On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its first substantive decision on human rights aspects of climate...
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On 17 April 2024, the UK Supreme Court, in State for Business and Trade v Mercer, declared that section 146 of the Trade Union and Labour...
At a Glance The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) has recently published its Business Plan for 2024/25, setting out its...
The High Court’s recent judgment in CCP Graduate School Ltd v National Westminster Bank, [2024] EWHC 581 (KB) is the first decision...
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On 19 March 2024, Freshfields held its annual “Fast & Furious” event as part of Paris Arbitration Week. This year we explored two angles...
The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the 36th annual Mais Lecture last week. Her speech, titled “Economic...
In a judgment handed down on 25 March 2024, the High Court considered that, where a litigation funder provides funding to a law firm...
The Saudi Civil Transactions Law (the Saudi Civil Code) entered into force on 16 December 2023 and applies retrospectively with a few...
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In the recent case of Uzbekov v Revolut, the English High Court struck out a breach of contract claim brought by Mr Uzbekov following...
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In brief: The text of the revised new EU Product Liability Directive (PLD) has now been agreed. After intense negotiations resulting in...
At a Glance The High Court has handed down its judgment in BAT Industries Plc & Ors v Inland Revenue & Anor [2024] EWHC 195 (Ch), which...
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In recent years, we have seen group actions play an ever-expanding role in English litigation, driven by an explosion in litigation...