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28 Mar 2025

Pressing the big red button - repudiatory breach as an option for removing a tenant

When a tenant is in breach of their lease obligations, landlords have various remedies at their disposal, each varying in their level of severity. The case of Ramsbury Properties Ltd v Ocean View Constructions Ltd [2024] demonstrates the application of a more uncompromising option and the possibility of terminating for a repudiatory breach in exceptional circumstances.

28 Mar 2025

HMRC publishes new guidance regarding PISCES

HMRC have published guidance on the tax implications in relation to employees trading their shares on PISCES, a new type of stock market set to be introduced in 2025.

28 Mar 2025

Identity verification with Companies House - what you need to know

Outline of the requirements for identity verification with Companies House under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. Why identity verification is being introduced under ECCTA, process for identity verification and who needs to have their identity verified.

27 Mar 2025

CMA sends clear signal on competition law in labour markets in wrapping up worker pay probes

The CMA fined sports broadcast and production companies over £4m for anti-competitive practices and closed a related investigation into non-sport content. New guidance for employers on avoiding anti-competitive behaviour in labour markets will be published soon.

25 Mar 2025

Limited scope for fresh inquests

A recent judicial review claim will be of interest to inquest practitioners where the High Court examined the Coroner’s inquest into the death of a prisoner in custody.

18 Mar 2025

"PPI on wheels" - FCA update

The FCA has confirmed that, if it concludes following the Supreme Court decision, that motor finance customers have lost out from widespread failings by firms, it is likely to consult on an industry-wide redress scheme.

17 Mar 2025

“You promise, honest and true?” - When will a promise be legally binding?

Promises are a common way of assuring others that we will, or won’t, do something. While we generally expect people to keep them, not all promises are as reliable as they first appear, with some not being legally enforceable, as shown in the recent High Court decision in Haynes v Hamersley Investment Anstalt [2025] EWHC 432 (Ch) (Haynes).

13 Mar 2025

New Merger’s Charter and merger remedies review: should business leaders be toasting this news from the CMA?

As discussed in our blog post last month, the government has issued the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) with a ‘Strategic Steer’ to exercise its regulatory responsibilities in a manner that supports economic growth. What does this mean for merger control in the UK?

12 Mar 2025

The dilemma of the deepfake: DeepFake Inc. and data protection

In this article, Aurelie Tegho and Claire Williams discuss the data protection regime under the GDPR relating to deepfakes.

11 Mar 2025

DIY Wills, testamentary capacity and contemporaneous evidence

The recent case, heard in the Central London County Court, concerning the Estate of Margaret Baverstock has hit mainstream media headlines following the judgment by Judge Evans-Gordon.

11 Mar 2025

Fireworks or a slow burn: How actively will the Competition and Markets Authority enforce new consumer laws?

On 6 April, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) will place new responsibilities on businesses to protect consumers from drip-pricing and fake reviews. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is also gaining new enforcement powers for consumer law. How and when the CMA will use its new enforcement powers?

11 Mar 2025

Lawful disruption: Personalised advertising, meaningful control and managing revenue risk

In this article, we focus on personalised or behavioural advertising and explain how a new regulatory approach to data protection is impacting advertising strategies - and revenue - and the resulting user experience. Many news and content sites are now adopting the “consent or pay” model, which requires users either to accept tracking of their personal search history (though third party cookies and other tools), or to pay to access the content. Nick Smallwood and Alastair Cotton explore whether this really is the death of the third party cookie.

10 Mar 2025

Court of Appeal landmark Insurance Act 2015 guidance on conditions precedent, representations and warranties

The Court of Appeal’s decision this month in Lonham Group Ltd v. Scotbeef Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 203, partially overturned the 2024 decision in the lower court and provided some vital guidance on conditions precedent, warranties, and pre-contract representations.

06 Mar 2025

Progress update on the ASA's HFSS guidance - March 2025

The journey towards the Committee of Advertising Practice's (CAP) guidance on how advertising restrictions for less healthy food and drink products (HFSS) will be applied has been slow and there have been many delays both expected and unexpected.

05 Mar 2025

The dilemma of the deepfake: intellectual property and synthetic AI-generated content

What can celebrities and other high-profile individuals do to counteract deepfakes using intellectual property law? Alex Woolgar, James Shiel and Ella Moss share their expert insights.

05 Mar 2025

Time’s up: Key considerations for limitation periods in broker negligence claims

An analysis of the key principles of limitation in broker negligence claims and a reminder of when limitation may be used as an effective defence to a claim and even as a means of obtaining an early strike out.

05 Mar 2025

Has the Insurance Act 2015 made brokers a better E&O risk?

We look at at three recent court decisions and other factors impacting E&O risk since the introduction of the Insurance Act 2015.

04 Mar 2025

Heat network regulatory framework

As those familiar with the heat network sector will be aware, current levels of regulation are low and consumers do not enjoy similar levels of consumer protections to those seen in the gas and electricity sectors. This will change in the imminent future.

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