Mental Health as a reason to pause bankruptcy proceedings: the new Mental Health Moratorium
23 April 2024
Individuals grappling with mental health issues will soon be able to apply for a temporary halt on creditor actions.
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23 April 2024
Individuals grappling with mental health issues will soon be able to apply for a temporary halt on creditor actions.
19 April 2024
Recent research from Deloitte suggests, that the STEM sectors are projected to see a considerable uptick in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2024. This is due to recent improvement in financial markets, spurred by decelerating inflation and expected reductions in interest rates.
11 April 2024
In FES Limited v HFD Construction Group Limited [2024] CSOH 20, the Outer House considered a “short question of contractual construction” which will be of interest to those in construction industry (and potentially beyond). The question was whether a contractual notice was a condition precedent to the contractor’s entitlement to loss and expense under the SBCC Standard Building Contract with Quantities for use in Scotland (2016). That is important as failure to comply with a ‘condition precedent’ precludes the relevant relief whereas failure to comply with a lesser contractual mechanism – although a breach of contract – does not necessarily have the same consequences.
08 April 2024
Last month, the European Parliament adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act, making it the first comprehensive law regulating the use of AI, but with the UK seeking to take a significantly different approach to regulation, who has got it right?
28 March 2024
The Taxation of Judicial Expenses Rules 2019 allow for a party to seek an additional charge, normally in the form of a percentage uplift to their Account of Expenses. This percentage is only applied to solicitor fees and not outlays. Prior to April 2019, the additional charge was known as an additional fee.
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