Following a twelve week consultation undertaken by the Gambling Commission, it has announced that, as of 14th April 2020, gambling businesses are to be banned from allowing consumers to use credit cards to place bets.

The UK officially left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020 at 11pm, ending 47 years of membership.

The “transition period”, provided for by the Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020, applies from 1 February 2020 with a deadline for the transition to complete by 31 December 2020. During this time, the UK will continue to be subject to EU law while seeking to secure a permanent trading agreement. Although the status quo is maintained in the interim, so that the short term impact to business is limited, there are immediate changes.

A common cause for dispute in commercial contracts is the termination, or threatened termination of the contract. Often, the party seeking to terminate the contract asserts the right to do so based on the counter-party’s breach of their obligations. There can be grave consequences for the terminating party if their view of the legal position is mistaken. This update covers the fundamentals of termination rights and how to navigate a safe exit from commercial contracts.

The Hackitt Report into the Grenfell Tower disaster will have a lasting impact on the UK construction industry. Our managing partner, Arianne Elise King, explains how, to Build Magazine.

Whether practical completion (PC) has been achieved on a construction project is perhaps one of the most fertile grounds for dispute and has potentially wide-reaching implications.

Despite this, the term is used by lawyers and construction professionals so frequently, and with such conviction, as to defy anyone to debate its meaning. This norm may be considered surprising in light of the fact that the term is so rarely defined in construction contracts.