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A case reflecting the impact of sanctions in the context of security for costs

15 February 2024

This litigation raised issues regarding the effect of sanctions on the defendant banks’ ability to comply with their contractual obligations to pay sums due under certain bonds. In an earlier...

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Hill Dickinson advises Helios Global Group on Cogentia acquisition

15 February 2024

Our Private Equity team has advised Helios Global Group on its acquisition of Cambridge-based Cogentia, a health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and market access consultancy. 

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The Republic of the Marshall Islands becomes fully digitalised

13 February 2024

Following the recent amendments to the Marshall Islands Maritime Act that introduced the electronic recordation of preferred mortgages and lease finance charters, the Marshall Islands have further...

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Securing seed capital for university spin-outs and how your lawyer can help

13 February 2024

Seed capital is money that is used to start and grow your business. New and growing businesses raise funding from various sources to cover the costs of developing, improving and getting their product

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Lenders’ power to arrest – limited duties against owners upheld

12 February 2024

A mortgagee bank has obtained summary judgment in respect of its claims under a loan agreement, where the loan was secured by mortgages over vessels owned by the borrowers.
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Government consultation regarding ‘contractual controls on land’

12 February 2024

The government launched a consultation on 24 January 2024 seeking views on the time, cost, and market impact implications of collecting and publishing information about 'agreements, such as...

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Food and fluid refusal in prison settings – Spectrum’s innovative approach

12 February 2024

In our article Food and Fluid Refusal in Prison Settings we explored some of the challenges posed by patients refusing food and/or fluid in a prison setting. Exploring the individual’s motivation and

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The art of the possible – take control, survive, and thrive!

09 February 2024

Help your practice make a flying start to 2024 by signing up for this webinar, hosted by Hill Dickinson and BW Medical Accountants with guest speaker Sheinaz Stansfield...

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Court highlights autonomy of letters of credit under English law

09 February 2024

Letters of credit lie at the heart of trade across international borders. The principle of autonomy of a letter of credit i.e. its independence from the underlying sale transaction, is expressly..

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Court of Protection Newsletter – February 2024

08 February 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our Court of Protection newsletter.

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Hill Dickinson advises high street banks syndicate on Bruntwood SciTech £480m loan deal

08 February 2024

We recently advised a syndicate of five UK lenders on the refinancing of a £480m term and revolving loan facility for Bruntwood SciTech

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A 'stunt' summarily dismissed: No binding charterparty where 'subject' not lifted and where 'all terms' not 'agreed'

08 February 2024

After the decisions in The Leonidas [2020] EWHC 1986 and The Newcastle Express [2022] EWCA Civ 1555, it is clearly established that, in the context of contracts for the employment of a ship...