Oct 18, 2022 Cladding and Fire Safety: Legal action taken against a freeholder By Stevens & Bolton LLP The Recovery Strategy Unit, which is a newly set up unit within the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), has...
Oct 13, 2022 You can run but you can't hide: Developments on personal service By Stevens & Bolton LLP For as long as the Court rules have required claims to be served on a defendant, defendants have tried to evade service so that they...
Oct 13, 2022 The UK Government has announced new sanctions aimed at restricting Russia's access to professional business services, including architecture. By Lauren Melnyk On 30 September 2022, the UK Government announced additional sanctions to include blocking Russia from accessing services sectors...
Oct 13, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s bring ESG claim against Unilever for alleged breach of 22-year-old acquisition agreement By Elizabeth Butler Ben & Jerry’s was founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in Vermont in 1978. As the ice cream brand evolved from a small start-up to a...
Oct 12, 2022 FCA provides update on Consumer Duty By Charles Maurice The FCA has provided updated information on queries raised by firms on the implementation of the new Consumer Duty, set to come into...
Oct 07, 2022 Arbitration Act review: 9 - Minor reforms By Lorna Sleave Over the past two weeks, we have been reviewing the key conclusions of the Law Commission’s review of the Arbitration Act 1996. Our...
Oct 06, 2022 Arbitration Act review: 8 – Appeal on a point of law By Stevens & Bolton LLP Following on from our previous commentaries on the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper (CP) summarising its review of the Arbitration Act...
Oct 06, 2022 Arbitration Act review: 7 – challenging the tribunal’s jurisdiction – section 67 By Catherine Penny This is another one in our series looking at the Law Commission’s review of the Arbitration Act 1996. Here, we are talking about section...
Oct 05, 2022 Employment law, but not as we know it! By Rebecca Berry The Conservative Party Conference has provided no shortage of news for employment lawyers everywhere. As of Monday, all new regulations...
Oct 05, 2022 Mediation rebrand needed to increase uptake By Stevens & Bolton LLP The President of the Family Division adds his voice to the chorus pushing for increased use of ADR, and particularly mediation, to keep...
Oct 04, 2022 Arbitration Act review: 6 – Court support for the arbitration process including injunctions - section 44 By Catherine Penny This is the sixth in our series looking at the Law Commission’s review of the Arbitration Act 1996. In this commentary we turn to the...
Oct 03, 2022 Arbitration Act review: 5 – Summary disposal By Michael Frisby Following on from our previous commentaries on the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper (CP) summarising its review of the Arbitration Act...