In Aymes International Ltd v. Nutrition4U BV, the Court of Appeal held that the consideration paid by a purchaser for a call option should not be included in the calculation of the target company’s turnover on which the...more
On 6 November 2024, the UK government published guidance in respect of the failure to prevent fraud offence, which was introduced in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA).Under this offence, companies...more
In its judgment in Decision Inc Holdings Proprietary Limited v. Garbett and El-Mariesh, the High Court of England and Wales provided guidance on the interpretation of two types of warranties commonly found in sale and...more
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In its judgment in Re Compound Photonic Group Ltd, the Court of Appeal has given helpful guidance on the scope of good faith obligations in a shareholders’ agreement....more
Injunctions against “persons unknown” have increased in popularity in recent years; however, the judgment in MBR Acres Ltd and others v McGivern [2022] EWHC 2072 has cast doubt on how useful these injunctions will be in...more
On 10 June 2022, the UK Law Commission published the results of its review into the laws that govern corporate criminal liability in the UK and its proposals to reform them. There has been a long-held concern amongst...more