Last week, the Ministry of Justice launched public consultation on re-introducing Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal fees with a Claimant/Appeallant (as applicable) expected to pay...

Under the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) of Hong Kong (“AO”), unless the relevant arbitration agreement expressly provides for application of the opt-in provisions in sections 5-7 of Schedule 2...

Welcome to our Contentious Business Update where we focus on some topical and interesting legal issues affecting businesses. We hope you find this edition informative and insightful...

On 16 and 17 January 2024, the UK Maritime Autonomous Systems Regulatory Working Group (MASRWG) held a virtual conference titled 'MASSive Development,' attended by Hill Dickinson.
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I have been fortunate in being able to work on secondment at an NHS client trust for the past 19 months. This experience has allowed me to see the pressures clients feel from the moment that they...

The United Kingdom is currently grappling with a profound crisis in its adult social care system, and one significant aspect contributing to this challenge is the issue of delayed discharges from...

In a dispute arising out of an insurance claim for delayed delivery of aircraft, the Court of Appeal has held that the non-assignment clause in the sale contract did not apply to a transfer of the...

This dispute is noteworthy for the arbitration-related issues it raised, including governing law of the arbitration agreement and the extent of the English Court’s powers to grant an anti-suit...

As we’ve covered in our previous updates, the Procurement Act 2023 has received Royal Assent and is due to come into force in October 2024. To help you prepare, we are producing a series of bitesize a

Many companies rely on restrictions, or 'restrictive covenants', in employment contracts to try to limit the damage caused when employees move to a competing business. They may, for example, seek to..

In a recent High Court case - Chedington Events Ltd v. Brake [2023] EWHC 2804 – the High Court made an unusual and interesting award in respect of pre-judgment interest, taking into account the...

The UK, alongside 48 other countries, has signed the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) requiring crypto platforms to start sharing taxpayer information with tax authorities with a view to...