News & Insights (Commercial Agreements)

Contract Law Review 2011

As ever, contractual disputes have kept the English courts busy in 2011.  Here is a quick roundup of some of the ...

Clare Peacock recognised as a Young Dealmaker of the Year at 2011 awards

Competition regulators clear Project Canvas

Ofcom and OFT give Freeview-on-demand joint venture green light On 19 October 2010 Ofcom announced that it would not investigate ...

Taylor Wessing acts for f-star on therapeutic technology collaboration

Taylor Wessing has acted for antibody engineering company f-star on a collaboration and license agreement with Boehringer ...

MPF award for Taylor Wessing's commitment to sustainability

Taylor Wessing is celebrating after winning the Sustainability Reporting category at the prestigious MPF European Practice ...

Taylor Wessing Middle East Strengthens Corporate Commercial Team with Senior Associate

  Taylor Wessing Middle East has taken on board senior associate Ben Constance to further strengthen its corporate ...

Recent changes to the UAE Commercial Agencies Law

The UAE federal government has recently published in the Gazette, Federal Law No 2 of 2010, which amends certain provisions of ...

Keyword Advertising - Settled Points and Open Questions

A closer look at the emerging judicil approach in the European Union The permissibility of optimizing online advertising by ...

Notional licence fee not the correct measure of damages for infringing CD covermount

This case concerned a CD covermount which included recordings of songs performed at a Jimi Hendrix Experience concert (the Band’s ...

Deposition in England and Wales to support US proceedings

Orders for the Production of documents and giving of oral testimony Depositions of witnesses and the production of documents to ...

Enforcing US judgments in England

Despite the close commercial links between the US and the UK, there is no convention or treaty providing for the reciprocal ...

Injunctive proceedings in England & Wales in support of US proceedings

The English Court may grant injunctions in support of US proceedings under section 25 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act ...

Important FSA update: anti-bribery and corruption in Commercial Insurance Broking

The FSA has published its final report following its thematic review of anti-bribery and corruption risks in the commercial ...

What is the Bribery Act and why is it important to you?

The Bribery Act was passed on 8 April 2010. It is of fundamental importance to all commercial organisations that are either ...

Class clash on the bill

In an article published in Money Marketing in April 2010, Laurence Lieberman and Tom Oliver assess the implications of the ...

Public Law Update - February 2010

This update provides an overview of two recent key legal developments relating to the public sector. Firstly, the ECJ has now ...

Shockwaves through the outsourcing and technology services sector?

Judgment was given in the High Court on 26 January 2010 in the long running case between BSkyB and EDS. The Times reported some ...

Highland Spring acquires Greencore Water for up to £17.5million

European law firm Taylor Wessing has acted for Highland Spring Limited on the successful acquisition of the bottled water ...

Bribery Bill Update

On 18 November 2009, the Government confirmed that it intends to put the Bribery Bill before Parliament.

Treatment of Bonuses - Expect a Fight

Remuneration in the financial services industry continues to attract considerable press coverage. In addition to the inevitably ...

Taylor Wessing expands Real Estate group with hire of leading partner Lorraine Ufland

Taylor Wessing LLP has announced the appointment of Lorraine Ufland, who will shortly join the Firm as a partner in the Real ...

New Partner for Taylor Wessing in Brussels

Taylor Wessing is pleased to announce the appointment of a new partner, Bart De Moor, to its Brussels office.  Bart De ...

Taylor Wessing's International Dispute Resolution Survey

Companies Act 2006 - Guide to October 2008 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 came into force.  How do these changes affect your company?  October 2008 ...

Poker face once more: New decision makes it harder for parties to litigation to discover how deep their opponent's pockets are

We reported earlier this year on the High Court decision of Harcourt v FEF Griffith.  In line with modern emphasis of cards ...

Former Berrymans Lace Mawer Dubai Managing Partner joins Taylor Wessing in Dubai

Taylor Wessing (Middle East) LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Cama, Managing Partner of Berrymans Lace ...

"All change please!" - Sweeping new UK legislation on unfair commercial practices comes into force on 26 May 2008

Criminal liability for unfair business-to-consumer ('B2C') commercial practices and misleading business-to-busines ('B2B') ...

Taylor Wessing advises Ambition Group on the acquisition of Witan Jardine

A team from Taylor Wessing's Inward Investment and Financial Markets group has advised Sydney-based Ambition Group Limited ...

Discretion to approve sub-licensing must be exercised in good faith

Lymington Marina v Macnamara and others [2007]

The Companies Act 2006 - Headline changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company? Find a brief overview ...

The Companies Act 2006 - Guide to October 2007 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company?

The Companies Act 2006 - Guide to April 2008 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company? April 2008 changes.

The Companies Act 2006 - Directors' Duties

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company's Directors' ...

Taylor Wessing's corporate team gains further expansion

Taylor Wessing Germany promotes 17 partners from its own ranks at partners’ meeting in Nice