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Dispute Resolution in International Agreements: Jurisdiction Selection
1. On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted (51.9%:48.1%) to leave the European Union (the “EU”). The UK officially exited the EU on 31 January 2020, pursuant to the (domestically...Read more
John Doherty
Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper, UK
Marcio Fernandes
Assistant General Counsel Commercial and Regional General Counsel Americas, British American Tobacco, UK
Eva McHale
Associate, Penningtons Manches Cooper, UK
Triple Point Technology, Inc v PTT [2021] UKSC 29
An Untested Point?
The recent Supreme Court decision in Triple Point Technology, Inc v PTT [2021] UKSC 29, delves into a range of issues that should interest commercial contract lawyers. However, I’d like...Read more
Christopher Parr
Director, The Legal Director, UK
Responsible and Sustainable Business Conduct – Everyone’s Business
Many leading businesses have recognised the importance of an integrated view of sustainability and responsible business conduct across their operations and business relationships as a key strategic priority for their...Read more
Nicole Bigby
Partner and General Counsel - EMEA & Asia, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, UK
Both sides now - The return of Arbitration in construction disputes in the United Kingdom?
This summer saw the re-release of Joni Mitchell’s 1970’s back catalogue of albums and outtakes of recordings, that included her most famous ballad “Both Sides Now”. Punk rock heralded the...Read more
Anthony Philpott
Barrister, 10 King's Bench Walk, Temple, UK
Governing and Innovating for Good: The Public Private Frontier
What does it mean for an organisation to govern and innovate for good? What principles can organisations enshrine – structurally or otherwise – to ensure the common good is always...Read more
Anna White
General Counsel, EIT Climate-KIC, UK
Drafting Commercial Contracts Some Practical Ideas
Over 35 years of working with legal documents I have seen more horrors than is healthy: services agreements with goods warranties wallowing in the undergrowth; clauses that ran for hundreds...Read more
Christopher Parr
Director, The Legal Director, UK
IPO from the GC perspective – “a marathon and a sprint”
On Friday 21 June 2019, City A.M. reported that “Trainline’s shares soared on their first day of trading today after the tech giant made its £1.7bn stock market debut. The...Read more
Neil Murrin
General Counsel and Director, Regulatory Affairs, Trainline, UK
Merger and Acquisition During Covid 19 Situation – Strange Experience
Globally we have been in a strange situation for almost 18 months. Covid 19 has created havoc worldwide. Many lives have been lost and families destroyed. Livelihoods of many have...Read more
Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
President (Legal) & General Counsel, Hinduja Group, London, UK
Considering the Rationale of Incorporating Force Majeure Clauses in Commercial Contracts Between the Parties to a Commercial Contract
Force Majeure clauses are often incorporated by practising lawyers (other than Counsels) as a matter of practice in drafting commercial contracts, be they domestic or transnational, apparently without realising that...Read more
Anna Lefcovitch
Solicitor, Arcadis, UK
Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK
The Lords of the Ringtones: will one king rule the technology standards of the future?
In early 2006, I was pulled into a battle, which became but one in a whole series of battles that have since become referred to as the “Smartphone Wars” –...Read more
Adrian Howes
Head of IP and Standards, IP Policy and Advocacy, Nokia Corporation, UK