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COVID-19: Potential legal impact (Spain)
In recent days, different measures have been adopted to counter the exceptional situation generated in Spain by COVID-19, including Royal Decree …
Australia's courts publish reasons for clearing Vodafone/TPG merger
We assess the Federal Court's decision to overrule competition regulators to back $15bn telecoms merger. On 13 February 2020, the Federal Court of …
Covid-19: Governance: Insurance losses and considerations for policyholders (Australia)
The various restrictions being put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 are causing significant disruption to supply chain logistics for businesses …
Endeavours obligations: How hard do you have to try?
Obligations to endeavour to achieve some object are commonly agreed in commercial contracts where the relevant party is not willing to take on an …
Policyholder insurance highlights 2019
Read our assessment of the key lessons for insurance policyholders based on last year’s top cases and market developments. This unique publication …
Unfolding privacy class actions in Australia
Claimants in Australia face a number of challenges to successfully bringing a privacy class action, including the absence of a clear cause of action and …
The end of common fund orders as we know them?
Since 2016, common fund orders have been made in a number of Australian class actions under a particular statutory provision of the Federal Court of …
How far can you act in your own self-interest? The role of good faith in commercial contracts
The traditional starting point in English contract law is that parties are free to do what they like so long as they do not breach the agreed terms. But …
What does your contract mean? How the courts interpret contracts
All too often, a term might seem perfectly clear to the parties when the contract is agreed, but a dispute later arises as to how it is meant to apply in …
Class Action reform bill introduced to WA Parliament
On 26 June 2019, the Civil Procedure (Representative Proceedings) Bill 2019 (WA) was introduced into the Western Australian Parliament marking an …
Can your insurer rely on an insolvency exclusion?
Insolvency exclusion in D&O policy did not apply to claim by DOCA Administrators for breach of directors’ general duties.Key takeaways In a recent …
The view from Brussels - Can the Backstop be Renegotiated?
Both candidates to be leader of the Conservative Party, and therefore to be UK Prime Minister, have vowed to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement and in …
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