Corporate Notes

Procurement – new Procurement Act in force from 24 February 2025

The Procurement Act 2023 will enter into force on 24 February 2025. The Act constitutes a major overhaul of the existing, EU-based rules governing the …

Drafting contracts – key lessons from 2024

Half-yearly corporate update – our latest briefing

We have published our half-yearly update briefing which summarises the major developments in UK corporate law and regulation that have occurred over the …

Payment practices reporting – updated guidance and further measures to tackle late payments

The Department for Business and Trade has updated its guidance on the requirement for large UK companies and LLPs to report on their payment practices, …

Payment practices reporting – updated guidance and announcement of new measures

The Government has published updated guidance on the requirement for large UK companies and LLPs to report on their payment practices, policies and …

Half-yearly corporate update – our latest briefing

Contract law – Hague convention ratified by UK government

The UK government has ratified the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters …

Supreme Court ruling on force majeure

Extension of payment practices reporting regulations

The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have been made and come into force on 5 April 2024. They extend and …

Drafting contracts - Key lessons from 2023

In our annual contract law update we consider a number of interesting contract law cases from 2023 which highlighted key points for those involved in …

Draft regulations extending reporting requirements published

The government has published draft regulations to extend and strengthen the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 and the …

Extension of payment practices reporting regulations and report on general review into payments and cash flow

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published its response on proposals to extend and strengthen the Reporting on Payment Practices …