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Mining and Minerals
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Challenging conclusivity and “playing for time” under the JCT final account process
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Real Estate
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CMS Banking Disputes Report 2024
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Defendant Personal Injury
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Digital asset insolvency issues not insoluble for English law
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When does the right to request a collateral warranty become time-barred?
A recent decision of the Court of Session appears to be the first case in England or Scotland to consider when a right to request the delivery of a collateral warranty becomes time-barred. The Court found...
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Real Estate
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Transparency: ECCTA 2023 and Register of Overseas Entities update
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), which is aimed at tackling economic crime and preventing abuse of corporate structures in the UK, will not only fundamentally reform the...
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Funds
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Is the UK’s “pro-innovation” approach to AI regulation sustainable? TUC continues its call for legislation with publication of AI Bill
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Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
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Data Protection Law
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Bioenergy in Scotland – Scottish Government’s Draft Policy Statement focusses on sustainability and resilience
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Infrastructure & Projects
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APP fraud – Quincecare duty claims against banks replaced by new “retrieval duty” claims
The recent decision in CCP Graduate School Ltd v National Westminster Bank plc and another [2024] EWHC 581 (KB), demonstrates how Claimants are repositioning claims against banks arising from authorised...
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