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Product safety assessment marks after Brexit – out with the old, in with the new
Posted: 15/12/2020
The new UKCA (‘UK Conformity Assessed’) mark will replace the existing CE mark for relevant products sold in Great Britain when the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020 (subject to any amendments contained in any EU-UK trade deal reached). On 1 September 2020, the UK Government published guidance......>>
Collective redress following Merricks v MasterCard
Posted: 14/12/2020
On Friday 11 December, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Merricks v MasterCard, dismissing MasterCard’s appeal and remitting the claim to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) for consideration. The judgment heralds a more ‘representative-friendly’ regime for those wishing to pursue opt-out...…>>
The grass is not always greener for suppliers: the collapse of the Arcadia Group
Posted: 02/12/2020
With the news that the Arcadia Group has entered administration, suppliers of goods and services are left with a number of questions: what happens next, and can they still get paid? The answers to such issues have recently been drastically altered by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) 2020...…>>
Remedies of the English courts
Posted: 01/12/2020
English courts are prepared to grant injunctive relief on worldwide assets in support of foreign proceedings, where a case based on international fraud can be made out, provided the requisite conditions for the grant of such relief are met and the applicant has not delayed in seeking such relief...…>>
Business interruption insurance test case – both sides to appeal to the Supreme Court
Posted: 05/11/2020
On 2 November 2020, the Supreme Court granted permission to the FCA, six defendant insurers and one intervening policyholder action group to appeal the recent High Court decision which largely ruled in favour of policyholders hit by the pandemic......>>

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