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    General Counsel Update - June 2013 - A summary of major developments in key areas
    2013-06-21

     

    The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013 (Regulations) to amend the structure of UK annual reports have been published and laid before Parliament.

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    Australia, European Union, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA, Arbitration & ADR, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Construction, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Internet & Social Media, Litigation, Public, Real Estate, Telecoms, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Location:
    Australia, European Union, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    General Counsel update - legal guide edition 32
    2012-11-29

    Changes to the Listing Rules and further consultation on enhancing the effectiveness of the regime

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    Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, United Kingdom, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Construction, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employment & Labor, Franchising, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Telecoms, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Location:
    Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Court of Appeal holds that anti-deprivation principle does not apply to provisions relating to the termination of an IP licence on insolvency
    2010-03-02

    The anti-deprivation principle provides that “there cannot be a valid contract that a man’s property shall remain his until his bankruptcy, and, on the happening of that event, go over to someone else, and be taken away from his creditors”.

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    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Share (finance), Bankruptcy, Breach of contract, Interest, Joint venture, Court of Appeal of England & Wales
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Court of Appeal reverses earlier decision and holds that anti-deprivation principle does not apply to provisions relating to the termination of an IP licence on insolvency
    2010-01-26

    In September 2009 we reported on the first instance decision in Butters and ors v BBC Worldwide Ltd and ors, accessible here in which the Court held that contractual provisions in a joint venture agreement taken together with termination provisions in a licence of IP rights were void since the effect of those provisions on insolvency was to deprive creditors' access to assets and therefore contrary

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    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Share (finance), Joint venture, Subsidiary, Court of Appeal of England & Wales
    Authors:
    Joel Smith , Laura Deacon
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    IP licences and insolvency - deprivation principle held to apply to provisions relating to the termination of an IP licence on insolvency
    2009-09-18

    In Butters and ors v BBC Worldwide Ltd and ors, decided on 20 August 2009, the Court held that contractual provisions in a joint venture agreement taken together with termination provisions in a licence of IP rights were void since the effect of those provisions on insolvency was to deprive creditors access to assets and therefore contrary to public policy in the light of insolvency laws.

    BUSINESS IMPACT

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    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Share (finance), Bankruptcy, Joint venture, Public limited company, Prejudice, Subsidiary
    Authors:
    Joel Smith , Laura Deacon
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Preview of 2018
    2018-01-15

    ENGLAND AND WALES PREVIEW OF 2018 January 2018 LEGAL GUIDE HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS 01 page CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 Brexit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 Competition, Regulation and Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Dispute Resolution . . . . . . . .

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    European Union, United Kingdom, Scotland, Arbitration & ADR, Banking, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Construction, Derivatives, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, IT & Data Protection, Planning, Real Estate, Securitization & Structured Finance, Tax, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brexit, GDPR
    Location:
    European Union, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Timeline: What is on the Horizon? - October 2017
    2017-10-03

    EU requirement for national insolvency registers to be established in all Member States (Recast Insolvency Regulation 2015 ((EU) 2015/848))

    Will Nevin Partner T +44 20 7466 2199 [email protected]

    UK TIMELINE

    Kevin Pullen Partner T +44 20 7466 2976 [email protected]

    2017Q4 (Oct-Dec)

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    European Union, Global, United Kingdom, Banking, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Construction, Derivatives, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Public, Real Estate, Tax, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Corporate governance, Brexit, MiFID, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), European Commission, CJEU
    Location:
    European Union, Global, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    BREXIT: charting a new course
    2017-02-21

    If 2016 ended with more questions than answers as to how Brexit would take shape, 2017 began with at least a little more clarity.

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    European Union, Global, OECD, United Kingdom, USA, Arbitration & ADR, Aviation, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, IT & Data Protection, Public, Real Estate, Tax, Telecoms, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brexit, Internal market, EEA, UK Supreme Court
    Location:
    European Union, Global, OECD, United Kingdom, USA
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Preview of 2017
    2017-01-10

    2017 will see major changes to the UK legal landscape, with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union expected to be triggered by the end of March 2017 to begin the Brexit process. The legal implications of Brexit will be hugely significant; preparing for their impact will be a substantial challenge across every industry sector. Our Preview of 2017 outlines these implications, as well as identifying other trends and issues we expect to be on the legal agenda this year.

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    European Union, OECD, United Kingdom, Banking, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Construction, Corporate Finance/M&A, Derivatives, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, IT & Data Protection, Legal Practice, Litigation, Public, Real Estate, Tax, Telecoms, Trade & Customs, White Collar Crime, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brexit
    Location:
    European Union, OECD, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Calendar Of Key Issues - An Interactive Guide To The Legal Milestones Ahead - October 2016
    2016-10-12

    For more information, please contact the relevant Herbert Smith Freehills partner referred to in the contact list or Simone Pearlman, head of legal knowledge on +44 (0) 20 7466 2021 or email simone. [email protected] This is a guide to key legal developments in the coming months and years ahead (UK perspective).

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    European Union, United Kingdom, Arbitration & ADR, Banking, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Construction, Corporate Finance/M&A, Derivatives, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Internet & Social Media, IT & Data Protection, Media & Entertainment, Planning, Public, Real Estate, Securitization & Structured Finance, Tax, Telecoms, Trade & Customs, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brexit
    Location:
    European Union, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

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