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No requirement to accept non-contractual performance to overcome force majeure event: RTI v MUR Shipping The UK Supreme Court has held that the requirement on a non-defaulting party to use ‘reasonable endeavours’ to overcome a force majeure event does not require the non-defaulting party to accept an offer of non-contractual performance absent clear wor... Hague Judgments Convention: UK joins new regime to simplify cross-border enforcements of judgments The UK has ratified the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention. When it comes into force for the UK next July, it will make it significantly easier to enforce a wide range of English court judgments in 28 countries – including all bar one of the EU’s member stat... Hong Kong Stock Exchange consults on amendments to the Corporate Governance Code and related rules Overview The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the Exchange) has issued a consultation paper with wide-ranging proposals to amend the Corporate Governance Code (CG Code) and related Listing Rules with the aim of promoting strong corporate governance practice... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Court of Justice hands down judgment in Servier, siding with Commission in ‘pay for delay’ appeals On 27 June 2024, the European Court of Justice delivered its latest judgments in a long-running saga relating to so-called ‘pay for delay’ agreements. The judgments largely affirm the European Commission’s 2014 decision to fine Servier and several generic... BLOG: The capital test for investment management expenses is the same as for trading expenses: UK Supreme Court in Centrica Overseas Holdings Limited To what extent are professional advisory fees associated with the disposal of a loss-making investment deductible as management expenses under section 1219 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 (CTA 2009)?  This was the question before the Supreme Court in... Scaling through integration? Proposals on integrating greenhouse gas removals in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme The day after former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak requested permission from the King to dissolve parliament and called a UK general election, the UK Emissions Trading System (“UK ETS”) Authority launched a consultation on proposals to integrate greenhous... Tax and the City Review - July 2024 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider the Court of Appeal’s decisions in JTI on the unallowable purpose rule in the loan relationships regime, and in Altrad on the use of the Ramsay principle of construction (as appl... How should privacy teams manage AI? It takes a village The unprecedented growth of ChatGPT and the resulting increase in business uptake of AI means many privacy teams are having to adapt fast. They have an important role to play and are needing to address the heightened legal and practical challenges posed b... The Shareholder Rights and Activism Review - 9th edition - United Kingdom chapter This law review chapter considers the legal and regulatory framework in UK shareholder activism, key trends over the past two years, and an analysis of recent activism campaigns. Furthermore, the chapter offers a summary of recent regulatory developments,... Court of Appeal decision in Virgin Media on need for actuarial confirmation when amending reference scheme test benefits The Court of Appeal has decided in Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pensions Trustees II Limited that where amendments were made to contracted-out DB rights between 6 April 1997 and 6 April 2013 rights and did not comply with the requirement to obtain actu...