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Article 21 jan 2021
The Free Trade Agreement – implications for SMEs
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.
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Article 22 dez 2020
Australian workplace laws to criminalise workplace fatalities
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.
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Article 16 dez 2020
Commercial Brief market insights - December 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.
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Article 16 dez 2020
Brexit and EU cross-border insolvency – what comes next?
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.
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Article 16 dez 2020
Personal guarantees: always read before you sign
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.
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Article 15 dez 2020
A special relationship: how to enforce American judgments in England
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.
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News 27 nov 2020
Kennedys celebrates 20 years in Hong Kong with office move
Kennedys is celebrating 20 years in Hong Kong, and is also moving to new offices.
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Article 25 nov 2020
Blockchain: a new frontier for dispute resolution?
It is a challenge to find an actor in any commercial sphere who has not heard of blockchain. While most commonly associated with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin developed by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, the applicability and uses of blockchain have since become far more wide reaching. This is owing to its key tenets - it is decentralised, digital and immutable which makes it a prime tool in a variety of sectors, from insurance to healthcare.
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News 24 nov 2020
One of the UK’s newest banks appoints Kennedys to its legal panel
Kennedys has been appointed to the panel of Recognise Bank, a new SME-focused UK bank operating in London, the Midlands, Manchester and Leeds.
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News 18 nov 2020
Kennedys boosts non-contentious insurance practice with partner hire
Kennedys has appointed partner Tobin Ashby to its growing corporate insurance, financial regulation and products practice as part of a strategic drive to expand its non-contentious services to the insurance sector.