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Legal considerations when transporting electric vehicles by sea

26 February 2024

The increasing use of electric vehicles (EVs) globally in the past decade has led to a rise in the number of EVs being transported by sea, resulting in a growing concern about the associated risks...

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Extraordinary Report of the Chief Coroner – The coroner service 10 years post reform

22 February 2024

The Chief Coroner’s Extraordinary Report on the impact of the reforms of the coroner service, 10 years post-reform, was published on 11 January 2024...

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Is it appropriate to make final declarations during an interim hearing?

20 February 2024

The recent case VT -v- NHS Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Integrated Care Board & Anor [2024] EWHC 294 (Fam) (14 February 2024) considered whether it was appropriate to make final...

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Hill Dickinson confirms new finance partner to bolster its London offering

20 February 2024

We're pleased to welcome corporate partner James Harmer to our London office where his specialism in debt capital market transactions will complement and enhance our existing corporate offering

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Recent reviews of prison healthcare services reveal key learning for prison healthcare providers

16 February 2024

Two recent reviews highlight the need for essential changes to be made within the prison services healthcare sector.
These reviews highlight issues that we see regularly in inquests where...

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Court grants anti-arbitration injunction

16 February 2024

In this case, the Court granted the claimant’s application for an 'anti-arbitration' injunction (AAI) to prevent the defendants from pursuing an LCIA arbitration which they purported to commence in...

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Hill Dickinson’s Private Equity team advises Inflexion-backed Celnor Group on Aitken Laboratories acquisition

16 February 2024

We are pleased to have advised TICC platform Celnor Group on its acquisition of Aitken Laboratories Limited, which now becomes part of Celnor Group’s built environment division

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – reforms due to take effect from 4 March 2024

15 February 2024

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and brings in a suite of changes which are intended to prevent abuse of UK corporate...

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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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