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August 1, 2025

Tackling Late Payments: Summary of Government Proposals to Support SMEs

The UK Government has unveiled a major Business Plan, proposing new legislation to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). One of the proposed changes is to reform the rules around the length…

April 3, 2025

Half-Secret Commissions – the Decision of the Court of Appeal in Expert Tooling and Automation Limited v Engie Power Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 292

The role of agents and the law pertaining to them is ancient, dating back (at least) to the Roman period. In England and Wales, the common law and statutory position…

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July 20, 2023

The Modern Law on Vicarious Liability: the Decision in Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15

The Supreme Court judgment in BXB [2023] UKSC 15 is a helpful statement of the modern law of vicarious liability.

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December 5, 2021

Bribery Act Section 7: Petrofac Pay £77 Million to Serious Fraud Office

A quick look at the Petrofac corruption case

July 13, 2021

Legal Checklist For Startups – A Quick Guide

This legal checklist for startups is a quick guide for startups who want to know what they should be thinking about from a legal perspective.

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September 7, 2020

Bribery Act 2010 – Ten Years on

This article takes a brief look at the Bribery Act 2010 and some of its effects 10 years on.

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July 12, 2020

Resale Price Maintenance – Korg Fined

The CMA has fined Korg UK for unlawful resale price maintenance.

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May 28, 2020

Climate Change – Some Legal Perspective

As climate change regulation increases businesses need to be aware of their new obligations.