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News 22/02/2021
Kennedys continues to deepen its bench of offerings with the addition of partner Jared Greisman to its New York office. He joins from Goldberg Segalla, where he was a partner in the global insurance services team and chaired his first-party property practice.
Article 17/02/2021
It will long be remembered that the big tech social media platforms “de-platformed” a President of the United States and denied Donald Trump his media connection of choice at a critical time.
Article 15/02/2021
Understandably there has been much focus of late on how Brexit impacts upon European and UK cross-border insolvencies going forward, some of which has been touched upon in our previous article. Here, we consider how insolvency officers in the USA can seek insolvency assistance in the UK and whether this may differ from the approach to be taken by insolvency office holders in Europe.
Article 21/01/2021
Despite the “push to the eleventh hour”, the initial response to the achievement of a trade deal was one of positivity and relief. Relief that the deal would provide some certainty and avoid widespread disruption. This response although entirely understandable given the confusion of the last 4½ years of negotiations, ignores both the most positive, and most negative, aspects of the deal.
Article 22/12/2020
In October 2020, as part of the continuing harmonisation of national work health and safety laws, Australian states and territories are introducing laws for industrial manslaughter, defining a workplace fatality as a criminal offence.
Article 16/12/2020
A summary of recent developments, including a brief overview of supply chain management issues in light of the government consultation into transparency in supply chains response, the rise in personal guarantees being called upon in the current economic climate, the impact of the current introduction of joint liability notices by the HMRC on directors and shareholders and the recent judicial review decision impacting the changes to the Use Classes Order and permitted development rights.
Article 16/12/2020
The transition period is shortly coming to a close. Deal or No Deal, we consider whether the Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 as amended can fully replace the EU Insolvency Regulation and the Recast Insolvency Regulation.
Article 16/12/2020
Personal guarantees can be crucial for businesses, allowing them to expand and improve cash flow where they otherwise would not be able to. Guarantors are often aware of the risks attached to the provision of such a guarantee. However, in some cases clauses can be misleading, making it unclear what is required under the contract and/or guarantee.
Article 15/12/2020
International law firms such as Kennedys are often involved in commercial disputes involving multiple jurisdictions. However, cross-border dispute resolution often comes with a problem – how to enforce the judgment in the losing party’s jurisdiction in order to make a commercial recovery.
News 27/11/2020
Kennedys is celebrating 20 years in Hong Kong, and is also moving to new offices.
