the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) are met. This is known as a share buyback or a purchase of own shares. In addition to the provisions of CA 2006, there are other rules and guidelines that are relevant to a listed company or an AIM company that is to buy back its own shares. In particular, a listed company must have regard to the UK Listing Rules (UKLRs) and this Practice Note particularly focuses on how they apply to a company with a listing of equity shares in the equity shares (commercial companies) category. An AIM company must have regard to the AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules), but these do not specifically refer to share buybacks, so AIM Regulation has confirmed that compliance by an AIM company with the UKLRs in relation to share buybacks would represent best practice in most circumstances. A listed company is also subject to provisions of the Disclosure Guidance

This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including the minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee’s meeting of 8 May 2026; the Court of Appeal decisions in Song v Smith (corporate disputes) and Ward v Donnellan (costs); dates for your diary; details of our most recently published content; and other information of general interest to dispute resolution practitioners.

This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: the 177th Practice Direction update and the Supreme Court decision in Lipton v BA Cityflyer (Brexit assimilated law); dates for your diary; details of our most recently published content; and other information of general interest to dispute resolution practitioners.