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08-12-2021 /

In this Q&A we consider the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues on M&A transactions. Examples of what might typically fall within the scope of ESG factors are outlined in our recent article ESG: Corporate Decision Making.

17-11-2021 /

Environment, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues, including human rights, have increasingly become a board level concern as ESG regulation, legislation and shareholder expectation continues to grow.

23-06-2021 /

In this article we consider the UK competition law rules applying to the sharing of commercially-sensitive information (CSI) during the due diligence stages of a transaction and the procedural safeguards a seller can put in place to ensure compliance with UK competition law.

17-06-2021 /

In this article we provide an update on our previous article Data protection: European Commission kicks off UK adequacy process and consider the validity of the European Commission’s (EC) new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) in the UK.

12-03-2021 /

The European Commission (“Commission”) recently published its draft EU GDPR¹ adequacy decision (the “Draft Decision”)², for data flows between the European Union (“EU”) and United Kingdom (“UK”) bringing the UK closer to a positive decision on the continued free flow of personal data from the EU into the UK.

12-02-2021 /

This is an update to our March 2020 article on electronic signatures following the Law Society’s recent guidance on how English law governed contracts can be signed using electronic signatures (“e-signatures”).

25-01-2021 /

An EU representative is a natural or legal person appointed to represent controllers or processors not established in the EU (EU Representative). To be established in the EU means you have a branch, representative office or other unincorporated presence there.

12-01-2021 /

At 11pm on 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition period came to an end. A few days prior to this, on 24 December 2020, the UK Government and the EU Commission announced that a deal had been agreed on the future of the EU-UK relationship and that the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) had been finalised.

18-11-2020 /

As the end of the Transition Period looms, businesses of all sizes are running out of time to prepare for Brexit.

18-11-2020 /

With the end of the Brexit transition period approaching on 31 December 2020, we consider what implications this will have for data protection in the UK.

17-11-2020 /

The judgment handed down by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) on 16 July 2020 in Schrems II ¹ had significant implications for the transfer of personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA).

27-07-2020 /

The current climate has made the valuation of target companies very difficult for buyers, ultimately impacting M&A deal flow globally.  

27-07-2020 /

It is clear that COVID-19 has had an impact on M&A deal flow globally across many sectors.

07-07-2020 /

With the easing of lockdown measures, businesses around the country are now reopening. 

16-06-2020 / 保险

The UK insurance and reinsurance industry is the largest in Europe and the fourth-largest in the world.

22-05-2020 /

At a time when companies are working through the impact of Covid-19 on their business, employees, contracts and supply chains, the Government has issued guidance on ‘responsible contractual behaviour’ for contracts ‘materially impacted’ by Covid-19 (i.e. those too difficult or impossible to perform). It calls on parties to act responsibly and fairly during the Covid-19 pandemic in order to protect businesses, jobs, supply chains and the UK’s economic recovery.

22-05-2020 /

As social distancing measures are slowly being eased across the globe, many businesses will be revisiting their own (and their supplier) T&Cs as they look to resume trade.

24-04-2020 /

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly influenced the Brexit timetable. The possibility of concluding an agreed framework to govern the future relationship between the UK and EU and the necessary systems to implement the framework before 31 December 2020 looked ambitious even before the coronavirus crisis struck. Attempting to meet the deadline when a public health emergency exists appears even more challenging.

16-04-2020 /

Disrupted supply chains, abrupt decline in corporate earnings, funding cutbacks, concerns over commercial sustainability of contracts, key event cancellations and a marked reduction in consumer activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic have all had an impact on markets and businesses around the globe. Joint venture (“JV”) participants in all industries and sectors are suddenly having to manage risks and take decisions they had not anticipated or prepared for in their contractual arrangements. Many JV participants are finding it difficult to meet undertakings they have given to the JV and the severe impact on revenues has meant funding has been compromised.

16-04-2020 /

Following on from Ince’s recent article on force majeure clauses, we consider the common law rules on frustration. Frustration may provide relief for parties under English law governed contracts entered into before the onset of COVID-19 which are now difficult or impossible to perform and where there is no force majeure clause in the contract or a force majeure clause does not sufficiently capture an event such as COVID-19.

24-03-2020 /

As governments work to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and companies implement emergency measures to comply with public health initiatives, it is important that any steps taken are consistent with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). We set out below the basic data protection questions you may have from a UK perspective.

23-03-2020 /

Both Buyers and Sellers will need to be mindful of the potential impact of COVID-19 on new and ongoing M&A transactions. There are a number of issues that the parties might consider addressing at various stages of the transaction to protect themselves and provide an agreeable approach where risk is identified.

23-03-2020 /

The coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted supply chains globally. Suppliers and providers are finding it harder to deliver their usual services due to (amongst other things) workforce sickness and quarantine, logistics delays and in some cases country wide lockdown.

17-03-2020 /

Company directors will need to prudently assess how to manage coronavirus risks within their businesses.

04-01-2020 /

In this Brexit Q&A Mona Patel provides commentary on the impact of Brexit on corporate law and transactions.

12-12-2019 /

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union continues to create a complex and unprecedented level of uncertainty in the UK, the EU and beyond. It brings significant regulatory, financial and operational implications to individuals and businesses of all sizes.

16-05-2019 / 保险

The UK insurance and reinsurance industry is the largest in Europe and the fourth-largest in the world. Commercial insurance business in the UK is dominated by the ‘London Market’, which today is the world’s leading market for internationally traded insurance and reinsurance.

30-05-2018 /

For the past few years, Peter Rogan (Consultant) has edited the Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review

03-03-2016 /

International law firm Ince Co has advised the departing shareholders on the sale of their shares in Lorega Limited to a newly incorporated company owned by Lorega's management team and the management team's investors, Alcuin Capital Partners LLP The value of the MBO was undisclosed

01-06-2015 / 保险

A number of significant developments are set to take place this year that marks 2015 as a pivotal year for the insurance sector. In this article, we focus on three specific developments that firms should be aware of: i) the Financial Conduct Authority’s (the FCA) new ‘concurrent powers’; ii) the Solvency II Directive and how far along it is; and iii) the new regulatory requirements for outsourcing. We consider the effects of these regulations and what firms should be doing to prepare for them.