William KanaanSep 21, 2023Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 comes into forceThe Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 took effect on 20th September. The Act aims to facilitate the legal recognition of documents...
William KanaanMay 9, 2023Court finds QC not liable to third parties for tax-avoidance advice The case concerned claimants who were a group of wealthy individuals who had invested in excess of £100 million in tax-avoidance schemes...
William KanaanMar 23, 2023Conversion of shares: variation or abrogation of rights attaching to class of sharesThe High Court considered the question of whether the special rights attached to a class of preferred shares can be extinguished by the...
William KanaanMar 23, 2023Share purchase agreement: validity of notice of warranty The Buyer acquired the Company from the Seller under a share purchase agreement (SPA). The Seller provided a warranty that a...
William KanaanFeb 27, 2023Fees agreement reached over email not legally bindingThe High Court held that an agreement in an email regarding fees did not create a legally binding contract, given the fact that no final...
William KanaanFeb 24, 2023Updated BVCA model documentsThe British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (commonly known as the BVCA) has revised and re-launched its standardised...
William KanaanFeb 24, 2023Unjust enrichment time limitsThe Commercial Court has ruled that it is not necessary for the underlying contract to be terminated before any claim in unjust...
William KanaanFeb 22, 2023Changes to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions On 14th February 2023, the EU Council announced changes to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, adding to the...
William KanaanAug 1, 2022High Court permits service of documents via non-fungible tokenThe High Court allowed service of documents on persons unknown via non-fungible token (NFT) blockchain and by email, in what is thought...
William KanaanJul 27, 2022Register of Overseas Entities The Government has confirmed that the Register of Overseas Entities will come into force on 1st August 2022. This means that overseas...