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Key structuring aspects of a forward flow transaction An increasing number of originators are looking to use forward flow arrangements as part of their funding. Forward flows are relatively simple in concept, designed to provide originators with access to reliable committed funding without being directly exp... Companies can claim privilege against their shareholders In a landmark judgment, the Commercial Court has decided that a company’s shareholders have no freestanding entitlement to see the company’s privileged documents. The decision, which revisits what many considered a long-established rule of English law, co... The IP Brief - November 2024 Welcome to The IP Brief – a quarterly update of key IP cases and news, with a primarily UK and EU focus. The interesting link between office occupancy and employment policy In this Horizon Scanning episode, Jane Edwarde and Phil Linnard are joined by Lee Elliott, Global Head of Occupier Research at Knight Frank.   They discuss the evolving relationship between office occupation and employment policy, particularly in the... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: CMA CEO says that CMA is “rising to the challenge on growth” Just over a month on from the launch of the new UK Government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper on 14 October 2024, the Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Sarah Cardell, has set out how the CMA is rising to the challenge of pr... A new chapter in the unallowable purpose tale: The FTT's decision in Syngenta In Syngenta, the First-tier Tribunal denied interest deductions on a loan created in an intra-group reorganisation under the unallowable purpose rule in CTA 2009 s 441. This case highlights that commercial purposes need to be clearly articulated and that ...