Directors’ Duties post COVID-19
On Wednesday 30 March, Matthew Weaver KC hosted a webinar on Directors’ Duties post COVID-19. Matthew discusses the current situation in respect of directors’ duties, developments in that area over the last few years and issues which have arisen as a result of and following the COVID pandemic and the legislative steps taken to deal […]
Favourite Cases: Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton [2021] UKSC 20, [2021] 3 W.L.R. 81 – Article by Elizabeth Ovey
In this Favourite Case article Elizabeth Ovey discusses the recent Supreme Court decision in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton which re-examined the principles for identifying what losses fall within the scope of the duty of care of a professional defendant. Read the article here. Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton is reported at [2021] […]
Estoppel by convention after Tinkler and Small claims costs – the exceptions explained – Junior Programme: Litigation
Junior Programme: Litigation webinar on “Estoppel by convention after Tinkler” and “Small claims costs – the exceptions explained” presented by Nicholas Macklam and Piers Digby. Estoppel by convention after Tinkler Nicholas discusses the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Tinkler v HMRC [2021] UKSC 39 in relation to estoppel by convention. Please find the slides attached, […]
‘Establishing economic duress’ and ‘Contract Caselaw Update’ – Junior Programme: Commercial
In this webinar Jonathan Edwards considers the economic duress doctrine and how the Supreme Court limited the scope of lawful act duress in the decision of Pakistan International Airline Corp v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 40. James Fagan presents on recent decisions that consider aspects of commercial contract law including topics such as […]
Issues in professional negligence claims – Article by Elizabeth Ovey and Henry Day
Elizabeth Ovey and Henry Day were invited by Legal Futures to discuss issues in professional negligence claims and pitfalls that can lead to claims being worth less than expected or nothing at all. You can read the piece here: https://bit.ly/3ugtcXL
Proprietary Estoppel and Farming Cases and Unlawful interference with land – Junior Programme: Real Estate
Junior Programme: Property webinar on “Proprietary Estoppel and Farming Cases” and “Unlawful interference with land” presented by Jonathan Edwards and Natalie Pratt. Proprietary Estoppel and Farming Cases Jonathan Edwards will discuss how the court weighs up proprietary estoppel claims and decides what relief to grant in farming cases, looking specifically at some of the more […]
Video: Witness Statements – The New Rules
Witness Statements – The New Rules is hosted by Shantanu Majumdar KC, Dov Ohrenstein and Lauren Kreamer. From 6th April 2021 new rules will apply to most trial witness statements in the Business & Property Courts. This webinar focuses on the practical consequences for litigators: How to ensure statements comply with the new requirements; the […]
Personal representatives: avoiding claims and meeting beneficiaries’ demands
A private client webinar hosted by William Moffett and Matthew Mills. Matt discusses the types of claim which may be brought against personal representatives and how personal representatives can minimise the risk of being sued. Please find the slides attached, here. William then considers the extent to which personal representatives should accede to, or may […]
‘An Update on the Restructuring Tool – More than a Year On’ and ‘Cross-border restructuring after COVID and Brexit – top tips’ Junior Programme: Restructuring
In this webinar, ‘An Update on the Restructuring Tool – More than a Year On’ and ‘Cross-border restructuring after COVID and Brexit – top tips’ Junior Programme: Restructuring, Andrew Brown talked about the recent cases that have highlighted the increasing use of the restructuring tool within different contexts, and some of the new challenges that […]
Sharpening the corporate restructuring tool – Article by David Mohyuddin KC and Andrew Brown
In this article, published by R3, David Mohyuddin KC and Andrew Brown discuss the evolution of the restructuring tool. It follows on from their previous article in the Summer issue, and explores the contentious sanction hearings of Virgin Active and Hurricane Energy. You can read the full article here.
