11/26/2021 11:45:40 AM The Supreme Court hands down judgment in Kabab-Ji SAL v Kout Food Group: Clarification on the governing law of arbitration agreements By Howard Kennedy On 27 October, the Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021]...
11/25/2021 12:00:00 AM Dubai's surprise reform to its arbitral institutions: What does it mean? By Arish Bharucha A decree was issued by the Dubai Government on 14 September 2021, coming into effect on 20 September 2021, which abolished the Dubai...
11/24/2021 5:27:16 PM Top of the swaps: Commercial Court dashes the hopes of Italian local authorities in swaps cases By Luke Barden de Lacroix The English Commercial Court has recently distinguished the Italian Supreme Court decision in Banco Nazionale Del Lavoro S.p.A v...
11/24/2021 12:53:27 PM The Payment Services Regulations, PSPs and POND: what you need to know By Hannah Hooper It is a commercial reality that banks monitor the activities of their client base and keep under review the risk posed by particular...
11/24/2021 10:53:20 AM Tracing cryptoassets and their increasing role in insolvency portfolios By Rebecca Hume Cryptoassets are often the currency of choice for cyber criminals due to the anonymity, or pseudonymity, that they can offer the...
11/18/2021 12:27:44 PM Better off apart? The Importance of Separation Between Group Companies By Joel Leigh Howard Kennedy LLP recently acted for the successful Defendant in the case of Bishopsgate Contracting Solutions Ltd v O’Sullivan [2021]...
11/9/2021 11:11:06 AM The growing risk of climate change litigation By Robyn Watson As businesses commit to change in the interest of halting climate change, the need to make tangible progress towards achieving those...
10/28/2021 10:07:09 AM What should you do if you receive a COP9 letter from HMRC? By Howard Kennedy The prospect of an investigation into personal and/or business tax affairs by HMRC can be harrowing. If HMRC suspect that a taxpayer has...
10/18/2021 9:23:06 AM The FCA and money laundering sanctions – civil vs criminal By Kyle Phillips On 7 October 2021 NatWest pleaded guilty to failing to properly monitor certain accounts and apply appropriate customer due diligence...
10/7/2021 12:00:00 AM Restrictions on winding-up petitions lifted but – what next? By Ajay Fournillier A long-awaited partial lifting of the existing restrictions on the presentation of winding-up petitions came into force on 29 September...
9/30/2021 10:27:25 AM Virtual Assets - the money laundering risks By Kyle Phillips Virtual Assets are commonly associated with criminal activity, typically as a consequence of their anonymous nature. Over the last few...
9/29/2021 11:14:02 AM Enforcing arbitral awards against a State – a further hurdle By Howard Kennedy Part of the success of arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism is surely down to the relative ease of enforcing arbitral awards...