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                <title>Are you ready for 1 May 2026?  Seven steps towards compliance</title>
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                            Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:33:48 &#x2B;0000
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                            Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:49:20 &#x2B;0000
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                            Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:25:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Crisis Management and Investigations Circular &#x2013; Issue 1 &#x2013; March 2026</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first edition of Travers Smith&#x27;s Crisis Management and Investigations Circular, providing a bite-size round-up of recent developments in the world of crisis management and investigations.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:31:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Conflict in the Middle East &#x2013; legal solutions to help build business resilience</title>
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                            Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:50:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>What the UK&#x27;s data protection reforms mean for pension trustees</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[While a far cry from the sweeping GDPR compliance uplift of 2018, trustees are nonetheless faced with a new series of data protection and e-privacy reforms under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) &#x2013; most of which came into effect on 5 February 2025. The DUAA was a long time in the making and despite receiving Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, the various changes are being phased in over time via secondary legislation. Trustees may well be forgiven, therefore, for needing a reminder as to h...]]></description>
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                            Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:47:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Pensions Radar - March 2026</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Pensions Radar is a quarterly listing of expected future changes in UK law affecting work-based pension schemes. Read our March 2026 edition now.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:27:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>In Baroness Lawrence &amp; Ors v Associated Newspapers the High Court has issued a useful reminder of the strict requirements which must be satisfied before the Court will make a third-party disclosure order and the &quot;exceptional&quot; nature of this discretionary</title>
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                            Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:04:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Automotive Supply Chain Risks: Lessons from JLR and First Brands</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Recent months have thrown automotive supply chain risks into the spotlight, with the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) cyber attack and the collapse of First Brands Group providing stark reminders that supply disruptions can strike from multiple fronts and have wide-ranging consequences.&#xD;&#xA;Both cases make it clear that disruption can stem from cyber, financial, operational and geopolitical events, with impacts quickly felt throughout the value chain.&#xD;&#xA;We discuss five key areas of supply chain risk for a...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:35:37 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Dryrobe&#xAE; v Caesr Group: Why a pro-active brand strategy can be pivotal to the enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Dryrobe Limited v Caesr Group Limited (t/a D-Robe Outdoors) judgment handed down late last year refers to the &quot;relentless efforts&quot; made by Dryrobe&#xAE; to monitor and police the use of its brand. These efforts were not only crucial to Dryrobe&#xAE;&#x27;s successful infringement claims against D-Robe, but also to its successful defence against counterclaims that Dryrobe&#xAE;&#x27;s trade marks should be invalidated or revoked on the basis that the terms &quot;dryrobe&quot; and &quot;dry robe&quot; had become generic, common names...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:50:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Beware &quot;standard&quot; termination clauses: key lessons from the Court of Appeal</title>
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                            Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:40:42 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Super Typhoon Odette and Shell: How Climate Science is Shaping Litigation Risk</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A High Court claim by over 100 Filipino nationals against Shell may be the first to attempt to hold English-domiciled entities liable for climate-related harm suffered overseas.  The claim draws on advances in attribution science in an attempt to demonstrate Shell&#x2019;s role in global warming and the intensification of extreme and catastrophic weather events.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:19:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The UK&#x2019;s AML/CTF Supervisory Reform: FCA to become sole regulator for professional services</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In late 2025, HM Treasury set out its proposal to implement the government&#x2019;s decision for the Financial Conduct Authority (the &quot;FCA&quot;) to become the sole anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (&quot;AML/CTF&quot;) supervisor for legal, accountancy and trust and company service providers&#x2014;replacing 22 private&#x2011;sector professional body supervisors (&quot;PBSs&quot;) and aspects of His Majesty&#x27;s Revenue and Customs (&quot;HMRC&quot;) role. Shortly thereafter the Government ran a consultation, which closed on 24...]]></description>
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                            Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:22:49 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 120</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Joint regulatory consultation on 2028 value for money framework: The Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator have issued a new joint consultation on their long-awaited value for money (VFM) framework for workplace defined contribution pension schemes. The joint consultation closes on 8 March 2026, with the regime expected to come into effect from 2028.&#xD;&#xA;Actuarial guidance published for the Virgin Media legislative fix: The Financial Reporting Council has issued the awaited Tech...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:01:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The Compliance Conundrum: Updated SFO guidance brings new challenges for Corporates</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At the end of last year, the Serious Fraud Office (the &quot;SFO&quot;) published guidance for corporates setting out &#x27;when, why and how&#x27; it will evaluate an organisation&#x27;s compliance programme (the &quot;Guidance&quot;). It replaces earlier internal guidance from the SFO (which previously formed part of its operational handbook for prosecutors) and builds on recent efforts by the SFO to improve transparency and provide clarity on how to proactively and effectively engage with, where necessary, fellow regulators...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:17:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 119</title>
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                            Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:56:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Pensions Radar - December 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Pensions Radar is a quarterly listing of expected future changes in UK law affecting work-based pension schemes. Read our December 2025 edition now.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:08:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Scanning the real estate horizon, 2026</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Here we look ahead to the New Year, which looks set to be another year of change for the real estate sector. Key themes include increasing regulation, planning change and ongoing transparency measures.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:18:27 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Arc and the impending flood of leasehold reform</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, which received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024, contained the framework for various reforms to the residential long leasehold regime.  One such reform would reduce the premium paid to their landlords by leaseholders upon collective enfranchisement.  In R (ARC Time Freehold Income Authorised Fund) and others v The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] EWHC 2751, a group of freeholders brought judicial review proceedings...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:36:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The Practitioner&#x2019;s  Guide to Global  Investigations -  Tenth Edition Parallel civil litigation: the UK  perspective</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This article was first published on Global Investigations Review in October 2025; for further in-depth analysis, please visit&#xA0;GIR The Practitioner&#x2019;s Guide to Global Investigations - Edition 10.&#x201D;]]></description>
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                            Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:07:36 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>How to avoid making a contract before you&#x27;re ready</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A recent Court of Appeal decision has highlighted the risk of entering into a contract via informal channels such as WhatsApp, emails, text messages and phone calls, before any formal written agreement has been drawn up. We look at how to ensure that you&#x27;re not committed until you&#x27;re actually ready to be legally bound.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:23:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Changing regulation: your chance to get your views heard</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has issued an open call for evidence asking for examples of where UK regulation inhibits growth, innovation and investment.  This is a good opportunity for businesses to make the case for Government to look again at aspects of law or regulation which may be well-intentioned, but are disproportionate in their effects.  The aim is to &quot;reduce the administrative burdens of regulation on business by 25%&quot;.  But time is short &#x2013; the call for evidence closes on 16 December 2025.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:29:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II: Supreme Court rules on liability for dishonest assistance in breaches of constructive trusts</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Overturning the decision of the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court has confirmed in Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II [2025] UKSC 28 that a person can be liable to pay equitable compensation where they dishonestly assist a director in dissipating unauthorised profit.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:39:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK Legal Update - Autumn 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the Autumn edition of our biannual update, we review recent developments in UK law and practice and scan the horizon for future changes which may have an impact on businesses operating in or trading with the UK.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:00:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The Travers Smith International Arbitration Podcast</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to our series of podcasts in which we discuss important and developing issues in international arbitration.&#xA0; We aim to discuss issues that will be of interest to both arbitration lawyers and non-arbitration lawyers alike.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:26:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 118</title>
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                            Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:42:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>In Practice: Supreme Court motor finance commission ruling: what next for lenders?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[JIBFL: Supreme Court motor finance commission ruling: what next for lenders? In this In Practice article we consider what comes next, after the Supreme Court judgment on secret commission payments in motor vehicle finance transactions.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:48:48 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - Autumn 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:22:49 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-autumn-2025/</link>
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                <title>AI arbitrators</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[What has happened?&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) is set to launch an AI arbitrator for construction disputes in November 2025. This marks a pivotal transition toward automated dispute resolution in commercial law. &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The AI arbitrator will rely exclusively on documentary evidence rather than live testimony or hearings. It has been trained on more than 1,500 previous construction awards and refined using expert-labelled examples...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:09:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ai-arbitrators/</link>
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                <title>The UK&#x27;s trade agreements &#x2013; interactive maps (updated 2025)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following Brexit, the UK Government is keen to boost trade with countries outside the EU. Our interactive maps show the extent of the UK&#x27;s global network of free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties. You may also be interested in our business-friendly guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:01:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-uks-trade-agreements-interactive-maps-updated-2025/</link>
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                <title>Engaging with commonhold: 5 questions about the Government&#x27;s proposals</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government&#x27;s Commonhold White Paper, published on 3 March 2025, sets out its plans for replacing leasehold tenure with commonhold, which allows for the freehold ownership of land in multi-occupancy developments with shared common areas.  It was established in England and Wales via the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (the &quot;2002 Act&quot;) and brought into law in 2004, but has rarely been utilised in practice.  Nonetheless, the Government intends to go ahead with this transition, so the...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:08:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/engaging-with-commonhold-5-questions-about-the-governments-proposals/</link>
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                <title>Banning upwards-only rent reviews &#x2013; an international perspective</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As we explored here, the introduction in Parliament of the&#xA0;English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill caused quite a surprise across the UK&#x27;s real estate sector, sparking a range of reactions (mostly negative) to the proposed ban of upward only rent review in commercial leases.&#xA0; However, the UK is not the first jurisdiction to consider introducing such legislative provisions.&#xA0; Therefore, ahead of the&#xA0;Bill&#x27;s second reading&#xA0;in the House of Commons on 2nd September, it may be useful to ta...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:03:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/banning-upwards-only-rent-reviews-an-international-perspective/</link>
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                <title>The UK Failure to Prevent Fraud regime takes effect on 1 September: Here&#x27;s what you need to know</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2023, the UK brought the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the &quot;ECCTA&quot;) into law, which introduced a new and wide-ranging corporate offence for failure to prevent fraud (the &quot;FTPF Offence&quot;), to take effect on 1 September 2025. That deadline is now upon us. The Serious Fraud Office (&quot;SFO&quot;) and the Crown Prosecution Service (&quot;CPS&quot;) released revised joint prosecution guidance last week specifically covering the FTPF Offence, demonstrating that the prosecuting authorities are them...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:34:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-uk-failure-to-prevent-fraud-regime-takes-effect-on-1-september-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link>
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                <title>Pensions Radar - August 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Pensions Radar is a quarterly listing of expected future changes in UK law affecting work-based pension schemes. Read our April 2025 edition now.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:13:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pensions-radar-august-2025/</link>
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                <title>Motor Finance Cases | Supreme Court Judgment in Johnson, Wrench and Hopcraft</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In one of the most eagerly anticipated judgments of this year, the Supreme Court today handed down its decision in the lead motor finance cases - Johnson, Wrench and Hopcraft.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:41:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/motor-finance-cases-supreme-court-judgment-in-johnson-wrench-and-hopcraft/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 117</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s regular update on legal developments in pensions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:19:45 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-117/</link>
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                <title>The regulation of AI in international arbitration &#x2013; restrictive red tape, or a necessary evil?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2024 the Commercial Court saw its quietest year in a decade, with only 470 claims issued (compared to 714 the previous year). Many factors contributed to this substantial decline, including a slowdown in new group actions and ongoing uncertainty regarding litigation funding. The ICC&#x27;s Court of Arbitration registered 841 cases in 2024, only a slightly lower number than the 890 registered in 2023. By contrast, the total caseload value at year-end reached a record-setting $354 billion. This d...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:33:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-regulation-of-ai-in-international-arbitration-restrictive-red-tape-or-a-necessary-evil/</link>
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                <title>Startling news &#x2013; the proposed ban on upwards-only rent reviews in commercial leases</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Real estate owners and occupiers alike were astonished, earlier this month, to see that the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill contains provisions that, if enacted, would override contractually-agreed rent review provisions in new commercial leases and would allow upwards-and-downwards provisions in their place.  They would also permit tenants to initiate rent review processes regardless of the terms of the lease.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 Jul 2025 09:25:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/startling-news-the-proposed-ban-on-upwards-only-rent-reviews-in-commercial-leases/</link>
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                <title>An expansive approach to jurisdiction: The High Court&#x27;s decision in Da Silva and Ors v Brazil Iron Limited and Another</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:41:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/an-expansive-approach-to-jurisdiction-the-high-courts-decision-in-da-silva-and-ors-v-brazil-iron-limited-and-another/</link>
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                <title>Choice of Arbitrators: Mastering the Nomination Process</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The ability of the parties to appoint the arbitrators who will decide their dispute is one of the key selling points of arbitration. The process of nomination and appointment of arbitrators comes right at the outset of proceedings. It is fundamentally important for parties to get it right. This article provides a basic summary of the key factors parties should consider when deciding which arbitrator to nominate.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:30:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/choice-of-arbitrators-mastering-the-nomination-process/</link>
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                <title>LAFRA consultation on service charges</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 4 July 2025, the Government issued a consultation asking for input as to how best to implement the sections of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (&quot;LAFRA 2024&quot;) which deal with improving the service charge regime for leaseholders paying both variable and fixed service charges.  The Government also seeks to improve the regulation of managing agents, who it acknowledges are crucial for the successful management of both leasehold and commonhold schemes.  The paper stresses that later...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:44:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/lafra-consultation-on-service-charges/</link>
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                <title>Qatar National Bank successfully defends English High Court proceedings</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.) (&quot;QNB&quot;) has secured a decisive victory in proceedings brought against it in the Kings Bench Division of the English High Court concerning allegations &#x2013; denied by QNB - that it was connected to certain unlawful acts in Syria (KB-2023-001144 Basel Hashwah and Others v Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.) and Others).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:41:22 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/qatar-national-bank-successfully-defends-english-high-court-proceedings/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 116</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s regular update on legal developments in pensions.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 14 May 2025 14:35:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-116/</link>
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                <title>Pensions Radar - April 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Pensions Radar is a quarterly listing of expected future changes in UK law affecting work-based pension schemes. Read our April 2025 edition now.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:11:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pensions-radar-april-2025/</link>
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                <title>Commonhold: love thy neighbour</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In its Commonhold White Paper, the Government acknowledges that &quot;no form of homeownership is perfect, nor immune from disputes, especially in flatted developments with the close proximity of neighbours and shared responsibility for upkeep and associated costs&quot;. However, commonhold is presented as a tenure which, due to its democratic nature, is inherently less likely than leasehold tenure to generate disputes.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:38:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/commonhold-love-thy-neighbour/</link>
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                <title>Can a landlord&#x27;s repudiatory breach of a lease entitle the tenant to terminate it?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Ramsbury Properties Ltd v Ocean View Construction Ltd [2024] UKPC 40, the Privy Council was asked to decide how to interpret a landlord covenant to provide &#x201C;sleeping accommodation only&#x201D;, and whether in this case there was a repudiatory breach by the landlord entitling the tenant to terminate the lease.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:52:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/can-a-landlords-repudiatory-breach-of-a-lease-entitle-the-tenant-to-terminate-it/</link>
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                <title>Moths and Misrepresentation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Judgment has been handed down in the case of Iya Patarkatsishvili and Yevhen Hunyak v William Woodward-Fisher [2025] EWHC 265 in the High Court. The case concerned whether there was misrepresentation in the seller&#x27;s replies to pre-contract enquiries during the sale of a &#xA3;32.5 million property.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:52:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/moths-and-misrepresentation/</link>
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                <title>Real Estate Spring Briefing 2025</title>
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                            Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:42:11 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/real-estate-spring-briefing-2025/</link>
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                <title>Liberation Day: what US tariff changes mean for international supply contracts</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In light of the ongoing uncertainty over increases in US tariffs, we look at the contractual implications for both suppliers and customers involved in international trade. This briefing discusses who pays, including the impact of Incoterms, and whether parties can avoid their contractual obligations based on force majeure clauses, material adverse change (MAC) clauses or frustration.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:32:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/liberation-day-what-us-tariff-changes-mean-for-international-supply-contracts/</link>
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                <title>Misconduct by franchisees: claimants point the finger at franchisors</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[How concerned should franchisors be about the recent trend of attempted claims against franchisors over misconduct by their franchisees, and which areas of law pose the greatest risk?]]></description>
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                            Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:43:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/misconduct-by-franchisees-claimants-point-the-finger-at-franchisors/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - Spring 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:24:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-spring-2025/</link>
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                <title>Standard Chartered securities litigation: renewed hope for passive investors</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 25 March 2025, Green J handed down judgment in Persons Identified in Schedule 1 v Standard Chartered PLC&#xA0;[2025] EWHC 698 (Ch).&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The judgment re-opens: (a) the question of whether investors can rely on &quot;price or market reliance&quot; to satisfy the reliance requirement in Schedule 10A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (&quot;FSMA&quot;); and (b) the scope of claims for dishonest delay under Schedule 10A FSMA.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&quot;Price or market reliance&quot; refers to the argument that, in an efficient market,...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:58:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/standard-chartered-securities-litigation-renewed-hope-for-passive-investors/</link>
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                <title>Motor Finance Cases &#x2013; Upcoming Supreme Court hearing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[All eyes will be on the Supreme Court next week, as the lead motor finance commission cases, Johnson, Wrench and Hopcraft, will be heard over three days from 1-3 April 2025.  &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Johnson, Wrench and Hopcraft should provide answers to some key questions around broker and lender liability which would inform any FCA redress scheme.  The FCA have said that they will confirm within six weeks of the Supreme Court decision if they are proposing a redress scheme and how they will take it forward....]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:54:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/motor-finance-cases-upcoming-supreme-court-hearing/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 115</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s regular update on legal developments in pensions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:40:49 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-115/</link>
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                <title>Asymmetry of information, &quot;global claims&quot; and &quot;lead cases&quot;: the Court of Appeal&#x27;s decision in the Alame v Shell group action</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing focuses on the four key issues before the Court of Appeal, namely whether: (i) the claims should proceed as a &quot;Global Claim&quot;; (ii) the Court should make use of &quot;lead cases&quot;; and (iii) the Claimants be permitted to amend their Particulars to account for additional oil spills and to plead that third party interference (&quot;TPI&quot;) directly resulted in some of the damage caused by the oil spills.  &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The Court of Appeal&#x27;s decisions give useful guidance on how large environmental group...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:21:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/asymmetry-of-information-global-claims-and-lead-cases-the-court-of-appeals-decision-in-the-alame-v-shell-group-action/</link>
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                <title>Re 36 Bourne Street Ltd, Brierley v Howe: A clear illustration of the test for unfair prejudice claims</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 (&quot;CA 2006&quot;), a member of a company may apply to the court for relief by way of petition if they are or have been unfairly prejudiced as a result of an act or omission of the company or the way in which the company&#x27;s affairs are being or have been conducted. A section 994 petition is the primary procedural tool that minority shareholders can use to seek relief if they are being unfairly prejudiced by the conduct of a majority shareholder or a group o...]]></description>
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                            Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:14:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/re-36-bourne-street-ltd-brierley-v-howe-a-clear-illustration-of-the-test-for-unfair-prejudice-claims/</link>
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                <title>Arbitration Act 2025 receives Royal Assent</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 (&quot;CA 2006&quot;), a member of a company may apply to the court for relief by way of petition if they are or have been unfairly prejudiced as a result of an act or omission of the company or the way in which the company&#x27;s affairs are being or have been conducted. A section 994 petition is the primary procedural tool that minority shareholders can use to seek relief if they are being unfairly prejudiced by the conduct of a majority shareholder or a group o...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:46:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/arbitration-act-2025-receives-royal-assent/</link>
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                <title>Another step forward for value chain liability claims: the Court of Appeal&#x27;s decision in Dhan Kumar Limbu &amp; Others v Dyson Technology Limited and Others</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal in Kumar Limbu &amp; Others v Dyson Technology Limited &amp; Others [2024] EWCA Civ 1564 (&quot;Limbu CoA&quot;) has overturned a High Court decision  which had declined jurisdiction to hear claims against members of the Dyson Group brought by 24 migrant workers from Nepal and Bangladesh. This means that the claim, which seeks to hold the Defendants liable for alleged forced labour practices and similar human rights abuses at the facilities of one of the Dyson Group&#x27;s Malaysian suppliers, w...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:21:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/another-step-forward-for-value-chain-liability-claims-the-court-of-appeals-decision-in-dhan-kumar-limbu-others-v-dyson-technology-limited-and-others/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 114</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s regular update on legal developments in pensions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:40:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-114/</link>
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                <title>Should you arbitrate your disputes?  A quick guide on the advantages of arbitration and how to avoid expensive mistakes in your arbitration clause</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Parties to a contract often do not give sufficient thought to how they should best resolve their disputes.  For instance, parties might always use a template contract that refers disputes to the local courts, but that might not be the best option for each deal or contract.  Referring disputes to arbitration can be hugely advantageous; this brief article highlights some of those advantages.  However, it is vital that the relevant arbitration clause is drafted properly; an unclear or incomplete...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:11:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/should-you-arbitrate-your-disputes-a-quick-guide-on-the-advantages-of-arbitration-and-how-to-avoid-expensive-mistakes-in-your-arbitration-clause/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/should-you-arbitrate-your-disputes-a-quick-guide-on-the-advantages-of-arbitration-and-how-to-avoid-expensive-mistakes-in-your-arbitration-clause/</guid>
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                <title>Litigation funding: to regulate or not to regulate?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The litigation funding market in England and Wales has grown rapidly in recent years under a largely self-regulated regime but change may be on the horizon in the aftermath of the Supreme Court&#x27;s decision in PACCAR,  which prompted renewed public discussion about the funding industry and the extent to which it facilitates access to justice. The government has indicated that it will consider any recommendations made by the Civil Justice Council (CJC), which recently released its interim report...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:17:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/litigation-funding-to-regulate-or-not-to-regulate/</link>
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                <title>Shell v Milieudefensie: What are the implications for corporates?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 12 November the Hague Court of Appeal (the &quot;CoA&quot;) released its highly anticipated judgment in Shell v Milieudefensie.  The case concerned the question of whether Shell has the obligation to reduce its C02 emissions by 45% by 2030 relative to 2019 levels.  The Hague COA concluded on the basis of objective factors that Shell has an obligation to counter dangerous climate change but that this does not mean that Shell must reduce its scope 3 CO2 emissions by 45% (or any other percentage).  &#xD;&#xA;B...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:21:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/shell-v-milieudefensie-what-are-the-implications-for-corporates/</link>
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                <title>Securities Litigation: Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust and Others v Barclays Plc settles following High Court judgment delivering blow to passive investors</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the final twist of this much talked about case, a consent order was filed on 18 December 2024 dismissing the shareholder action brought by 460 institutional investors against Barclays Plc following a confidential settlement.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:32:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/securities-litigation-allianz-funds-multi-strategy-trust-and-others-v-barclays-plc-settles-following-high-court-judgment-delivering-blow-to-passive-investors/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal refuses to enforce &#x20AC;855 million Spanish judgment inconsistent with earlier binding arbitral awards on grounds of public policy</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Spain v London Steam-Ship Owners&#x2019; Mutual Insurance Association Ltd,1 on 12 December 2024 the Court of Appeal upheld a Commercial Court ruling which refused to register and recognise a &#x20AC;855 million Spanish judgment issued against the London Steam-Ship Owners&#x2019; Mutual Insurance Association (the &quot;Club&quot;). The Spanish judgment was inconsistent with earlier arbitral awards issued in London in respect of the same dispute. In reaching this conclusion, the Court of Appeal recognised that the res jud...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:55:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-refuses-to-enforce-855-million-spanish-judgment-inconsistent-with-earlier-binding-arbitral-awards-on-grounds-of-public-policy/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-refuses-to-enforce-855-million-spanish-judgment-inconsistent-with-earlier-binding-arbitral-awards-on-grounds-of-public-policy/</guid>
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                <title>Is AI justice on the way? AADR: Automated alternative dispute resolution</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has been in progress for decades. The advent of large language models, underpinned by neural networks and deep learning, has rapidly and vastly expanded potential use cases for AI and may even have triggered the next industrial revolution. Automation is likely to impact many, if not most, professions and the administration of justice will not be immune to this. A key question for society is how to best implement this automation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:20:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/is-ai-justice-on-the-way-aadr-automated-alternative-dispute-resolution/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/is-ai-justice-on-the-way-aadr-automated-alternative-dispute-resolution/</guid>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 113</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s regular update on legal developments in pensions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:22:05 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-113/</link>
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                <title>10 FAQs from a landlord&#x27;s perspective about rental auctions of vacant high street premises</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, local authorities in England were granted a new power to help them reinvigorate their local towns: they can now hold rental auctions to arrange lettings of vacant high street and town centre properties.  In this briefing, we answer 10 frequently asked questions about the new regime from the perspective of a landlord.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:56:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/10-faqs-from-a-landlords-perspective-about-rental-auctions-of-vacant-high-street-premises/</link>
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                <title>Can Arbitration, Despite its Critics, Progress to the Next Level and Capitalise on the Exploding Esports Industry?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Arbitration has seen its market-leading reputation for international dispute resolution called into question in recent months by a number of issues, relating to inefficiencies, delays and costs. Emerging industries such as esports, however, offer immense opportunities, provided arbitration can adapt sufficiently to seize them.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:51:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/can-arbitration-despite-its-critics-progress-to-the-next-level-and-capitalise-on-the-exploding-esports-industry/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/can-arbitration-despite-its-critics-progress-to-the-next-level-and-capitalise-on-the-exploding-esports-industry/</guid>
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                <title>Fraud: can it ever really be settled?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This article investigates the legal dichotomy between the principle of &quot;fraud unravels all&quot; and the importance of finality in fraud settlement agreements. It discusses claimants&#x27; various strategies to challenge these agreements, highlighting the recent trend of courts favouring agreement finality, which gives reassurance to defendants aiming to settle fraud claims conclusively, offering protection against persistent litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:22:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fraud-can-it-ever-really-be-settled/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fraud-can-it-ever-really-be-settled/</guid>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 112</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s regular update on legal developments in pensions. In this issue, we explore topics including: DB funding; abolition of the lifetime allowance; tax charges on surplus payments; and much more.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:53:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-112/</link>
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                <title>UK Legal Update - Autumn 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the Autumn edition of our biannual update, we review recent developments in UK law and practice and scan the horizon for future changes which may have an impact on businesses operating in or trading with the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:21:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-legal-update-autumn-2024/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-legal-update-autumn-2024/</guid>
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                <title>Supreme Court upholds anti-suit injunction in support of a foreign seated arbitration</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A discussion of the judgment in UniCredit Bank GmbH -v- RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30 in which the Court of Appeal granted a final anti-suit injunction (ASI) restraining RusChemAlliance LLA (RCA) from pursuing court proceedings in Russia, in breach of a Paris-seated arbitration agreement. The Court of Appeal&#x27;s judgment was the first time that the English Courts had ordered, on a contested basis, that England was the proper place to bring a claim for an ASI in respect of a foreign-seated...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:08:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/supreme-court-upholds-anti-suit-injunction-in-support-of-a-foreign-seated-arbitration/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - Autumn 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:21:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-autumn-2024/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-autumn-2024/</guid>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 111</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Listen to the introduction to What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 111.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:28:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-111/</link>
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                <title>Virgin Media Court of Appeal decision - Q&amp;As</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the results of its multi-firm review on how firms treat politically exposed persons (PEPs) when carrying out anti-money laundering checks.   &#xD;&#xA;This includes the FCA&#x27;s findings on how effectively firms are following current FCA guidance in FG 17/6 (Guidance) on the treatment of PEPs.  The FCA expects all firms to consider these findings and make any necessary changes.&#xD;&#xA;In addition, the FCA has proposed amendments to the Guidance - largely to...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:15:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/virgin-media-court-of-appeal-decision-qas/</link>
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                <title>Investigations Round-up &#x2013; Summer 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to our latest investigations newsletter, bringing you up-to-speed on the latest trends and developments in this ever-evolving area.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:15:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investigations-round-up-summer-2024/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 110</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Listen to the introduction to What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 110.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 29 Jul 2024 07:59:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-110/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal upholds requirement for written actuarial confirmation when contracted-out benefits were changed</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:24:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-upholds-requirement-for-written-actuarial-confirmation-when-contracted-out-benefits-were-changed/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution Round-Up - July 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last few months.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:21:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-july-2024/</link>
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                <title>The Dispute Resolution Yearbook 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The 2024 edition of our award winning Dispute Resolution Yearbook provides an overview of the disputes market in general, insights into our practice, and an opportunity to learn more about our team.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:27:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-dispute-resolution-yearbook-2024/</link>
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                <title>The &quot;Long Losing Streak&quot; &#x2013; Joshua v Renault and the French Blocking Statute</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Recent developments suggested that prosecutions under the so-called French Blocking Statute (the &quot;FBS&quot;) would become more likely.  But a High Court decision has followed the old authorities in deciding that &#x2013; even where a party has letters from the relevant French authority indicating that they may be in breach of the FBS &#x2013; disclosure would be ordered in the English courts via normal civil procedure, without recourse to the Hague Convention.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:08:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-long-losing-streak-joshua-v-renault-and-the-french-blocking-statute/</link>
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                <title>A guide to commercial litigation in the High Court of England and Wales</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This guide aims to provide a high-level overview of the key steps which are likely to be involved in a piece of commercial civil litigation in the English courts.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:49:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-guide-to-commercial-litigation-in-the-high-court-of-england-and-wales/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-guide-to-commercial-litigation-in-the-high-court-of-england-and-wales/</guid>
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                <title>Heather Gagen, Head of ESG &amp; Impact and Dispute Resolution, is profiled as a distinguished adviser in this space and she shares her story&#x2026;</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:56:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/heather-gagen-head-of-esg-impact-and-dispute-resolution-is-profiled-as-a-distinguished-adviser-in-this-space-and-she-shares-her-story/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith announces Senior Counsel promotions  </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the promotion of eight lawyers to Senior Counsel, effective from 1 July 2024.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 01 Jul 2024 08:45:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Stellantis Auto SAS v Autoliv AB [2024] EWCA Civ 609 &#x2013; The Court of Appeal dismisses an appeal against an order of the Competition Appeal Tribunal requiring two defendant groups to use a single joint expert at trial in relation to the issue of overcharge</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In its decision dismissing the appeal against the Competition Appeal Tribunal&#x27;s (&quot;CAT&quot; or &quot;Tribunal&quot;) order for two Defendant groups to use a single joint expert at trial, the Court of Appeal has made clear that the Tribunal&#x27;s duty to restrict expert evidence to that which is reasonably required to resolve the dispute is the paramount consideration.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:33:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>MUR Shipping v RTI: key lessons from the Supreme Court&#x27;s ruling on force majeure clauses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a further twist of the MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd proceedings, the Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal&#x27;s decision and ruled that a &quot;reasonable endeavours&quot; proviso in a force majeure clause does not require a party to accept non-contractual performance.  The judgment has important implications for the drafting and interpretation of force majeure clauses generally &#x2013; and the impact of sanctions in particular.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:19:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mur-shipping-v-rti-key-lessons-from-the-supreme-courts-ruling-on-force-majeure-clauses/</link>
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                <title>BHS judgment &#x2013; Wrongful trading, trading misfeasance and key takeaways</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Judgment was handed down last week on the substantial directors&#x27; duties and wrongful trading claims brought against former directors of various BHS companies[1].]]></description>
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                            Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:19:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bhs-judgment-wrongful-trading-trading-misfeasance-and-key-takeaways/</link>
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                <title>Drax v Scottish Power: Court of Appeal provides guidance on the interpretation of notice of claim clauses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Drax Smart Generation Holdco Limited v. Scottish Power Retail Holdings Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 477, the Court of Appeal considered the sufficiency of a notice of claim made under an SPA. Allowing the buyer&#x27;s appeal, the Court of Appeal cautioned against notice of claim clauses becoming &quot;technical minefield[s]&quot; that are &quot;divorced from the underlying merits of a buyer&#x27;s claim&quot;]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:47:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/drax-v-scottish-power-court-of-appeal-provides-guidance-on-the-interpretation-of-notice-of-claim-clauses/</link>
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                <title>Outsourcing Spotlight - Spring/Summer 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With an election due in July, the second edition of the Travers Smith Outsourcing Spotlight looks at the likely impact of a Labour Government on outsourcing in the UK.  We also continue our focus on pricing, with a discussion of benchmarking and &quot;best prices&quot; or &quot;most favoured customer&quot; clauses.  And we provide a round-up of outsourcing-related developments in areas ranging from AI, contract and employment law, through to financial services and pensions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:21:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/outsourcing-spotlight-springsummer-2024/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 109</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Listen to the introduction to What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 109.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:45:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-109/</link>
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                <title>EuroChem and Zephyrus: Recent cases test limits of exclusive jurisdiction clauses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Two recent High Court decisions illustrate the approach of the English courts to the construction of clauses arguably conferring exclusive jurisdiction for disputes on foreign courts]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 May 2024 13:36:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eurochem-and-zephyrus-recent-cases-test-limits-of-exclusive-jurisdiction-clauses/</link>
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                <title>Financier Worldwide&#x27;s International Arbitration 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Dispute Resolution Partner, Huw Jenkin, has been profiled in Financier Worldwide&#x27;s International Arbitration 2024 Power Players publication. In this Q&amp;A feature, Huw discusses his career to date as well as what motivates him.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 May 2024 09:11:18 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financier-worldwides-international-arbitration-2024/</link>
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                <title>Project Angel Bidco Ltd (In Administration) v Axis Managing Agency Ltd &amp; Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 446</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal has affirmed the Commercial Court&#x27;s decision and its approach to the interpretation of a Warranty and Indemnity policy, rejecting the Insured&#x27;s claim that there was an obvious mistake in the exclusion clause of the policy. This is an illuminating case for all parties in the W&amp;I market.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 May 2024 14:11:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/project-angel-bidco-ltd-in-administration-v-axis-managing-agency-ltd-ors-2024-ewca-civ-446/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 108</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Listen to the introduction to What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 108.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:11:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-108/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith wins &quot;Litigation of the Year &#x2013; Cartel Defence&quot; at the Global Competition Review Awards 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith wins &quot;Litigation of the Year &#x2013; Cartel Defence&quot; at the Global Competition Review Awards 2024.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:27:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-wins-litigation-of-the-year-cartel-defence-at-the-global-competition-review-awards-2024/</link>
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                <title>Alame &amp; Ors v Shell &amp; Anor:  Lessons in the case management of large group actions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In recent years, there has been an increasing trend for claims to be brought in the English Courts on behalf of large groups of claimants seeking redress for environmental damage suffered in overseas jurisdictions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:29:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/alame-ors-v-shell-anor-lessons-in-the-case-management-of-large-group-actions/</link>
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                <title>Hunter v Hammond - CAT determines carriage dispute as a preliminary issue</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 5 February 2024, for the first time, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the &quot;CAT&quot;) decided on a &quot;carriage dispute&quot;, between two competing proposed class representatives (&quot;PCRs&quot;), as a preliminary issue independent of certification]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:07:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/hunter-v-hammond-cat-determines-carriage-dispute-as-a-preliminary-issue/</link>
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                <title>High Court clarifies test for valuers&#x27; liability in Bratt v Jones</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In determining a negligence claim against a valuer for an alleged under-valuation of a residential development site, the High Court considered whether it was sufficient when considering the question of liability to focus on the end result of the valuation, rather than the valuer&#x27;s process of arriving at his result &#x2013; raising the question of whether a valuer must separately and additionally be shown to have fallen below the standard of a reasonably competent valuer (the Bolam test).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:02:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-clarifies-test-for-valuers-liability-in-bratt-v-jones/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - Spring 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:27:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-spring-2024/</link>
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                <title>UK signs Hague 2019 convention &#x2013; what are the implications?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 12 January 2024, the UK government signed the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Hague 2019), a framework of rules facilitating the recognition and enforcement of civil and commercial judgments between contracting states.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:41:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-signs-hague-2019-convention-what-are-the-implications/</link>
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                <title>UK Legal Update - Spring 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the Spring edition of our biannual update, we review recent developments in UK law and practice and scan the horizon for future changes which may have an impact on businesses operating in or trading with the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:28:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-legal-update-spring-2024/</link>
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                <title>A new approach to jurisdictional disputes: the High Court&#x27;s Decision in Dhan Kumar Limbu &amp; Others v Dyson Technology Limited and Others</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:26:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-new-approach-to-jurisdictional-disputes-the-high-courts-decision-in-dhan-kumar-limbu-others-v-dyson-technology-limited-and-others/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith wins &#xA3;50,000 compensation for two survivors of domestic abuse and human trafficking</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith dedicates significant resource to tackling violence against women and girls. This includes substantial pro bono programmes related to domestic abuse and human trafficking.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:24:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-wins-50-000-compensation-for-two-survivors-of-domestic-abuse-and-human-trafficking/</link>
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                <title>Five questions (and answers) on the UK&#x27;s new product security legislation: paving the way for the Internet of (Regulated) Things?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[From smart TVs, fridges and washing machines to baby monitors and cameras, household devices are increasingly offering connectivity and data exchange functionalities using the internet or other networks to create the &#x27;Internet of Things&#x27;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:40:22 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/five-questions-and-answers-on-the-uks-new-product-security-legislation-paving-the-way-for-the-internet-of-regulated-things/</link>
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                <title>New Zealand Supreme Court releases Smith v Fonterra &amp; Ors decision on novel climate change claims</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court of New Zealand has overturned the Court of Appeal&#x27;s decision, which struck out Mr Smith&#x27;s three tortious claims against seven corporate defendants.  Mr Smith claims against the defendants on the basis that they are each involved either in an industry which releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere or manufactures and supplies products which release greenhouse gases when they are used. The Supreme Court has allowed Mr Smith&#x27;s claims in negligence, public nuisance, and a n...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:18:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-zealand-supreme-court-releases-smith-v-fonterra-ors-decision-on-novel-climate-change-claims/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 107</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Listen to the introduction to What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 107.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:41:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-107/</link>
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                <title>Episode 4: Employee wellbeing and benefits through the lens of ESG</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In episode four, Senior Counsel Sarah Baker and Trainee Solicitor Hattie Rawlings from our Employment team interview Jackie Buttery, Head of Benefits and Rewards at Travers Smith, to understand how we are incorporating ESG into our employee benefits strategy. Our speakers explore legal obligations employers have towards their employees&#x27; mental health, discuss the potential of green initiatives within the employee benefits space, and unravel the tie between ESG and employee wellbeing. Furtherm...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:26:40 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/episode-4-employee-wellbeing-and-benefits-through-the-lens-of-esg/</link>
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                <title>Pension Trustees and ESG-related Litigation Risk ESG: Ensuring Sound Governance</title>
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                            Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:10:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pension-trustees-and-esg-related-litigation-risk-esg-ensuring-sound-governance/</link>
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                <title>Recommendations and a new antitrust investigation: the CMA&#x27;s final report on its housebuilding market study</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:14:48 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/recommendations-and-a-new-antitrust-investigation-the-cmas-final-report-on-its-housebuilding-market-study/</link>
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                <title>H1 and another v W and others [2024] EWHC 382 &#x2013; case briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Case Briefing - A sole arbitrator removed on grounds of apparent bias: H1 and another v W and others]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:14:22 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/h1-and-another-v-w-and-others-2024-ewhc-382-case-briefing/</link>
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                <title>Episode 3: Preventing sexual harassment and investigating complaints</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In episode three, Senior Associate Naomi Pollock and Associate Harry Wade from our Employment team discuss the new duty on employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment, which will take effect in October 2024. The pair explain the steps that employers will need to take (in relation to implementing policies and training managers, for example) and also look at some of the challenges for employers when investigating sexual harassment allegations.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:26:40 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/episode-3-preventing-sexual-harassment-and-investigating-complaints/</link>
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                <title>Episode 2: Investigation trends and a touch of privilege</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In episode two, Senior Associate James Wells and Associate Tom Hunt from our Employment team are joined by Senior Associate James Hulmes from our Dispute Resolution team to discuss emerging trends in investigations. The podcast covers the increased expectations on businesses to investigate complaints and concerns, the circumstances giving rise to investigations in an ESG context and considerations around legal professional privilege when conducting an investigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:26:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/episode-2-investigation-trends-and-a-touch-of-privilege/</link>
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                <title>Compounding Interest &#x2013; where to next for CPOs</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Dispute Resolution Partner Joe Moore and Dispute Resolution Senior Associate Imogen Nolan have contributed to ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Law &amp; Litigation Magazine. Their article, &#x27;Compounding Interest &#x2013; where to next for CPOs?&#x27; was first published in Issue 4 of the magazine and can be viewed below.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:50:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/compounding-interest-where-to-next-for-cpos/</link>
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                <title>Green claims:  prepare for tougher EU rules on promotion of products and services</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU is pursuing a number of measures intended to combat misleading environmental claims about products and services aimed at consumers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:15:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/green-claims-prepare-for-tougher-eu-rules-on-promotion-of-products-and-services/</link>
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                <title>Fraudulent trading: A summary in light of Bouchier v Booth</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Fraudulent trading is both a civil and criminal offence.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:00:22 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Anti-suit injunctions from the English court for foreign seated arbitrations? A case summary of UniCredit Bank AG -v- RusChemAlliance LLC</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A case summary of UniCredit Bank AG -v- RusChemAlliance LLC.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:41:18 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/anti-suit-injunctions-from-the-english-court-for-foreign-seated-arbitrations-a-case-summary-of-unicredit-bank-ag-v-ruschemalliance-llc/</link>
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                <title>When will a claim to privilege be defeated by underhand conduct?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal provides welcome clarification to the scope of legal professional privilege, including the application of the iniquity exception | Al Sadeq v Dechert LLP &amp; Others [2024] EWCA Civ 28]]></description>
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                            Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:07:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Settlement of collective actions: UK Competition Appeal Tribunal issues first ever approval</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a landmark ruling, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved a settlement for the first time since the collective proceedings regime was introduced in 2015.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:51:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>GIR, The Practitioner&#x27;s Guide to Global Investigations - Parallel Civil Litigation: The UK Perspective</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Partner Rob Fell, Senior Counsel Michele Cheng and Dispute Knowledge Counsel Hannah Walker, in Travers Smith&#x27;s Dispute Resolution Team, have authored a chapter entitled &#x27;Parallel Civil Litigation &#x2013; The UK Perspective&#x27; to GIR&#x27;s &#x27;The Practitioner&#x27;s Guide to Global Investigations &#x2013; Edition 8&#x27;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:37:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gir-the-practitioners-guide-to-global-investigations-parallel-civil-litigation-the-uk-perspective/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 106</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:45:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-106/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution Round-up - December 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last three months or so.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:28:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-december-2023/</link>
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                <title>Are the courts passing on category (iii) mitigation defences?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Dispute Resolution Partner&#xA0;Joe Moore&#xA0;and Dispute Resolution Senior Associate Tim Knight&#xA0;have contributed to&#xA0;ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Law &amp; Litigation Magazine.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:44:35 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/are-the-courts-passing-on-category-iii-mitigation-defences/</link>
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                <title>Interpreting W&amp;I Policies &#x2013; to exclude or not to exclude, that is the question&#x2026;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It is unusual for Warranty &amp; Indemnity (W&amp;I) insurance disputes to reach the courts; however, we have now seen two such cases do so in relatively quick succession. We examine them in this briefing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:31:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/interpreting-wi-policies-to-exclude-or-not-to-exclude-that-is-the-question/</link>
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                <title>Dishonestly assisting directors: Hotel Portfolio II UK Limited v Ruhan and others [2023] EWCA Civ 1120</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last month the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Hotel Portfolio II UK Limited v Ruhan and others [2023] EWCA Civ 1120.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:28:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dishonestly-assisting-directors-hotel-portfolio-ii-uk-limited-v-ruhan-and-others-2023-ewca-civ-1120/</link>
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                <title>Investigations Round-up &#x2013; November 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the inaugural edition of our half-yearly investigations newsletter, which is aimed at bringing you up-to-speed on the latest trends and developments in this ever-evolving area.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:42:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investigations-round-up-november-2023/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - Autumn 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel. Listen to an editorial overview from Technology &amp; Commercial Transactions Partner, Richard Brown.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:09:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-autumn-2023/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith announces new Senior Partner</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has announced today the election of Andrew Gillen as the firm&#x2019;s new Senior Partner with effect from 1 January 2024.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:08:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-announces-new-senior-partner/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 105</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Read &quot;What&#x2019;s Happening in Pensions&quot;, our regular news briefing covering topical pensions law developments.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:28:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-105/</link>
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                <title>Hope Capital Limited v Alexander Reece Thomson LLP &#x2013; a breach of duty with no actionable loss</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A recent decision by Constable J of the High Court in a negligence claim has examined the scope of a valuer&#x27;s duty of care]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:11:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/hope-capital-limited-v-alexander-reece-thomson-llp-a-breach-of-duty-with-no-actionable-loss/</link>
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                <title>&quot;EU Law is no longer supreme&quot;: CAT rules in Umbrella Interchange case that it is not bound by post-Brexit CJEU decision on limitation periods in competition follow-on damages claims</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In its judgment of 26 July 2023[1], the Competition Appeal Tribunal (&quot;CAT&quot;) considered the applicability of the European Court of Justice&#x27;s (&quot;CJEU&quot;) decision on limitation in Volvo AB and DAF Trucks NV v RM[2] (&quot;The Volvo Decision&quot;) to the claims brought in both the Umbrella Interchange Fee Litigation and the Merrick Collective Proceedings.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Oct 2023 08:56:10 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-law-is-no-longer-supreme-cat-rules-in-umbrella-interchange-case-that-it-is-not-bound-by-post-brexit-cjeu-decision-on-limitation-periods-in-competition-follow-on-damages-claims/</link>
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                <title>Auditors&#x27; disclaimer dodged, for now</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court has ruled that the buyers of shares in a company had a realistic prospect of successfully showing at trial that the defendant auditors owed them a common law duty to exercise reasonable skill and care in preparing the target company&#x2019;s completion accounts for the transaction, despite the auditors&#x27; terms of engagement including a Bannerman disclaimer disclaiming the assumption of responsibility to anyone other than the company and its members as a body: Amathus Drinks Plc and oth...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:01:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/auditors-disclaimer-dodged-for-now/</link>
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                <title>Tax disputes briefing: Upper Tribunal decision emphasises high bar for challenging First-tier Tribunal&#x27;s finding of fact</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of HMRC v BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP [2023] UKUT 00232, the Upper Tribunal (UT) had to consider cross-appeals from HMRC and the taxpayer in relation to a highly fact sensitive dispute.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:45:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-upper-tribunal-decision-emphasises-high-bar-for-challenging-first-tier-tribunals-finding-of-fact/</link>
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                <title>Less haste more speed?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Dispute Resolution Partner Joe Moore and Dispute Resolution Associate Emma Gittings have contributed to ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Law &amp; Litigation Magazine. Their article, &#x27;Less haste more speed?&#x27; was first published in Issue 2 of the magazine and can be viewed below.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:13:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/less-haste-more-speed/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith wins double at Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2023 </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted that its Dispute Resolution team has been awarded &quot;Innovation in Disputes&quot; and its Legal Technology and AI team has won &quot;Innovation in Digital Solutions&quot; at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2023. Additionally, Travers Smith was ranked as the 12th &quot;Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:57:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-wins-double-at-financial-times-innovative-lawyers-europe-awards-2023/</link>
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                <title>Judgment released in the salaried members rules case of HMRC v Bluecrest Capital Management (UK) LLP</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Upper Tribunal (UT) has firmly upheld the decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) in the salaried members rules case of HMRC V Bluecrest Capital Management (UK) LLP, rejecting HMRC&#x27;s call for a narrow interpretation of the &quot;significant influence&quot; exclusion.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:45:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/judgment-released-in-the-salaried-members-rules-case-of-hmrc-v-bluecrest-capital-management-uk-llp/</link>
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                <title>Employment and Immigration Law Autumn Update 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this video, Employment Knowledge Counsels Adam Rice and Anna West take a look at forthcoming developments in employment and immigration law for the rest of 2023 and beyond.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:26:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-and-immigration-law-autumn-update-2023/</link>
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                <title>Resolving ESG-related Disputes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This article was first published by the Corporate Disputes Magazine.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:00:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/resolving-esg-related-disputes/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution Round-up - August 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last three months or so.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 29 Aug 2023 09:07:43 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-august-2023/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal determines that the FX collective proceedings should proceed by way of opt-out claim</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal has recently determined an appeal in the FX CPO proceedings, against a first instance decision of the CAT.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:05:11 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-determines-that-the-fx-collective-proceedings-should-proceed-by-way-of-opt-out-claim/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 104</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[What&#x27;s happening in Pensions - Issue 104]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:29:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-104/</link>
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                <title>Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC: The &quot;Quincecare&quot; duty survives but the Supreme Court rules that it does not extend to victims of APP fraud</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 12 July 2023, the Supreme Court handed down its eagerly awaited judgment in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2023] UKSC 25.  As many had anticipated, the Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal&#x27;s decision &#x2013; granting summary judgment in favour of Barclays Bank (the &quot;Bank&quot;) &#x2013; holding that the Bank did not owe a duty to Mrs Philipp in respect of her own payment instructions. The Supreme Court did, however, permit Mrs Philipp to proceed with her alternative claim based on the Bank&#x27;s allege...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:54:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/philipp-v-barclays-bank-uk-plc-the-quincecare-duty-survives-but-the-supreme-court-rules-that-it-does-not-extend-to-victims-of-app-fraud/</link>
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                <title>UK Legal Update - July 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we bring you a round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in UK law and practice for our international stakeholders, covering hot topics such as Brexit, ESG and Digital.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:45:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-legal-update-july-2023/</link>
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                <title>Finsbury Food Group PLC v Axis Corporate Capital UK Limited &amp; Ors &#x2013; Defendant insurers succeed in the first warranty &amp; indemnity insurance judgment from the Commercial Court</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the first warranty &amp; indemnity insurance (&quot;W&amp;I&quot;) claim to be decided by the Commercial Court, the Defendant insurers succeeded on every issue, with the Court finding that there had not been a breach of the relevant warranties and indeed no loss as the buyer would have paid the full purchase price in any event.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:43:42 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/finsbury-food-group-plc-v-axis-corporate-capital-uk-limited-ors-defendant-insurers-succeed-in-the-first-warranty-indemnity-insurance-judgment-from-the-commercial-court/</link>
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                <title>Trendsetting: key developments in ESG for the fashion sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Major fashion brands are increasingly making efforts to capitalise on growing ESG consciousness by consumers. At the same time however, brands are also aware of activity by regulators and campaigners that seeks to hold businesses accountable for &quot;greenwashing&quot; and human rights risks present in their value chain.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:49:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/trendsetting-key-developments-in-esg-for-the-fashion-sector/</link>
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                <title>The University of Dundee v Chakraborty: internal investigations and privilege</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In The University of Dundee v Chakraborty [2023] CISH 22, the Scottish Court of Session considered the privilege status of an early unpublished version of an internal investigation report, which had been amended and reissued following the receipt of legal advice, and then disclosed in its final form in Employment Tribunal proceedings. The Court held, in a decision which, albeit Scottish, is binding on all UK Employment Tribunals, that the early version of the report was not privileged.  The d...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:54:20 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-university-of-dundee-v-chakraborty-internal-investigations-and-privilege/</link>
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                <title>Which law governs an arbitration agreement under English law? What do you need to know?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key things you need to know in the context of the governing law of an arbitration agreement: the current law, the reasons for reform and the likely position in the future.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:18:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>Directors&#x27; duties and corporate purpose re-examined: should directors be obliged to prioritise people and planet?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The recent (so far, unsuccessful) action brought by activist environmental charity ClientEarth against the directors of Shell highlights concerns around whether boards of UK companies are taking sufficient account of the wider environmental and social impacts of their decision-making and activities.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 10 Jul 2023 13:40:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/directors-duties-and-corporate-purpose-re-examined-should-directors-be-obliged-to-prioritise-people-and-planet/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 103</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[What&#x27;s happening in Pensions - Issue 103]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:29:15 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-103/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-103/</guid>
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                <title>Tax disputes briefing: Court of Appeal refuses to reverse artificial tax avoidance scheme on grounds of mistake</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of&#xA0;Bhaur and others v Equity First Trustees (Nevis) Ltd and others&#xA0;[2023]&#xA0; EWCA Civ 534, the Court of Appeal (CoA) had to consider whether to allow taxpayers to undo, on the grounds of mistake, a voluntary disposition of their assets entered into as part of a tax avoidance scheme.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:28:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-court-of-appeal-refuses-to-reverse-artificial-tax-avoidance-scheme-on-grounds-of-mistake/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-court-of-appeal-refuses-to-reverse-artificial-tax-avoidance-scheme-on-grounds-of-mistake/</guid>
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                <title>High Court rules that City law firm breached duties by acting for client despite conflict of interest and by failing to provide adequate costs information under CFA: Forster v Reynolds Porter Chamberlain [2023] EWHC 1150 (Ch)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In its recent decision in Forster v Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, the High Court found that City law firm, RPC, had breached its duty of care to its client, Ms Forster, after failing to keep her adequately informed of costs incurred under a conditional fee agreement (&quot;CFA&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:35:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-rules-that-city-law-firm-breached-duties-by-acting-for-client-despite-conflict-of-interest-and-by-failing-to-provide-adequate-costs-information-under-cfa-forster-v-reynolds-porter-chamberlain-2023-ewhc-1150-ch/</link>
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                <title>New UK measures to address SLAPPs: a panacea or a missed opportunity?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government announced on Monday that it will introduce new measures to address Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (&quot;SLAPPs&quot;) through amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:35:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-uk-measures-to-address-slapps-a-panacea-or-a-missed-opportunity/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal upholds decision that tax silk advising investment scheme promoter owed no duty of care to investors: McClean &amp; Ors v Andrew Thornhill [2023] EWCA Civ 446</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal upholds decision that tax silk advising investment scheme promoter owed no duty of care to investors: McClean &amp; Ors v Andrew Thornhill [2023] EWCA Civ 446]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 May 2023 10:51:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-upholds-decision-that-tax-silk-advising-investment-scheme-promoter-owed-no-duty-of-care-to-investors-mcclean-ors-v-andrew-thornhill-2023-ewca-civ-446/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 102</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[What&#x27;s happening in Pensions - Issue 102]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 May 2023 16:29:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-102/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - Spring 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel. Listen to an editorial overview from Technology &amp; Commercial Transactions Partner, Richard Brown.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 May 2023 14:42:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-spring-2023/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-spring-2023/</guid>
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                <title>Tax disputes briefing: Tribunal forces HMRC to close long running enquiry</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of Jonathan Hitchins and others v HMRC [2023] FTT 127 (TC), the First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) had to consider whether to require HMRC to close a long running enquiry.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:42:18 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-tribunal-forces-hmrc-to-close-long-running-enquiry/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-tribunal-forces-hmrc-to-close-long-running-enquiry/</guid>
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                <title>Importance of solicitors&#x27; duties to keep clients fully apprised of developments affecting their matter or claim: Mackenzie v Rosenblatt Solicitors (a firm) and another [2023] EWHC 331 (Ch)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent decision in Mackenzie v Rosenblatt Solicitors (a firm) and another, Fancourt J dismissed a professional negligence claim against a defendant firm of solicitors arising out of advice they had given to the claimant in relation to a claim he had issued against his former employer and certain directors of the employer for unlawful means conspiracy.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:33:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/importance-of-solicitors-duties-to-keep-clients-fully-apprised-of-developments-affecting-their-matter-or-claim-mackenzie-v-rosenblatt-solicitors-a-firm-and-another-2023-ewhc-331-ch/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/importance-of-solicitors-duties-to-keep-clients-fully-apprised-of-developments-affecting-their-matter-or-claim-mackenzie-v-rosenblatt-solicitors-a-firm-and-another-2023-ewhc-331-ch/</guid>
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                <title>Misselling Cryptoassets &#x2013; a CFAAR panel event with Outer Temple Chambers and Travers Smith</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We&#x27;re delighted to share that Travers Smith will be hosting &#x27;Misselling Cryptoassets &#x2013; a CFAAR panel event with Outer Temple Chambers and Travers Smith&#x27;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:32:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/misselling-cryptoassets-a-cfaar-panel-event-with-outer-temple-chambers-and-travers-smith/</link>
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                <title>Mapping the social audit trail: what the Tesco and LBMA claims tell us about the direction of ESG litigation in the UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Businesses with overseas operations, and firms that provide social audit support services to those businesses, need to be cognisant of attempts by claimant law firms to extend the existing boundaries of tort law and bring novel and ambitious value chain liability claims against them]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:46:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mapping-the-social-audit-trail-what-the-tesco-and-lbma-claims-tell-us-about-the-direction-of-esg-litigation-in-the-uk/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mapping-the-social-audit-trail-what-the-tesco-and-lbma-claims-tell-us-about-the-direction-of-esg-litigation-in-the-uk/</guid>
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                <title>Mundy v TUI &#x2013; the High Court challenges the mischief of Part 36 &quot;90/10 liability offers&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent decision in Mundy v TUI [2023] EWHC 385 (CH), the High Court considered how a rejected offer to settle liability on a 90%/10% basis  fitted with the provisions of CPR 36.17.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:53:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mundy-v-tui-the-high-court-challenges-the-mischief-of-part-36-9010-liability-offers/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mundy-v-tui-the-high-court-challenges-the-mischief-of-part-36-9010-liability-offers/</guid>
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                <title>Warburton v CC Avon and Somerset: Henderson abuse principle prevents claimant from bringing new proceedings raising additional claims</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal has recently considered the Henderson abuse principle, which precludes a party from raising in subsequent proceedings matters which were not but could and should have been raised in earlier ones.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:24:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/warburton-v-cc-avon-and-somerset-henderson-abuse-principle-prevents-claimant-from-bringing-new-proceedings-raising-additional-claims/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/warburton-v-cc-avon-and-somerset-henderson-abuse-principle-prevents-claimant-from-bringing-new-proceedings-raising-additional-claims/</guid>
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                <title>Tax disputes briefing: Court strikes down discovery assessment issued too early</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of Norton and another v HMRC [2023] UT/2021/000057, the Upper Tribunal had to consider whether a discovery assessment issued before the end of the normal enquiry window was valid.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:56:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-court-strikes-down-discovery-assessment-issued-too-early/</link>
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                <title>Ashraf v Lester Dominic Solicitors: An expansion of solicitors&#x27; duties to third parties?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It is well established that, in general, solicitors owe their duties to their clients alone. However, there are a limited number of exceptional cases in which solicitors have been held to owe a duty of care to someone who is not their client.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:55:43 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ashraf-v-lester-dominic-solicitors-an-expansion-of-solicitors-duties-to-third-parties/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ashraf-v-lester-dominic-solicitors-an-expansion-of-solicitors-duties-to-third-parties/</guid>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 101</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:29:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-101/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-101/</guid>
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                <title>Supermarket and retailer litigation risk: Claimants using novel Value Chain Liability concepts to target household names</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Value chains are under the spotlight with the increase in so-called value chain liability claims in the UK]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:58:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/supermarket-and-retailer-litigation-risk-claimants-using-novel-value-chain-liability-concepts-to-target-household-names/</link>
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                <title>Behind the headlines: Climate Change Litigation Round-Up</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The principle aim behind many climate change claims may not be to &quot;win&quot; but to draw attention to activities that cause and contribute to climate change, litigation being just one tool in an activist&#x27;s toolbox.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:34:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/behind-the-headlines-climate-change-litigation-round-up/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/behind-the-headlines-climate-change-litigation-round-up/</guid>
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                <title>Tax disputes briefing: tribunal requires firm of solicitors to provide client&#x27;s information, subject to legal privilege</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of R &amp; C Commrs v Third Party [2023] TC 08706, the First-Tier Tribunal had to consider whether to approve the issue of a third party information notice to a firm of solicitors requiring it to disclose information relating to one its clients.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:49:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-tribunal-requires-firm-of-solicitors-to-provide-clients-information-subject-to-legal-privilege/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-tribunal-requires-firm-of-solicitors-to-provide-clients-information-subject-to-legal-privilege/</guid>
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                <title>The FCA raises the ESG stakes, but receives scrutiny of its own</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA recently issued its latest &quot;Dear CEO&quot; letter to asset managers, setting out its Asset Management Supervision Strategy.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:33:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-fca-raises-the-esg-stakes-but-receives-scrutiny-of-its-own/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution Round-up - March 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the eighth edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last three months or so.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:49:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-march-2023/</link>
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                <title>Tax disputes briefing: Upper Tribunal reconfirms that a discovery assessment cannot be defeated on grounds of &quot;staleness&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of Paul Harrison v HMRC [2023] UKUT 38 (TC), the Upper Tribunal had to consider whether it was bound by a Supreme Court obiter dictum (observation not forming part of the grounds of the decision in the relevant case), that a discovery assessment cannot be defeated on grounds of &quot;staleness&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:59:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-upper-tribunal-reconfirms-that-a-discovery-assessment-cannot-be-defeated-on-grounds-of-staleness/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 100</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:29:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-100/</link>
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                <title>Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats - Episode 3 - what regulatory action and civil claims might you face?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the third episode of our Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats podcast series. In this final episode of the series, James and Rachel conclude by discussing potential regulatory action and the types of civil claims your business might face in the event of a data breach.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:09:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mitigating-a-data-breach-insider-threats-episode-3-what-regulatory-action-and-civil-claims-might-you-face/</link>
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                <title>Cautionary (principle) tale for the construction of settlement agreements: Maranello Rosso Ltd v Lohomij B.V. &amp; others [2022]</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this case briefing, Lucy Jay and Benn Sheridan discuss the Court of Appeal&#x27;s recent decision in Maranello Rosso where it confirmed that express wording is not required to exclude claims of fraud and dishonesty from the scope of a settlement agreement.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:12:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cautionary-principle-tale-for-the-construction-of-settlement-agreements-maranello-rosso-ltd-v-lohomij-bv-others-2022/</link>
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                <title>Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats - Episode 2 - what are the regulatory, supply chain and employment law impacts?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the second episode of our Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats podcast series. In this series of 3 podcasts, members of the Travers Smith Cybersecurity team,&#xA0;Technology &amp; Commercial Transactions Partner James Longster, Employment Partner Adam Wyman and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel Rachel Wilson, take a look at what happens in the aftermath of a data breach. They focus on cybersecurity threats originating from within an organisation or its supply chain and discuss how to m...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:37:37 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mitigating-a-data-breach-insider-threats-episode-2-what-are-the-regulatory-supply-chain-and-employment-law-impacts/</link>
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                <title>Contract formation v contract validity &#x2013; separate applications of the separability principle? </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key case on arbitration law and the separability principle.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:12:27 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/contract-formation-v-contract-validity-separate-applications-of-the-separability-principle/</link>
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                <title>Employment and Immigration Law in 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this video, Knowledge Counsel Adam Rice and Anna West take a look at what is coming up in the world of employment and immigration law in 2023.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:32:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-and-immigration-law-in-2023/</link>
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                <title>Tax disputes briefing: tribunal denies taxpayer right to make late appeal despite strong case</title>
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                            Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:04:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-briefing-tribunal-denies-taxpayer-right-to-make-late-appeal-despite-strong-case/</link>
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                <title>No loss in Quincecare duty case where wrongful payment discharges insolvent company&#x27;s debt: the Supreme Court&#x27;s decision in Stanford International Bank v HSBC</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Supreme Court case on Quincecare duty and loss suffered by insolvent companies.  Discusses creditor duty and separate corporate personality.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:58:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/no-loss-in-quincecare-duty-case-where-wrongful-payment-discharges-insolvent-companys-debt-the-supreme-courts-decision-in-stanford-international-bank-v-hsbc/</link>
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                <title>Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats podcast series</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Technology &amp; Commercial Transactions Partner, James Longster, Employment Partner Adam Wyman and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel Rachel Wilson, take a look at what happens in the aftermath of a data breach. They focus on cybersecurity threats originating from within an organisation or its supply chain and discuss how to mitigate their impact.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:32:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mitigating-a-data-breach-insider-threats-podcast-series/</link>
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                <title>Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats - Episode 1 - why insider threats must not fall under the radar</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first episode of our Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats podcast series. In this series of 3 podcasts, members of the Travers Smith Cybersecurity team, Technology &amp; Commercial Transactions&#xA0;Partner James Longster, Employment Partner Adam Wyman and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel Rachel Wilson, take a look at what happens in the aftermath of a data breach. They focus on cybersecurity threats originating from within an organisation or its supply chain and discuss how to mi...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:38:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mitigating-a-data-breach-insider-threats-episode-1-why-insider-threats-must-not-fall-under-the-radar/</link>
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                <title>Two Travers Smith partners recognised in The Lawyer magazine 2023 Hot 100</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Genna Marten and Toby Robinson recognised in The Lawyer magazine&#x27;s 2023 Hot 100. The Hot 100 is an annual publication which celebrates extraordinary lawyers based in the UK who have completed ground-breaking work in the last year.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:45:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/two-travers-smith-partners-recognised-in-the-lawyer-magazine-2023-hot-100/</link>
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                <title>Two Travers Smith partners recognised in The Lawyer magazine 2023 Hot 100</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Genna Marten and Toby Robinson recognised in The Lawyer magazine&#x27;s 2023 Hot 100. The Hot 100 is an annual publication which celebrates extraordinary lawyers based in the UK who have completed ground-breaking work in the last year.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:45:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/two-travers-smith-partners-recognised-in-the-lawyer-magazine-2023-hot-100-1/</link>
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                <title>Re Compound Photonics Group Ltd: Shareholders&#x27; Agreements and duties of good faith</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:20:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/re-compound-photonics-group-ltd-shareholders-agreements-and-duties-of-good-faith/</link>
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                <title>FTX: A matter of trust</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Trust has been a key theme that has emerged in crypto in 2022. Going back to the original Bitcoin &quot;White Paper&quot; , the very stated purpose of crypto and blockchain technology was to transcend a &quot;trust based model&quot; of the traditional financial system to enable payments &#x2013; and later, with the development of smart contract platforms such as Ethereum, more complex transactions &#x2013; to be entered into and executed without reliance on trust in counterparties and intermediaries, those being replaced by c...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 23 Dec 2022 12:11:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ftx-a-matter-of-trust/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 99</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 98th issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Dec 2022 13:41:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-99/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal clarifies the ambit of litigation privilege in Loreley Financing (Jersey) No 30 Ltd v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The appeal concerned two issues.  The first issue was the scope of litigation privilege &#x2013; the respondent defendants (&quot;the Bank&quot;) sought to know which individuals were authorised to give instructions in relation to the proceedings on behalf of the appellant claimant (&quot;Loreley&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:30:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-clarifies-the-ambit-of-litigation-privilege-in-loreley-financing-jersey-no-30-ltd-v-credit-suisse-securities-europe-ltd/</link>
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                <title>Scanning the Real Estate horizon: look before you leap!</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing we look at some of the key changes to law and practice that we anticipate taking place in 2023 which will affect the real estate sector, focussing on real estate development, real estate investment, real estate M&amp;A, real estate occupiers, the senior living sector and the private rental sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:18:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/scanning-the-real-estate-horizon-look-before-you-leap/</link>
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                <title>High Court orders &quot;mass disclosure&quot;: parties only to exclude unequivocally irrelevant documents</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a recent judgment given in the context of a case involving competition and intellectual property claims, Mr Justice Marcus Smith adopted a striking and unconventional approach to disclosure, placing the burden of a relevance review on the receiving party, not the disclosing party.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:04:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-orders-mass-disclosure-parties-only-to-exclude-unequivocally-irrelevant-documents/</link>
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                <title>No Christmas (expert) shopping here: University of Manchester v John McAslan &amp; Partners Limited &amp; Laing O&#x27;Rourke Construction Limited [2022]</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This recent decision considered when it will be appropriate for the court to exercise its discretion to require disclosure of a report from a previous expert when a party wishes to change expert, and what it should take into account when exercising that discretion.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:02:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/no-christmas-expert-shopping-here-university-of-manchester-v-john-mcaslan-partners-limited-laing-orourke-construction-limited-2022/</link>
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                <title>Update on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week the Government announced that it will be introducing legislation that enables judges to use procedural shortcuts to dismiss so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (or &quot;SLAPPs&quot;) at an early stage.  This follows a campaign by UK newspapers  to prevent wealthy individuals from issuing SLAPPs with the intention of preventing legitimate public interest journalism.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:33:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/update-on-strategic-lawsuits-against-public-participation/</link>
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                <title>Force majeure, reasonable endeavours and sanctions: Court of Appeal takes a different view</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd, the Court of Appeal ruled that a force majeure clause did not apply because the party unable to comply with its obligations had offered suitable alternative performance (as envisaged by the clause, which included a reasonable endeavours obligation).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:51:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/force-majeure-reasonable-endeavours-and-sanctions-court-of-appeal-takes-a-different-view/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/force-majeure-reasonable-endeavours-and-sanctions-court-of-appeal-takes-a-different-view/</guid>
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                <title>Smart contracts and the limits of the &#x201C;rule of code&#x201D;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has written the UK chapters of the Practical Law and Chambers global outsourcing guides. The chapters cover the latest legal information and many of the key issues to consider on UK outsourcing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:27:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/smart-contracts-and-the-limits-of-the-rule-of-code/</link>
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                <title>Water and Sewerage Group Claim in England: the Competition Appeal Tribunal collective proceedings regime continues to be tested</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Claimants are finding novel ways to advance collective proceedings, including the increasingly popular collective proceedings regime in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (&quot;CAT&quot;).&#xA0; While this regime was introduced to facilitate competition law claims, claimant law firms are finding creative ways to use it for matters that do not appear, at first blush, to be &quot;competition&quot; related matters at all.&#xA0;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Leigh Day&#xD;&#xA;Fideres&#xD;&#xA;Carolyn Roberts&#xD;&#xA;Bench Walk&#xD;&#xA;AlixPartners / Alix Partners &#xD;&#xA;Monckton Chambers...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:36:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/water-and-sewerage-group-claim-in-england-the-competition-appeal-tribunal-collective-proceedings-regime-continues-to-be-tested/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/water-and-sewerage-group-claim-in-england-the-competition-appeal-tribunal-collective-proceedings-regime-continues-to-be-tested/</guid>
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                <title>ESG Newsletter - Autumn 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[ESG and sustainability issues continue to be a priority for policy makers and regulators globally. The impact of the Ukraine conflict on energy policy and the recent publication of the IPCC&#x27;s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) &quot;state of the union&quot; report on the slender window we have to take action in order to meet our climate targets both highlight the scale of the global challenge we face on climate issues.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:11:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-newsletter-autumn-2022/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith secures two awards at Law.com&#x27;s British Legal Awards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have received awards for Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year and ESG Initiative of the Year at Law.com&#x27;s annual British Legal Awards. The Awards took place on 23 November.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:48:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-secures-two-awards-at-lawcoms-british-legal-awards/</link>
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                <title>What happens when a Lender fails to fund?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing we explore the risk that a lender might renege (voluntarily or involuntarily) on its funding commitments. We touch on the different types of lender entities in the market currently and examine why there are often different reasons behind such a failure to fund.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:46:18 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-happens-when-a-lender-fails-to-fund/</link>
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                <title>Issues in crypto insolvency</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this podcast Jonathan Gilmour, Peter Hughes, John Lee and Adam Schnider consider the implications of the recent collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. They discuss some of the key issues that could arise from the insolvency of FTX or other crypto investment firms more generally, including priority of claims, proprietary rights in crypto-assets, tracing and recovery of crypto-assets, and cross-border insolvency issues.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:43:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/issues-in-crypto-insolvency/</link>
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                <title>AIJA Half-Year Conference</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith will be in attendance at the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) Half-Year Conference, being held in Edinburgh from 16th November to 19th November.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:21:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/aija-half-year-conference/</link>
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                <title>Tribunal forces HMRC to decide tax relief claim despite lack of information</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of Newpier Charity Limited v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 373 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) had to decide whether it was obliged to agree to the application by a charity, Newpier Charity Limited (Newpier), for it (the FTT) to require HMRC to close an enquiry into Newpier&#x27;s tax return.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:21:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-dispute-briefings-tribunal-forces-hmrc-to-decide-tax-relief-claim-despite-lack-of-information/</link>
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                <title>Parties waive legal privilege when summarising legal advice in witness statement</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court held in Thomas &amp; Ors v Metro Bank [2022] EWHC 2112 (Ch) that a trustee in bankruptcy had waived privilege in certain Russian law legal advice, and the underlying instructions, by summarising the advice in a witness statement written in support of a section 366 Insolvency Act inquiry.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:36:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/parties-waive-legal-privilege-when-summarising-legal-advice-in-witness-statement/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 98</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 98th issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:41:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-98/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - Autumn 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent developments and topics for your radar, news on training and networking events for in-house counsel, and an update on our legal tech initiatives. This is our October 2022 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:54:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-autumn-2022/</link>
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                <title>University of Dundee v Chakraborty: can a non-privileged document retrospectively acquire privileged status?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent decision of University of Dundee v Chakraborty [2022] EAT 150, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether a report, which had at an earlier stage of proceedings been non-privileged, could acquire privileged status following the incorporation of legal advice by solicitors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:28:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/university-of-dundee-v-chakraborty-can-a-non-privileged-document-retrospectively-acquire-privileged-status/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution round-up - October 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the eighth edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last three months or so.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:54:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-october-2022/</link>
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                <title>Contractual discretion &#x2013; how to be Braganza-compliant: CMC Spreadbet v Robert Tchenguiz</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court has ruled in favour of a spread betting firm that exercised its sole discretion in closing out a client&#x27;s trading position during a period of significant market volatility.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:37:05 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/contractual-discretion-how-to-be-braganza-compliant-cmc-spreadbet-v-robert-tchenguiz/</link>
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                <title>The Retained EU Law Bill: another Brexit cliff edge looms?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government has published legislation giving it wide-ranging powers to revoke or reform retained EU law. &#xA0;Among other things, it includes a proposal for the majority of retained EU legislation to expire at the end of 2023, unless expressly preserved in some form.&#xA0; Does this create another Brexit-related cliff edge for business?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:51:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-retained-eu-law-bill-another-brexit-cliff-edge-looms/</link>
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                <title>Summary judgment granted in latest Italian swaps case</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 27 September 2022, the English High Court granted summary judgment and declaratory relief&#xA0;in favour of the bank Dexia Crediop SpA (&quot;Dexia&quot;) on a number of issues arising in its claim against the Italian province of Pesaro e Urbino (&quot;Pesaro&quot;). In bringing its claim, Dexia has sought declarations regarding the validity and enforceability of interest rate swaps executed between the parties in 2003 and 2005.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:54:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/summary-judgment-granted-in-latest-italian-swaps-case/</link>
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                <title>Review of the Arbitration Act 1996:  Highlights from the Law Commission&#x27;s consultation paper</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In November 2021, the Law Commission announced that it would conduct a review of the Act, with a view to ensuring it is as clear, modern and efficient as possible. &#xA0;The Law Commission has now published its consultation paper, which contains its provisional reform proposals.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:41:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/review-of-the-arbitration-act-1996-highlights-from-the-law-commissions-consultation-paper/</link>
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                <title>Pickett v Balkind: the High Court clarifies the rules relating to privilege and waiver</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent decision in Pickett v Balkind [2022] EWHC 2226 (TCC), the High Court considered the circumstances in which injunctive relief can be obtained following the mistaken disclosure of privileged documents. The decision provides a useful restatement of the legal principles underpinning privilege in court proceedings.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:51:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pickett-v-balkind-the-high-court-clarifies-the-rules-relating-to-privilege-and-waiver/</link>
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                <title>The endgame: issues in enforcement against cryptoassets</title>
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                            Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:44:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-endgame-issues-in-enforcement-against-cryptoassets/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith wins double at the Legal Business Awards 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been named &quot;Commercial Litigation Team of the Year&quot; and &quot;Private Equity Team of the Year&quot; at the annual Legal Business Awards. The Awards took place on 27 September.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:45:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-wins-double-at-the-legal-business-awards-2022/</link>
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                <title>The SRA adds its weight to the growing discourse around so-called &quot;SLAPPs&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Solicitors Regulation Authority (&quot;SRA&quot;) is the latest organisation to indicate that it is looking to curb the use of so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (&quot;SLAPPs&quot;) in England &amp; Wales.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:22:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-sra-adds-its-weight-to-the-growing-discourse-around-so-called-slapps/</link>
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                <title>Limitation periods in competition follow-on damages claims: has the judicial pendulum swung in favour of defendants following Gemalto?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In its judgment of 10 June 2022, the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court&#x27;s decision that a &#x20AC;480 million claim against manufacturers of smart card chips (&quot;SCCs&quot;) found to have infringed EU competition law was time-barred.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:50:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/limitation-periods-in-competition-follow-on-damages-claims-has-the-judicial-pendulum-swung-in-favour-of-defendants-following-gemalto/</link>
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                <title>Disclosure of documents referred to in evidence under the Disclosure Pilot Scheme</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In an application under the disclosure pilot scheme, the High Court has clarified the circumstances in which a document will be considered to have been &quot;mentioned&quot; in a witness statement and is therefore disclosable under paragraph 21 of Practice Direction 51U (PD51U).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:48:43 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/michel-wilson-and-partners-limited-v-emmott-and-others-2022-ewhc-730/</link>
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                <title>When will a director be liable for having assisted wrongdoing committed by the company?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The decision of the Court of Appeal in Barclay-Watt v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1169 provides a clear articulation of the principles that the Court will apply in determining whether an individual is personally liable for having assisted a tortious act committed by the company of which they are a director.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:17:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/when-will-a-director-be-liable-for-having-assisted-wrongdoing-committed-by-the-company/</link>
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                <title>Release of the white elephant? Court of Appeal opens the door to &#xA3;5bn multi-jurisdictional group litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 8 July 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down its long-awaited judgment in the Municipio De Mariana group litigation claim, granting permission for some 200,000 Brazilian claimants to pursue in the UK their group action for damages caused by the collapse of the Fund&#xE3;o Dam in Brazil in 2015.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:35:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/release-of-the-white-elephant-court-of-appeal-opens-the-door-to-5bn-multi-jurisdictional-group-litigation/</link>
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                <title>Brexit vs cost of living:  a key challenge for UK&#x27;s new PM</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Whether it&#x27;s the Northern Ireland Protocol or what to do about retained EU law, numerous Brexit-related issues continue to lurk in the new Prime Minister&#x27;s in-tray. &#xA0;A key challenge will be how and where to strike the balance between the urgent need for measures to tackle the cost of living crisis and political pressure for action on Brexit-related issues raised during the leadership campaign.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:51:15 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-vs-cost-of-living-a-key-challenge-for-uks-new-pm/</link>
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                <title>The Court of Appeal confirms a single correct test for granting a case management stay</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a case involving an exclusive jurisdiction clause for the English courts and parallel criminal proceedings in the Vatican, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that there is a single correct test for granting a case management stay. The relevant question for the Court is &quot;whether in the particular circumstances it is in the interests of justice for a case management stay to be granted&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Sep 2022 09:59:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-court-of-appeal-confirms-a-single-correct-test-for-granting-a-case-management-stay/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 97</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 97th issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:42:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-97/</link>
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                <title>Beyond Brexit: A-Z by topic</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit has already had a significant impact on the UK legal landscape and its implications will continue to be felt for many years to come.  This page brings together all our materials on Brexit and related issues, arranged alphabetically by topic.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/beyond-brexit-a-z-by-topic/</link>
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                <title>When will a confidentiality obligation owed to a third party trump a disclosure obligation in English proceedings?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The recent judgment of the High Court in Palladian Partners &amp; Ors v The Republic of Argentina &amp; Anor [2022] EWHC 2059 (Comm) provides an interesting insight into the factors that will be weighed by the court in determining whether a confidentiality obligation owed to a third party should obviate the need for a party to provide inspection of relevant documents in English litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:36:48 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/when-will-a-confidentiality-obligation-owed-to-a-third-party-trump-a-disclosure-obligation-in-english-proceedings/</link>
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                <title>The cost of doing business: Dyson and global value chain liability</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There is a growing trend amongst activists and claimant law firms to pursue novel causes of action against companies for acts or omissions that, while not directly attributable to them, are said to result in alleged human rights breaches in their value chains.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:04:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-cost-of-doing-business-dyson-and-global-value-chain-liability/</link>
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                <title>D&#x27;Aloia v Persons Unknown &amp; Others: A step forward for victims of crypto-asset fraud?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 24 June 2022, the High Court granted an order permitting service of proceedings on persons unknown via a non-fungible token (&quot;NFT&quot;) on a blockchain.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:41:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/daloia-v-persons-unknown-others-a-step-forward-for-victims-of-crypto-asset-fraud/</link>
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                <title>The CAT considers the threshold for without prejudice privilege in Sportradar AG v Football DataCo Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a recent decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (&quot;CAT&quot;), the CAT held that an email inadvertently disclosed by a party was protected by without prejudice privilege (&quot;WPP&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:52:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-cat-considers-the-threshold-for-without-prejudice-privilege-in-sportradar-ag-v-football-dataco-limited/</link>
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                <title>Time&#x27;s up: court has no jurisdiction to extend the period for accepting a Part 36 offer</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this decision, the court confirmed that it did not have the power to extend the &quot;relevant period&quot; for acceptance a Part 36 offer.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:36:23 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/times-up-court-has-no-jurisdiction-to-extend-the-period-for-accepting-a-part-36-offer/</link>
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                <title>Government Plans for Reform to Tackle Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (&quot;SLAPPs&quot;) in England and Wales</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 July 2022 the Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, announced a package of measures designed to tackle the increased use of SLAPPs in the courts of England and Wales.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:17:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/government-plans-for-reform-to-tackle-strategic-lawsuits-against-public-participation-slapps-in-england-and-wales/</link>
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                <title>Parent company liability hurdles and &quot;class actions&quot;: what comes next?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since the Supreme Court&#x27;s rulings in Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20 (&quot;Vedanta&quot;) and HRH Emere Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell [2021] UKSC 3 (&quot;Okpabi&quot;), much has been written about the potential impact these decisions may have on UK-domiciled businesses with foreign operations and, in particular, how they will assist claimants who wish to initiate large-scale group litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:07:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/parent-company-liability-hurdles-and-class-actions-what-comes-next/</link>
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                <title>Final Orders: Are they final?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In AIC Ltd v Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [2022] UKSC 16 the Supreme Court has re-stated the principles to be applied when a judge is asked to revisit a judgment or final order before it has been sealed by the Court, where there has been a change in relevant circumstances in the meantime.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:58:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/final-orders-are-they-final/</link>
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                <title>Supreme Court reinstates CAT&#x27;s decision to award costs against the CMA in Pfizer and Flynn v CMA</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 25 May 2022 the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Pfizer and Flynn v CMA [2022] UKSC 14, reinstating the Competition Appeal Tribunal&#x27;s (&quot;CAT&#x27;s&quot;) decision to award Pfizer and Flynn costs arising from their successful appeal against the decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (&quot;CMA&quot;) which found that Pfizer and Flynn had abused their dominant position in relation to the supply of epilepsy medication.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:38:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/supreme-court-reinstates-cats-decision-to-award-costs-against-the-cma-in-pfizer-and-flynn-v-cma/</link>
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                <title>Longley v PPB Entertainment: the test for unilateral mistake</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This decision considers the somewhat ambiguous test in English law regarding unilateral mistake.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Mrs Justice Ellenbogen provides some welcome, albeit obiter, clarification: the defence of unilateral mistake can only succeed where a party is able to demonstrate that their counterparty had actual knowledge of the mistake.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:46:25 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/longley-v-ppb-entertainment-the-test-for-unilateral-mistake/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 96</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 96th issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:49:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-96/</link>
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                <title>Material adverse change clauses: play to the whistle</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court recently considered whether the delay to the Premier League season caused by the first COVID-19 lockdown triggered a material adverse change clause (commonly known as a MAC clause) in contracts for broadcasting rights. In this briefing we look at how this compares with previous cases on MAC clauses and what the lessons are when drafting such provisions.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:52:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/material-adverse-change-clauses-play-to-the-whistle/</link>
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                <title>Spotlight on ESG video series - Episode 1: ESG-related litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Dispute Resolution Partners Heather Gagen and Stephanie Lee, as well as Senior Associate, Charlotte Angwin, discuss the evolving landscape in ESG litigation risk, including parent company liability claims, greenwashing claims and climate change litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:54:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/spotlight-on-esg-video-series-episode-1-esg-related-litigation/</link>
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                <title>Jabbar &amp; Anor v Aviva Insurance UK Ltd &amp; Ors: High Court clarifies the scope of the court&#x27;s jurisdiction to begin the process of handing down judgment after a case has settled</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court clarified that exceptional circumstances are not required to trigger the court&#x27;s jurisdiction to hand down judgment after a case has settled.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:34:40 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jabbar-anor-v-aviva-insurance-uk-ltd-ors-high-court-clarifies-the-scope-of-the-courts-jurisdiction-to-begin-the-process-of-handing-down-judgment-after-a-case-has-settled/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution round-up - June 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the seventh edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last three months or so.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:28:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-june-2022/</link>
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                <title>High Court provides guidance on challenging arbitral awards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[An arbitral award, although made by an arbitration tribunal, can fall under the jurisdiction of the courts if a party subsequently seeks to challenge it through the court system.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 18 May 2022 16:05:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-provides-guidance-on-challenging-arbitral-awards/</link>
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                <title>HP/Autonomy v Lynch &amp; Hussain - A FSMA First</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 28 January 2022, just over two years after the end of the trial, Hildyard J, in an (in his words) &quot;unorthodox&quot; move, announced the result in open court prior to circulating his draft judgment to the parties and their legal teams.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 May 2022 09:28:10 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/hpautonomy-v-lynch-hussain-a-fsma-first/</link>
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                <title>SMO v TikTok: representative action considered post Lloyd v Google</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court&#x27;s judgment in Lloyd v Google in November 2021 (see our briefing here) significantly curbed &quot;opt-out&quot; representative actions brought under CPR 19.6, but it left a number of unanswered questions - a trail of crumbs for claimant law firms to pick over.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 16 May 2022 12:57:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/smo-v-tiktok-representative-action-considered-post-lloyd-v-google/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 95</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 95th issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 16 May 2022 17:22:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-95/</link>
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                <title>Percy v Merriman White and Mayall: scope of section 1(4) of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this appeal, which Lewison LJ noted was important to those who practise in the professional negligence field, the Court of Appeal considered the effect and scope of section 1(4) of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 (the &quot;1978 Act&quot;).]]></description>
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                            Fri, 13 May 2022 16:23:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/percy-v-merriman-white-and-mayall-scope-of-section-1-4-of-the-civil-liability-contribution-act-1978/</link>
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                <title>ESG Newsletter - Spring 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[ESG and sustainability issues continue to be a priority for policy makers and regulators globally. The impact of the Ukraine conflict on energy policy and the recent publication of the IPCC&#x27;s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) &quot;state of the union&quot; report on the slender window we have to take action in order to meet our climate targets both highlight the scale of the global challenge we face on climate issues.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 04 May 2022 13:57:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-newsletter-spring-2022/</link>
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                <title>MUR Shipping: Sanctions, force majeure and reasonable endeavours</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent decision in MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd [2022] EWHC 467 (Comm), the court found that a force majeure clause applied, even though the affected party had offered alternative performance.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 04 May 2022 13:59:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mur-shipping-sanctions-force-majeure-and-reasonable-endeavours/</link>
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                <title>The developing (and divergent) role of the Courts in climate change cases in England and Australia</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With claimants around the globe continuing to bring novel and ambitious climate change-related cases before common law Courts, some judges are hesitant to be drawn into what may be perceived as a political debate.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 04 May 2022 15:58:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-developing-and-divergent-role-of-the-courts-in-climate-change-cases-in-england-and-australia/</link>
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                <title>SK Shipping Europe Ltd v Capital VLCC: Court of Appeal clarifies law of misrepresentation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of SK Shipping Europe Ltd v Capital VLCC 3 Corp (C Challenger) [2022] EWCA Civ 231, the Court of Appeal clarified several points in the law of misrepresentation, including the circumstances in which a representation of fact will be implied from the offer of a contractual term, the effect of a reservation of rights on an alleged affirmation, and the operation of section 2(2) of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 concerning damages in lieu of rescission.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:59:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sk-shipping-europe-ltd-v-capital-vlcc-court-of-appeal-clarifies-law-of-misrepresentation/</link>
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                <title>The Arbitration Scheme: resolving rent arrears in the wake of COVID-19</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently released our update on the Commercial Rents (Coronavirus) Bill and the changes to Covid-19 restrictions on landlord enforcement options that came into effect in March 2022.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:30:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-arbitration-scheme-resolving-rent-arrears-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/</link>
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                <title>The Dispute Resolution Yearbook 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Meet the people who make up our Dispute Resolution practice and learn more about the market-leading work we do. Containing a host of thought leadership pieces on trending topics and current developments in the UK litigation market and insights into what matters to us as a team.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:48:42 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-dispute-resolution-yearbook-2022/</link>
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                <title>Jackson v Hayes &amp; Jarvis: High Court rejects application for witnesses to give evidence remotely from Kenya</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this case, the High Court rejected the defendant&#x27;s application for its expert and factual witnesses, who were both based in Kenya, to give evidence via video link, or for there to be a hybrid trial which the witnesses could attend remotely.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:21:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jackson-v-hayes-jarvis-high-court-rejects-application-for-witnesses-to-give-evidence-remotely-from-kenya/</link>
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                <title>What does the FCA&#x27;s new Business Plan and Strategy mean for investigations and enforcement?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Financial Conduct Authority (&quot;FCA&quot;) has released its Annual Business Plan for 2022/2023, alongside a Strategy Document for 2022 to 2025. We discuss below what these two documents mean for its investigations and enforcement strategy going forward.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:59:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-does-the-fcas-new-business-plan-and-strategy-mean-for-investigations-and-enforcement/</link>
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                <title>Tax Investigations Update - April 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since our previous briefing there have been a number of developments in the area of tax investigations and disputes. This briefing summarises some key ones and what they mean for taxpayers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:59:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-investigations-update-april-2022/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal confirms scope of banks&#x27; duty to take reasonable care to protect their customers from fraud: Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC &amp; Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 318</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal&#x27;s recent decision sheds significant light on banks&#x27; liability for failing to exercise reasonable skill and care in executing the instructions of their customers. Reversing the ruling of the High Court, the Court of Appeal made clear that the &quot;Quincecare duty&quot; arises not only when it is the customer&#x27;s agent who fraudulently instructs the bank to transfer the customer&#x27;s money, but can also arise when the customer themselves, as the victim of a fraud, instructs the bank to do...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:59:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-confirms-scope-of-banks-duty-to-take-reasonable-care-to-protect-their-customers-from-fraud-philipp-v-barclays-bank-uk-plc-anor-2022-ewca-civ-318/</link>
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                <title>Liability for lost profits and wasted expenditure: what can you exclude?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:59:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/liability-for-lost-profits-and-wasted-expenditure-what-can-you-exclude/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - April 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent developments and topics for your radar, news on training and networking events for in-house counsel, and an update on our legal tech initiatives. This is our April 2022 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:01:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-april-2022/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: 1 year on - Episode 6: Dispute Resolution</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the fifth episode of the series, Knowledge Counsel Jonathan Rush looks at the impact of Brexit on UK law. The video provides an overview of the current status of EU legislation and caselaw in the UK now that we&#x27;ve left the EU, and answers the question, could any of this change in future?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:27:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-1-year-on-episode-6-dispute-resolution/</link>
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                <title>Standard terms: fighting the right battles</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Several recent cases highlight the importance of process for both customers and suppliers when contracting on standard terms (or a mixture of standard terms and &quot;bespoke&quot; terms).&#xA0; In this briefing, we highlight some of the key pitfalls for the unwary, particularly around the so-called &quot;battle of the forms&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:59:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/standard-terms-fighting-the-right-battles/</link>
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                <title>Suppipat v Siam Bank: privilege across jurisdictions</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:28:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/suppipat-v-siam-bank-privilege-across-jurisdictions/</link>
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                <title>Update on Covid-19 restrictions for commercial landlords and tenants &#x2013; March 2022</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:39:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/update-on-covid-19-restrictions-for-commercial-landlords-and-tenants-march-2022/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 94</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 93rd issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 21 Mar 2022 17:22:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-94/</link>
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                <title>High Court confirms narrow test for &quot;iniquity exception&quot; to legal professional privilege in  Candey Ltd v Bosheh &amp; Anor [2021] EWHC 3409 (Comm)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court has confirmed the narrow scope of the &quot;iniquity exception&quot; to legal professional privilege in a fraud claim brought by a London law firm against a former client. The firm sought to rely on privileged communications in its evidence.&#xA0; The Court held that the firm could not rely on the iniquity exception and rejected an argument that a client owes its solicitor a duty of good faith.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:59:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-confirms-narrow-test-for-iniquity-exception-to-legal-professional-privilege-in-candey-ltd-v-bosheh-anor-2021-ewhc-3409-comm/</link>
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                <title>International Insights 2022 - UK Legal Developments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in UK law and practice for our international stakeholders.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:58:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-insights-2022-uk-legal-developments/</link>
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                <title>Tax Journal Issue 1564: Early stage tax disputes: a practical guide</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith Tax Senior Associate&#xA0;Sophie Lloyd&#xA0;and Associate&#xA0;Rob Smith&#xA0;have written an article in a recent edition of Tax Journal, providing a practical guide on early stage tax disputes with HMRC.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 01 Mar 2022 13:58:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-journal-issue-1564-early-stage-tax-disputes-a-practical-guide/</link>
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                <title>&#x27;Room for nuance&#x27;: lists of issues for disclosure under PD 51U</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:18:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/room-for-nuance-lists-of-issues-for-disclosure-under-pd-51u/</link>
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                <title>Clear language triumphs: the Court of Appeal&#x27;s decision in ABN Amro Bank N.V. v Royal &amp; Sun Alliance Insurance plc [2021] EWCA Civ 1789</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:58:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/clear-language-triumphs-the-court-of-appeals-decision-in-abn-amro-bank-nv-v-royal-sun-alliance-insurance-plc-2021-ewca-civ-1789/</link>
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                <title>Charles B Lawrence &amp; Associates v Intercommercial Bank Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Board of the Privy Council provided clarity in relation to the scope of duty principle, in the recent case of Charles B Lawrence &amp; Associates v Inter-commercial Bank Limited (Trinidad and Tobago) [2021] UKPC 30.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:24:23 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/charles-b-lawrence-associates-v-intercommercial-bank-limited/</link>
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                <title>Tipping the balance: the Government&#x27;s proposals on mixed-use buildings could have a significant impact on property owners and commercial tenants</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In amongst the blizzard of press releases and policy documents emanating from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities since the New Year is a consultation called &quot;Reforming the leasehold and commonhold systems in England and Wales&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:01:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tipping-the-balance-the-governments-proposals-on-mixed-use-buildings-could-have-a-significant-impact-on-property-owners-and-commercial-tenants/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution round-up - January 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the sixth edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last three months or so.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:52:37 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-january-2022/</link>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 93</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 93rd issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:22:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-93/</link>
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                <title>Hewlett-Packard prevails in its Autonomy-related fraud claims</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Court has today found that Hewlett-Packard Claimants (HPE) have &quot;substantially succeeded&quot; in their fraud claims against Mike Lynch and Sushovan Hussain.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:58:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/hewlett-packard-prevails-in-its-autonomy-related-fraud-claims/</link>
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                <title>Two Travers Smith partners recognised in The Lawyer magazine 2022 Hot 100</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is thrilled to announce that its Finance Partner, Katie McMenamin, and Disputes Partner, Polly Richard have been recognised in The Lawyer magazine&#x27;s 2022 Hot 100, an annual publication which celebrates extraordinary lawyers based in the UK who have completed ground-breaking work in the last year.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:29:11 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/two-travers-smith-partners-recognised-in-the-lawyer-magazine-2022-hot-100/</link>
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                <title>Scanning the Real Estate horizon: Out with the old, in with the new</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing we look at 12 of the changes to law and practice that are likely to impact on the real estate sector in 2022.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:38:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/scanning-the-real-estate-horizon-out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new/</link>
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                <title>Nord Naphtha v New Stream Trading: The Court of Appeal confronts a poorly drafted force majeure clause</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[New Stream Trading AG (&quot;New Stream&quot;), the seller and Appellant, is a Swiss company which acts as a marketing and sales agent for refined products.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:58:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/nord-naphtha-v-new-stream-trading-the-court-of-appeal-confronts-a-poorly-drafted-force-majeure-clause/</link>
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                <title>Nord Naphtha v New Stream Trading: The Court of Appeal confronts a poorly drafted force majeure clause (1)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[New Stream Trading AG (&quot;New Stream&quot;), the seller and Appellant, is a Swiss company which acts as a marketing and sales agent for refined products.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:58:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/nord-naphtha-v-new-stream-trading-the-court-of-appeal-confronts-a-poorly-drafted-force-majeure-clause-1/</link>
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                <title>London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas &#x2013; Defectively served Part 36 offer limits cost recovery</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The recent judgment of the High Court in London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Limited [2021] EWHC 3103 (Ch) provides an interesting insight into judicial treatment of defective Part 36 offers, the question of when Part 36 offers will be considered genuine offers to settle, and the other factors considered by the court in determining when it would be unjust to apply the full cost consequences prescribed by CPR r. 36.17.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Dec 2021 13:58:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/london-trocadero-v-picturehouse-cinemas-defectively-served-part-36-offer-limits-cost-recovery/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/london-trocadero-v-picturehouse-cinemas-defectively-served-part-36-offer-limits-cost-recovery/</guid>
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                <title>Rethinking freezing injunctions: Convoy Collateral Ltd v Cho Kwai Chee (British Virgin Islands) [2021] UKPC 24</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Convoy Collateral, a Hong Kong company, brought proceedings in Hong Kong against Dr Cho, a Hong Kong resident, for various breaches of fiduciary duties.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:02:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/rethinking-freezing-injunctions-convoy-collateral-ltd-v-cho-kwai-chee-british-virgin-islands-2021-ukpc-24/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/rethinking-freezing-injunctions-convoy-collateral-ltd-v-cho-kwai-chee-british-virgin-islands-2021-ukpc-24/</guid>
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                <title>EUI Ltd v UK Vodaphone Ltd: a Norwich Pharmacal reminder</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 24 November 2021, the Court of Appeal provided a clear reminder of the limited bounds within which the English Courts will make an order for third party disclosure pursuant to a Norwich Pharmacal application.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:58:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eui-ltd-v-uk-vodaphone-ltd-a-norwich-pharmacal-reminder/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eui-ltd-v-uk-vodaphone-ltd-a-norwich-pharmacal-reminder/</guid>
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                <title>Expert evidence: ensure it&#x27;s the whole package</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this article, we consider the recent decision in Griffiths v TUI 2020 [2021] EWCA Civ 1442, a holiday sickness claim, in which the Court of Appeal had to consider the correct judicial approach to expert evidence that was uncontroverted and unchallenged.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:58:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/expert-evidence-ensure-its-the-whole-package/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/expert-evidence-ensure-its-the-whole-package/</guid>
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                <title>Various Airfinance Leasing Companies v Saudia: when can an employer obtain disclosure from employees&#x27; personal devices?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:58:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/various-airfinance-leasing-companies-v-saudia-when-can-an-employer-obtain-disclosure-from-employees-personal-devices/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/various-airfinance-leasing-companies-v-saudia-when-can-an-employer-obtain-disclosure-from-employees-personal-devices/</guid>
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                <title>London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas: a refusal to be swayed from established legal principles to accommodate difficulties faced during the Covid-19 pandemic</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court decision in London Trocadero (2015) LP v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd [2021] EWHC 2591 (Ch) represents the latest in a growing line of cases arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic in which the courts have refused to be swayed from established legal principles to accommodate difficulties faced by contractual counterparties, and commercial tenants in particular.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:58:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/london-trocadero-v-picturehouse-cinemas-a-refusal-to-be-swayed-from-established-legal-principles-to-accommodate-difficulties-faced-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/london-trocadero-v-picturehouse-cinemas-a-refusal-to-be-swayed-from-established-legal-principles-to-accommodate-difficulties-faced-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/</guid>
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                <title>Equitix Eeef Biomass 2 Ltd v Fox &amp; Ors [2021] EWHC 2781 (TCC): Doffing the Cap and Upping the Ante</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a consequential matters judgment handed down on 19 October 2021, the High Court ruled on the correct interpretation of the liability cap in the share sale agreement (&quot;SSA&quot;) and the cost consequences of the Part 36 offer.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:58:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/equitix-eeef-biomass-2-ltd-v-fox-ors-2021-ewhc-2781-tcc-doffing-the-cap-and-upping-the-ante/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/equitix-eeef-biomass-2-ltd-v-fox-ors-2021-ewhc-2781-tcc-doffing-the-cap-and-upping-the-ante/</guid>
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                <title>Professional negligence claims can be pleaded on an extrapolated basis</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this article, we consider the recent decision in Building Design Partnership Limited v Standard Life Assurance Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 1793 in which the Court of Appeal considered whether the claimant could rely on extrapolation when pleading its case.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:58:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/professional-negligence-claims-can-be-pleaded-on-an-extrapolated-basis/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/professional-negligence-claims-can-be-pleaded-on-an-extrapolated-basis/</guid>
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                <title>Social Auditor Accountability &#x2013; Proposals for Reform</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre recently produced a report calling into question the quality and utility of the now ubiquitous social audit reporting (Social Audit Liability: Hard Law Strategies to Redress Weak Social Assurances) (the &quot;Report&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:58:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/social-auditor-accountability-proposals-for-reform/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/social-auditor-accountability-proposals-for-reform/</guid>
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                <title>Eim v. Stacha [2021] EWHC 2761 (COMM)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This case concerned an application for committal relating to a failure to observe a freezing injunction. The High Court sentenced the defendant, (&quot;Mr Lewis&quot;), to five months&#x27; immediate imprisonment and refused to order a suspended sentence because of Mr Lewis&#x27; deliberate offending.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:58:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eim-v-stacha-2021-ewhc-2761-comm/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eim-v-stacha-2021-ewhc-2761-comm/</guid>
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                <title>How to avoid facing death by 1000 cuts (and other cautionary tales)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the latest decision in the very long-running Jalla v Shell litigation, the Court of Appeal has upheld the TCC&#x27;s decision to refuse&#xA0;the claimants a further extension of time for serving &quot;date of damage&quot; pleadings (&quot;DODPs&quot;) and supporting evidence for limitation purposes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:27:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/how-to-avoid-facing-death-by-1000-cuts-and-other-cautionary-tales/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/how-to-avoid-facing-death-by-1000-cuts-and-other-cautionary-tales/</guid>
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                <title>Lloyd v Google: good news for data controllers?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It is fair to say that the highly anticipated judgment of the Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google which arrived on 10 November, was not the huge game-changer (for both litigators and funders, and data controllers) that some had predicted. The Court unanimously allowed Google&#x27;s appeal, restoring the order made by the first instance judge that the representative action should not proceed.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:58:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/lloyd-v-google-good-news-for-data-controllers/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/lloyd-v-google-good-news-for-data-controllers/</guid>
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                <title>P.R.I.M.E. Finance launches updated Arbitration Rules</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:58:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/prime-finance-launches-updated-arbitration-rules/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/prime-finance-launches-updated-arbitration-rules/</guid>
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                <title>Life cycle of an early stage tax dispute</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to our interactive guide to the lifecycle of the early stages of a tax dispute. The early stages of a dispute are often the most important, and encompass informal enquiries from HMRC, just as much as formal enquiry notices.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:23:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/life-cycle-of-an-early-stage-tax-dispute/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/life-cycle-of-an-early-stage-tax-dispute/</guid>
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                <title>Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait), the Supreme Court (&quot;UKSC&quot;) has provided further confirmation of the approach to determining the law that will govern an arbitration agreement.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Nov 2021 16:27:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/kabab-ji-sal-lebanon-v-kout-food-group-kuwait-2021-uksc-48/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/kabab-ji-sal-lebanon-v-kout-food-group-kuwait-2021-uksc-48/</guid>
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                <title>Jones v Lydon and without prejudice privilege: label your communications wisely</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Jones &amp; Ors v Lydon &amp; Ors [2021] EWHC 2322 (Ch), the court confirmed that, where a series of communications is expressed to made on a &quot;without prejudice&quot; basis, a party must express a clear intention to move the discussions onto an open footing before without prejudice privilege will cease to apply.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:58:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jones-v-lydon-and-without-prejudice-privilege-label-your-communications-wisely/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jones-v-lydon-and-without-prejudice-privilege-label-your-communications-wisely/</guid>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 92</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 92nd issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:13:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-92/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-92/</guid>
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                <title>Unjust Enrichment: the Court of Appeal&#x27;s decision in Dargamo Holdings Limited v Avonwick Holdings Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 1149</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal&#x27;s judgment in Dargamo Holdings Limited v Avonwick Holdings Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 1149[1] contains important remarks in respect of both the interaction between the law of contract and the law of unjust enrichment, as well as the operation of doctrine of &quot;failure of basis&quot; as a ground of restitution.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:27:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/unjust-enrichment-the-court-of-appeals-decision-in-dargamo-holdings-limited-v-avonwick-holdings-limited-2021-ewca-civ-1149/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/unjust-enrichment-the-court-of-appeals-decision-in-dargamo-holdings-limited-v-avonwick-holdings-limited-2021-ewca-civ-1149/</guid>
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                <title>A business-friendly guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At over 2500 pages, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed by the UK and EU in December 2020 does not make for an easy read. This guide breaks it down into the key topics of interest to business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:10:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal/</guid>
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                <title>A business-friendly guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal: now fully updated</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We have recently updated our cross-practice area guide to the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which breaks it down into key topics of interest to business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:28:10 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal-now-fully-updated/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal-now-fully-updated/</guid>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - October 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent developments and topics for your radar, news on training and networking events for in-house counsel, and an update on our legal tech initiatives. This is our October 2021 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:38:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-october-2021/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-october-2021/</guid>
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                <title>Tax Investigations Update - September 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since our previous briefing there have been a number of developments in the area of tax investigations and dispute. This briefing summarises some key ones and what they mean for taxpayers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:58:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-investigations-update-september-2021/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-investigations-update-september-2021/</guid>
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                <title>Lawful Act Economic Duress: the Supreme Court&#x27;s decision in Pakistan International Airline Corp v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 40</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a judgment handed down on 18 August 2021, the Supreme Court has confirmed the existence of the doctrine of lawful act economic duress in English law, but has emphasised the narrowness of its scope, citing just two specific sets of circumstances in which the doctrine may apply.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:58:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/lawful-act-economic-duress-the-supreme-courts-decision-in-pakistan-international-airline-corp-v-times-travel-uk-ltd-2021-uksc-40/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/lawful-act-economic-duress-the-supreme-courts-decision-in-pakistan-international-airline-corp-v-times-travel-uk-ltd-2021-uksc-40/</guid>
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                <title>ESG litigation trends: Australian financial disclosure claim may pave the way for a new claimant toolkit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Shareholders in Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Australia&#x27;s largest bank, have applied to the Federal Court of Australia to compel the CBA to furnish them with documents pertaining to its decisions to finance certain energy projects.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:34:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-litigation-trends-australian-financial-disclosure-claim-may-pave-the-way-for-a-new-claimant-toolkit/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-litigation-trends-australian-financial-disclosure-claim-may-pave-the-way-for-a-new-claimant-toolkit/</guid>
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                <title>ESG litigation trends: the Milieudefensie claim expands beyond the Netherlands</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It has been reported that two German NGOs (Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe) have written a letter of claim to Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler&#x27;s Mercedes-Benz and independent oil and gas company Wintershall Dea, alleging that the companies need to put in place measures to reduce their CO2 emissions by 45% (as against 2019 levels) by 2030.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:58:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-litigation-trends-the-milieudefensie-claim-expands-beyond-the-netherlands/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-litigation-trends-the-milieudefensie-claim-expands-beyond-the-netherlands/</guid>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution round-up - September 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the fifth edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last three months or so.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:58:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-september-2021/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-september-2021/</guid>
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                <title>Legal Business: Interview with Doug Bryden and Heather Gagen - Managing ESG-related risk</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:50:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/legal-business-interview-with-doug-bryden-and-heather-gagen-managing-esg-related-risk/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/legal-business-interview-with-doug-bryden-and-heather-gagen-managing-esg-related-risk/</guid>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 91</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 91st issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:13:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-91/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-91/</guid>
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                <title>&quot;Mere Corporate Presence&quot; and Corporate Liability: the US Supreme Court&#x27;s Nestle Decision</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[English courts are seeing an increasing number of claims brought against UK companies who are said to be responsible for harm to claimants who live outside of the UK, even though the company was not directly involved in the wrongful conduct alleged. There are two main areas of caselaw developing: the &quot;parent company liability&quot; line of caselaw (where the leading cases are Vedanta and Okpabi) and the &quot;value chain&quot; line of caselaw (where the leading cases are Maran, Kalma and more recently, Josi...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:58:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mere-corporate-presence-and-corporate-liability-the-us-supreme-courts-nestle-decision/</link>
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                <title>Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd and Ors v Rossendale Borough Council and Ors [2021] UKSC 16: the final nail in the coffin of piercing the corporate veil?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In May of this year, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd v Rossendale Borough Council [2021] UKSC 16 (&#x27;Hurstwood&#x27;), a test case for around 55 other similar claims relating to business rates avoidance schemes, used by companies attempting to avoid the payment of non-domestic rates on empty properties.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:58:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/hurstwood-properties-a-ltd-and-ors-v-rossendale-borough-council-and-ors-2021-uksc-16-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-piercing-the-corporate-veil/</link>
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                <title>Victorygame v Ahuja: Court of Appeal confirms that deception as to the purpose of a communication is not enough to defeat a well-founded claim to legal professional privilege</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 5 July 2021, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Victorygame Limited, Surjit Singh Pandher v Ahuja Investments Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 993 concerning whether a party can maintain litigation privilege over information, in circumstances where it has misled the party providing that information as to the purpose for which it is required.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:58:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/victorygame-v-ahuja-court-of-appeal-confirms-that-deception-as-to-the-purpose-of-a-communication-is-not-enough-to-defeat-a-well-founded-claim-to-legal-professional-privilege/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/victorygame-v-ahuja-court-of-appeal-confirms-that-deception-as-to-the-purpose-of-a-communication-is-not-enough-to-defeat-a-well-founded-claim-to-legal-professional-privilege/</guid>
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                <title>What&#x27;s Happening in Pensions - Issue 90</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this issue, we examine what is happening in the pensions world. This is our 90th issue.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 12 Aug 2021 15:14:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-90/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/whats-happening-in-pensions-issue-90/</guid>
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                <title>High Court declines to strike out &quot;value chain&quot; negligence claim</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The recent judgment of the High Court in Josiya &amp; Ors v British American Tobacco PLC &amp; Ors [2021] EWHC 1743 (QB) is the latest in a series of cases in which the English Courts have refused to strike out novel claims against UK companies in respect of alleged unethical conduct in their overseas business operations.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:58:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-declines-to-strike-out-value-chain-negligence-claim/</link>
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                <title>A tough, assertive, confident, decisive, agile FCA to face the future</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA has set out an ambitious vision for transformation in its Business Plan for 2021/22, the first under Nikhil Rathi&#x27;s leadership since he was appointed CEO in October 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:28:15 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-tough-assertive-confident-decisive-agile-fca-to-face-the-future/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-tough-assertive-confident-decisive-agile-fca-to-face-the-future/</guid>
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                <title>Holding asset managers to account</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently held our third webinar in the series &quot;Sustainability and alternative asset managers: the new normal&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:49:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/holding-asset-managers-to-account/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/holding-asset-managers-to-account/</guid>
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                <title>Beyond the headlines: Recent trends in global climate change litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Two climate change related cases made global headlines in recent weeks: a Dutch case, brought by a group of activists, against Royal Dutch Shell that imposed carbon emission limits on the oil producing multinational and an Australian case that found the Minister for the Environment had a duty to protect young people from the effects of climate change.  In this article, we look at these decisions in their wider legal context, and consider how the law may continue to develop in this area, inclu...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:57:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/beyond-the-headlines-recent-trends-in-global-climate-change-litigation/</link>
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                <title>UCTA: don&#x27;t assume it only bites if there&#x27;s unequal bargaining power</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It is sometimes suggested that the courts only intervene based on the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA) where there is inequality of bargaining power. But a recent case provides a reminder that the Act can also apply where a provision is regarded as particularly destructive of one party&#x27;s rights &#x2013; even where there is no obvious imbalance between the parties.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:57:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ucta-dont-assume-it-only-bites-if-theres-unequal-bargaining-power/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ucta-dont-assume-it-only-bites-if-theres-unequal-bargaining-power/</guid>
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                <title>How do you deal with quality in a contract?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Many contracts contain requirements for goods or services to meet certain levels of quality &#x2013; but it&#x27;s not always easy to define in precise, easily measurable terms. In this briefing, we look at the lessons that can be drawn from a recent dispute over whether the quality of furniture provided for a hotel was suitable for its upmarket status.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:57:45 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/how-do-you-deal-with-quality-in-a-contract/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith appoints four Senior Counsel in 2021 promotions round</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has announced the promotion of four lawyers to Senior Counsel as part of its 2021 promotions round.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:45:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-appoints-four-senior-counsel-in-2021-promotions-round/</link>
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                <title>London at the crossroads of Russian conspiracy: A question of jurisdiction in PJSC National Bank Trust v Mints</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:57:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/london-at-the-crossroads-of-russian-conspiracy-a-question-of-jurisdiction-in-pjsc-national-bank-trust-v-mints/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/london-at-the-crossroads-of-russian-conspiracy-a-question-of-jurisdiction-in-pjsc-national-bank-trust-v-mints/</guid>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution round-up - May 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the fourth edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution sphere over the last three months or so.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 27 May 2021 09:59:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-may-2021/</link>
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                <title>Tax Journal: Tooth, staleness and protective assessments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Tax Senior Associate Sophie Lloyd and Knowledge Counsel Ian Zeider have written an article in a recent edition of Tax Journal, discussing what the Supreme Court&#x27;s judgment in&#xA0;HMRC v Tooth&#xA0;means for protective assessments.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 20 May 2021 13:58:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-journal-tooth-staleness-and-protective-assessments/</link>
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                <title>Tax Journal Issue 1529: Finance Bill 2021: financial institution notices</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Tax Partner Elena Rowlands and Knowledge Counsel Ian Zeider have written an article in a recent edition of Tax Journal, discussing the Finance Bill 2021 and financial institution&#xA0;notices.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 10 May 2021 13:58:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-journal-issue-1529-finance-bill-2021-financial-institution-notices/</link>
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                <title>&quot;Value chain&quot; negligence claims: the door has been opened</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A recent Court of Appeal judgment (Hamida Begum v Maran (UK) Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 326 (&quot;Maran&quot;)) may have significant ramifications for the scope of corporate risk faced by UK companies conducting business overseas.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:57:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/value-chain-negligence-claims-the-door-has-been-opened/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/value-chain-negligence-claims-the-door-has-been-opened/</guid>
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                <title>Okpabi v Shell: the Supreme Court lowers the bar for parent company liability claims</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 12 February 2021 the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell [2021] UKSC 3.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:57:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/okpabi-v-shell-the-supreme-court-lowers-the-bar-for-parent-company-liability-claims/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/okpabi-v-shell-the-supreme-court-lowers-the-bar-for-parent-company-liability-claims/</guid>
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                <title>High Court considers what is needed to prove reliance in a misrepresentation claim</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The case of Leeds City Council and others v Barclays Bank plc and another [2021] EWHC 363 (Comm) addresses some important points relevant to misrepresentation claims. This briefing explains the decision.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:57:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-considers-what-is-needed-to-prove-reliance-in-a-misrepresentation-claim/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-considers-what-is-needed-to-prove-reliance-in-a-misrepresentation-claim/</guid>
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                <title>The contract needs to change, but the parties can&#x27;t agree: what happens next?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a case which may be relevant to disputes arising out of COVID-19 or Brexit, the Privy Council has recently considered what should happen where an event occurs which necessitates changes to a contract, but the parties are unable to agree a variation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:57:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-contract-needs-to-change-but-the-parties-cant-agree-what-happens-next/</link>
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                <title>The unfinished business of Brexit: what still needs doing and how long will it take?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2019, UK voters were promised that there was a plan to &quot;get Brexit done&quot;, so that we could all move on &#x2013; and businesses could invest against a background of greater certainty. Whilst considerable progress has been made towards those goals, there remains a significant amount of unfinished business and uncertainty in key areas.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:52:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-unfinished-business-of-brexit-what-still-needs-doing-and-how-long-will-it-take/</link>
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                <title>The long arm of US jurisdiction in transnational civil litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The long arm of US jurisdiction is a recurring theme in transnational civil litigation relating to criminal allegations. &#xA0;A paradigm example is the recent High Court decision in the dispute between Petrosaudi Oil Services (Venezuela) Limited (&quot;POS&quot;) and Clyde &amp; Co LLP (&quot;Clyde&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:57:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-long-arm-of-us-jurisdiction-in-transnational-civil-litigation/</link>
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                <title>ENRC v Qajygeldin: Disclosure on Disclosure?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The path of disclosure rarely, if ever, runs smoothly.  The process can be time consuming, costly, and an area ripe for skirmishes and protracted correspondence regarding scope and proportionality.  This particular skirmish, in the case of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited v  Ake-Jean Qajygeldin, arose out of an application by the Claimant for disclosure by the Defendant in respect of his compliance with his disclosure obligations, in particular relating to his ability to recover...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:57:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/enrc-v-qajygeldin-disclosure-on-disclosure/</link>
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                <title>3 minute video guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this short video, Knowledge Counsel Jonathan Rush provides a 3 minute guide to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:57:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/3-minute-video-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal/</link>
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                <title>The SFO&#x27;s not so long arm: R (KBR) v SFO</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has held that the Serious Fraud Office does not possess the power to compel a foreign company with no business or presence in the UK to produce documents held outside the UK.  The judgment is a useful illustration of the court&#x27;s approach to statutory interpretation, and confirms that the territorial extent of legislative provisions is to be determined by Parliament, and not the judiciary.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:57:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-sfos-not-so-long-arm-r-kbr-v-sfo/</link>
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                <title>A White Elephant Avoided: Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group plc</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a recent decision in the TCC (Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group plc and BHP Group Ltd [2020] EWHC 2930 (TCC)), Mr Justice Turner struck out as an abuse of process a group damages claim where group and individual claims relating to the same disaster were also proceeding before the Brazilian Courts.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:57:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-white-elephant-avoided-municipio-de-mariana-v-bhp-group-plc/</link>
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                <title>The Dispute Resolution Yearbook 2021</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:48:59 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-dispute-resolution-yearbook-2021/</link>
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                <title>The end of the &quot;over-lawyered&quot; witness statement? New rules for witness evidence in the Business and Property Courts</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On the 6th April 2021, a new Practice Direction 57AC (&quot;PD 57AC&quot;) will come into force in the Business and Property Courts, applicable to all trial witness statements signed on or after that date.  The introduction of PD 57AC represents a fundamental reform to the way factual witness evidence is collected and presented in commercial litigation, and will require a change in working practice and attitude on the part of both parties to commercial proceedings and their lawyers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:57:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-end-of-the-over-lawyered-witness-statement-new-rules-for-witness-evidence-in-the-business-and-property-courts/</link>
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                <title>Tax Investigations Update - February 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since our previous briefing there have been a number of developments in the area of tax investigations and dispute. This briefing summarises some key ones and what they mean for taxpayers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:57:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-investigations-update-february-2021/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal upholds disclosure order concerning senior executives&#x27; personal devices</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Early this month, the Court of Appeal handed down an important judgment in Phones 4U Ltd v EE Ltd and Others (&quot;Phones 4U&quot;). The judgment results from an appeal by the defendant mobile network operators of a disclosure order requiring them to request their senior executives to hand over personal devices so that they could be searched by independent IT consultants for documents relevant to the case]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:57:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-upholds-disclosure-order-concerning-senior-executives-personal-devices/</link>
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                <title>Late acceptance of a Part 36 offer &#x2013; what are the costs consequences?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:57:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/late-acceptance-of-a-part-36-offer-what-are-the-costs-consequences/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution round-up - February 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the third edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution sphere over the last three months.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:57:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-february-2021/</link>
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                <title>BBC fined for contempt of court: a salutary lesson for court users in the age of Zoom and Teams</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It was commonplace 100 years ago for photographs to be taken in and around court rooms and published in the press. However, the practice became controversial, and since 1925 it has been an offence to take photographs, videos or other recordings in court, and to transmit or publish them.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:57:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bbc-fined-for-contempt-of-court-a-salutary-lesson-for-court-users-in-the-age-of-zoom-and-teams/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - February 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent developments and topics for your radar, news on training and networking events for in-house counsel, and an update on our legal tech initiatives.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:22:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-february-2021/</link>
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                <title>Mastercard v Merricks: has the Supreme Court opened the door to more collective actions?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In December 2020, the UK Supreme Court handed down its much-awaited judgment in the case of Mastercard and others v Merricks (2020) (&quot;Merricks&quot;).   This is an important ruling because it lowers the bar for obtaining permission for collective actions to proceed.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:56:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mastercard-v-merricks-has-the-supreme-court-opened-the-door-to-more-collective-actions/</link>
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                <title>Injunction applications and the &quot;unambiguous impropriety&quot; exception to the without prejudice rule</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the ordinary course of without prejudice settlement discussions, and consistent with public policy, parties are generally free to discuss their dispute without inhibition or fear that the matters stated might be used in subsequent litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:56:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/injunction-applications-and-the-unambiguous-impropriety-exception-to-the-without-prejudice-rule/</link>
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                <title>Arbitrators: Impartiality and the duty to disclose overlapping appointments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has recently published its long-awaited judgment  in Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48, which provides guidance on whether an arbitrator&#x27;s appointment to multiple arbitrations involving overlapping subject matter and parties may give rise to the appearance of bias on the part of the arbitrator, and the circumstances in which such appointments need to be disclosed to parties unaware of the overlap.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:56:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/arbitrators-impartiality-and-the-duty-to-disclose-overlapping-appointments/</link>
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                <title>Trends in global climate change litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There is growing international consensus around the need for urgent action to reverse the effects of climate change. The UK now has a legally-binding commitment to transition to Net Zero emissions by 2050 and there is a growing body of legal and regulatory requirements designed to force the pace of change.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:56:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/trends-in-global-climate-change-litigation/</link>
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                <title>Parent company liability: the Vedanta case</title>
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                            Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:56:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/parent-company-liability-the-vedanta-case/</link>
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                <title>Jurisdiction and Judgments: Patchwork fills gaps left by Brexit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The end of the post-Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 has brought with it some changes for those involved in civil litigation with an EU element.  Generally, proceedings which are already on foot will be unaffected, whereas litigants involved in new proceedings with an EU element may now face a slightly bumpier procedural ride and some increased cost.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:56:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jurisdiction-and-judgments-patchwork-fills-gaps-left-by-brexit/</link>
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                <title>Some early clues about the interpretation of force majeure clauses in the context of COVID-19</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court&#x27;s recent judgment in Fibula Air Travel s.r.l. v Just-Us Air s.r.l. [2020] EWHC 3048 provides some early clues about how force majeure clauses might be interpreted where parties seek to rely on them as a result of difficulties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic (the &quot;Pandemic&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:56:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/some-early-clues-about-the-interpretation-of-force-majeure-clauses-in-the-context-of-covid-19/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal clarifies rules on enhanced relief where claimant beats its Part 36 offer to settle</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Telef&#xF3;nica UK Ltd v Office of Communications [2020] EWCA Civ 1374, the Court of Appeal allowed the claimant&#x27;s appeal against an order awarding it only two of the four specified forms of enhanced relief available under CPR 36.17(4) after having beaten its own Part 36 settlement offer at trial.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 27 Nov 2020 13:56:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-clarifies-rules-on-enhanced-relief-where-claimant-beats-its-part-36-offer-to-settle/</link>
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                <title>Supreme Court dismisses illegality defence for solicitors&#x27; negligence despite claimant&#x27;s fraudulent actions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court&#x27;s decision in Stoffel &amp; Co v Grondona [2020] UKSC 42 affirms and applies the &quot;trio of conditions&quot; test for the defence of illegality, established by the Supreme Court in Patel v Mirza [2016] UKSC 42.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:12:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/supreme-court-dismisses-illegality-defence-for-solicitors-negligence-despite-claimants-fraudulent-actions/</link>
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                <title>Travelport Ltd and Others v WEX Inc [2020] EWHC 2670: The importance of specific drafting in material adverse effect clauses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 12 October 2020, the High Court handed down a landmark judgment regarding the interpretation of a Material Adverse Effect (&quot;MAE&quot;) clause under a Share Purchase Agreement (&quot;SPA&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:56:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travelport-ltd-and-others-v-wex-inc-2020-ewhc-2670-the-importance-of-specific-drafting-in-material-adverse-effect-clauses/</link>
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                <title>Jalla v Shell: A blow to US style &quot;class actions&quot; before the English courts, or welcome clarity on &quot;same interest&quot; test under CPR 19.6(1)?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The English courts have, until recently, shown reluctance to encourage the kind of &quot;class-action&quot; regime so beloved in the US.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:05:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jalla-v-shell-a-blow-to-us-style-class-actions-before-the-english-courts-or-welcome-clarity-on-same-interest-test-under-cpr-196-1/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal confirms that &quot;goodwill&quot; will, in the absence of clear words to the contrary, be given its ordinary legal meaning</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Primus International Holding Company &amp; Ors v Triumph Controls &#x2013; UK Limited &amp; Ors,  the Court of Appeal has confirmed that, unless there are clear words to the contrary in a contract, the ordinary legal meaning of a particular term (in this case, &quot;goodwill&quot;) will be preferred to an unusual or non-legal meaning.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-confirms-that-goodwill-will-be-given-its-ordinary-legal-meaning/</link>
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                <title>Brexit Readiness Portal - updated January 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the Brexit transition period due to expire on 31 December 2020, there is not much time left to prepare.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:56:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-readiness-portal/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19 losses &#x2013; will business interruption insurers be ordered to pay? (Part 2)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 July 2020, the first trial under the Financial Markets Test Case Scheme (Scheme) began in the English Commercial Court before Lord Justice Flaux and Mr. Justice Butcher. The case is being brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against eight insurers who have either denied claims and/or remain in dispute with policyholders claiming under non-damage business interruption (NDBI) policies for losses suffered as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. Two policyholder actions groups, t...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:56:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-losses-will-business-interruption-insurers-be-ordered-to-pay-part-2/</link>
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                <title>Arbitration agreements: Governing law</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Clarification has recently been given by the Supreme Court in Enka v Chubb Russia [2020] UKSC 38, on the principles to be applied to determine the proper law of an arbitration agreement, in particular where the governing law of the contract differs from the law of the seat of the arbitration.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:56:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/arbitration-agreements-governing-law/</link>
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                <title>High Court dismisses tactical use of DSARs and an improper &quot;collateral attack&quot; on orders</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In an increasingly data driven world in which we are all learning to become more data conscious, Data Subject Access Requests (&quot;DSARs&quot;) are an important tool for individuals to check how their data is being used, and whether such use is lawful. However, DSARs are sometimes used as a means to gain access to documents for litigation. Lees v Lloyds Bank Plc [2020] EWHC 2249 (Ch) is a reminder of the purpose of a DSAR, what is considered an adequate response to a DSAR, and an explanation of the c...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:56:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/high-court-dismisses-tactical-use-of-dsars-and-an-improper-collateral-attack-on-orders/</link>
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                <title>A Question of Purpose: Litigation Privilege and The Financial Reporting Council Ltd v Frasers Group Plc</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The recent decision of the High Court in The Financial Reporting Council Ltd v Frasers Group Plc (formerly Sports Direct International Plc) [2020] EWCH 2607 (Ch) reinforces the principle that, even where litigation is reasonably within contemplation at the time, a communication or document will only be protected by litigation privilege where it has been prepared for the sole or dominant purpose of litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:56:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-question-of-purpose-litigation-privilege-and-the-financial-reporting-council-ltd-v-frasers-group-plc/</link>
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                <title>Attaching conditions to the provision of consent under a contract - the Commercial Court protects the parties&#x2019; bargain</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Clauses which enable a party to a contract to request that its counter&#x2013;party consent to the making of a change to the contract&#x27;s terms often provide that such consent is not to be unreasonably withheld.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:56:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/attaching-conditions-to-the-provision-of-consent-under-a-contract-the-commercial-court-protects-the-parties-bargain/</link>
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                <title>BITs and the post-Brexit investment landscape</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Bilateral Investment Treaties, or BITs, are an important part of the international investment landscape.&#xA0; In this briefing, we look at what BITs are and whether Brexit will make it more attractive to structure investments in certain EU member states through the UK in order to take advantage of BIT protection.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:56:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bits-and-the-post-brexit-investment-landscape/</link>
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                <title>PJSC Tatneft v Gennady Bogolyubov &amp; Ors: foreign lawyers and legal advice privilege</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this decision, the High Court confirmed the test for legal advice privilege as it applies to foreign lawyers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pjsc-tatneft-v-gennady-bogolyubov-ors-foreign-lawyers-and-legal-advice-privilege/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution round-up - October 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the second edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution sphere over the last three months.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:56:19 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-october-2020/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - October 2020</title>
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                            Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:22:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-october-2020/</link>
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                <title>Tax Investigations: Autumn Update</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It was a busy and unusual summer for a number of&#xD;&#xA;reasons and it may be that a series of developments&#xD;&#xA;relating to HMRC powers, investigations and tax disputes&#xD;&#xA;were not top of everybody&#x27;s agenda. We have therefore&#xD;&#xA;brought some key ones together in this update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:57:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-investigations-autumn-update/</link>
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                <title>Tax Journal: Section 103: expanding the scope of automated decisions by HMRC?</title>
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                            Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:50:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-journal-section-103-expanding-the-scope-of-automated-decisions-by-hmrc/</link>
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                <title>Brexit Briefing: Dispute Resolution</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing note addresses the impact of Brexit on matters relevant to civil judicial co-operation between the English courts and the courts of EU member states.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:56:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-briefing-dispute-resolution/</link>
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                <title>A broad axe falls upon MasterCard and Visa as Supreme Court hands down milestone judgment in interchange litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent landmark decision of Sainsbury&#x27;s v MasterCard, the Supreme Court confirmed that MasterCard and Visa&#x27;s multilateral interchange fees (&quot;MIFs&quot;) infringed Article 101(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (&quot;TFEU&quot;). The judgment also establishes the legal test that MasterCard and Visa must satisfy to be exempt under Article 101(3) TFEU, as well as the legal test for establishing pass-on.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:56:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-broad-axe-falls-upon-mastercard-and-visa-as-supreme-court-hands-down-milestone-judgment-in-interchange-litigation/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: Recent case round-up</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unparalleled disruption to the judiciary, which has been presented with logistical hurdles as well as acute legal issues to tackle.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:35:27 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-recent-case-round-up/</link>
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                <title>The &quot;footballer trusts&quot; case &#x2013; the Court of Appeal provides an assist to claimants pleading fraud against corporate bodies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Allegations of dishonesty in English civil litigation &#x2013; whether against individuals or corporate bodies &#x2013; are not to be made lightly, and care must be taken over how they are pleaded. This is reflected in paragraph 8.2 of Practice Direction 16, which provides that a claimant must &quot;specifically set out&#x2026;any allegation of fraud&quot; in the Particulars of Claim. The Court of Appeal has, in the recent case of Sofer v SwissIndependent Trustees SA [2020] EWCA Civ 699, provided useful guidance on the rel...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:56:10 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-footballer-trusts-case-the-court-of-appeal-provides-an-assist-to-claimants-pleading-fraud-against-corporate-bodies/</link>
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                <title>Collateral waiver and legal professional privilege: PCP Capital Partners v Barclays Bank Plc</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this recent decision of Waksman J in the High Court, Barclays were held to have waived privilege in all contemporaneous communications with their lawyers regarding the validity of certain agreements which were the subject of the proceedings.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:56:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/collateral-waiver-and-legal-professional-privilege-pcp-capital-partners-v-barclays-bank-plc/</link>
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                <title>Tax Disputes Update: Government publishes draft new rules expanding HMRC&#x27;s information powers</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 21 July 2020 the Government published draft clauses for inclusion in the Finance Bill 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:56:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-update-government-publishes-draft-new-rules-expanding-hmrcs-information-powers/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19 losses &#x2013; will business interruption insurers be ordered to pay? (Part 1)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 July 2020, the first trial under the Financial Markets Test Case Scheme (Scheme) began in the English Commercial Court before Lord Justice Flaux and Mr. Justice Butcher. The case is being brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against eight insurers who have either denied claims and/or remain in dispute with policyholders claiming under non-damage business interruption (NDBI) policies for losses suffered as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. Two policyholder actions groups, t...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:56:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-losses-will-business-interruption-insurers-be-ordered-to-pay-part-1/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: Government easements for businesses and employer liability considerations</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 11 May 2020 the Government published practical guidance for employers on how to keep its workforce safe.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:56:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-government-easements-for-businesses-and-employer-liability-considerations/</link>
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                <title>Are you ready for Brexit?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the Brexit transition period due to expire on 31 December 2020, there is not much time to left to prepare.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:55:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/are-you-ready-for-brexit/</link>
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                <title>Privilege in the context of an FRC investigation - A v B and The FRC [2020] EWHC 1491 (Ch)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this judgment, the court clarified the process that a professional services provider should follow when faced with a regulatory request for client documents, in circumstances where a party contends that all or a portion of those documents are privileged.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:55:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/privilege-in-the-context-of-an-frc-investigation-a-v-b-and-the-frc-2020-ewhc-1491-ch/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/privilege-in-the-context-of-an-frc-investigation-a-v-b-and-the-frc-2020-ewhc-1491-ch/</guid>
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                <title>Jurisdiction and Judgments: where are we now?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:55:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jurisdiction-and-judgments-where-are-we-now/</link>
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                <title>Disclosure pilot scheme: recent cases</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Now over three quarters of the way through its probationary lifespan, the Disclosure Pilot Scheme (DPS), is bedding down and elements of Practice Direction 51U which were always going to need further guidance have recently been given their first consideration under the judicial spotlight.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:03:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/disclosure-pilot-scheme-recent-cases/</link>
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                <title>Tax Disputes Update: Informal queries from HMRC</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[HMRC frequently contact taxpayers to ask questions about their tax returns on an informal basis rather than under a statutory enquiry process.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 24 Jun 2020 13:55:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-disputes-update-informal-queries-from-hmrc/</link>
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                <title>Dispute Resolution round-up - June 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the inaugural edition of our new newsletter, which is intended to capture the key developments in the English disputes arena over the past three months.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:08:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dispute-resolution-round-up-june-2020/</link>
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                <title>Don&#x27;t leave your best case too late &#x2013; a reminder to litigators that there may not be a second chance</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It is a well-known part of English litigation that an issue will only be determined by the courts once: there are no second chances to launch new arguments or seek different remedies.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:55:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/dont-leave-your-best-case-too-late-a-reminder-to-litigators-that-there-may-not-be-a-second-chance/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: Why tax data is rising up managers&#x27; agendas</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Jun 2020 13:55:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-why-tax-data-is-rising-up-managers-agendas/</link>
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                <title>Cabinet Office guidance calls for responsible contractual behaviour in light of Covid-19</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Cabinet Office has issued non-statutory guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in the context of the emergency.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 May 2020 13:55:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cabinet-office-guidance-calls-for-responsible-contractual-behaviour-in-light-of-covid-19/</link>
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                <title>Key practicalities for remote hearings</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The transition towards a digitalised legal system has long been on HMCTS cards, however it is only now that real strides have been taken to achieve this.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 19 May 2020 13:55:42 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/key-practicalities-for-remote-hearings/</link>
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                <title>&quot;The world has changed&quot; - how to compel a US-resident witness to give oral evidence at an English trial</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The case of ACL Netherlands B.V. and others v Dr Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain has attracted much media attention.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 19 May 2020 13:55:43 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-world-has-changed-how-to-compel-a-us-resident-witness-to-give-oral-evidence-at-an-english-trial/</link>
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                <title>UK Anti-Bribery and Corruption Newsletter - Spring 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the fight against bribery and corruption in the UK and other jurisdictions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 14 May 2020 16:50:05 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-anti-bribery-and-corruption-newsletter-spring-2020/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: a checklist of ways to dig yourself out of a contractual hole</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Two former Supreme Court judges have suggested that, given the the current crisis, a &quot;more creative&quot; approach may be needed in assessing contractual disputes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 May 2020 13:55:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-a-checklist-of-ways-to-dig-yourself-out-of-a-contractual-hole/</link>
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                <title>Morrisons and Barclays in the Supreme Court: is the law of vicarious liability on the move?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has provided important clarification on the extent to which companies can be found to be vicariously liable under English law.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 May 2020 13:55:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/morrisons-and-barclays-in-the-supreme-court-is-the-law-of-vicarious-liability-on-the-move/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: returning to work - Health and Safety considerations for employers and businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the announcement made by the Prime Minister on 10 May 2020, the UK Government published its COVID-19 Recovery Strategy (&quot;Recovery Strategy&quot;) and COVID-19 Secure Guidelines (&quot;Secure Guidelines&quot;) on 11 May 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 May 2020 09:56:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-and-returning-to-work-health-and-safety-considerations-for-employers-and-businesses/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: how the lockdown is changing the civil courts</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has provided important clarification on the extent to which companies can be found to be vicariously liable under English law.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 May 2020 13:55:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-how-the-lockdown-is-changing-the-civil-courts/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: impact on the legal landscape</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There has been a temporary, but relatively significant, lull in disputes activity since the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK with full force in mid-March.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 05 May 2020 13:55:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-impact-on-the-legal-landscape/</link>
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                <title>Corporate tax residence, taxable presence and COVID-19</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Companies with an international footprint will need to ensure that their tax residence is not affected by travel restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:55:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-tax-residence-taxable-presence-and-covid-19/</link>
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                <title>Court of Appeal confirms &quot;Arkin Cap&quot; on litigation funders&#x27; liability can be lifted</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the recent decision of ChapelGate Credit v Money &amp; Ors the Court of Appeal upheld a first instance judge&#x27;s decision not to apply the so-called &quot;Arkin Cap&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:55:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/court-of-appeal-confirms-arkin-cap-on-litigation-funders-liability-can-be-lifted/</link>
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                <title>New test for legal advice privilege</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a recent decision, CAA v Jet2.com, the Court of Appeal has slightly tweaked the test for when legal advice privilege will apply.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:55:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-test-for-legal-advice-privilege/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: Disputes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this section, we highlight the key consequences of Brexit for dispute resolution in England.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 30 Jan 2020 13:52:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-disputes/</link>
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                <title>The Post Office litigation: 4 lessons for franchisors and franchisees</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Recently implemented reforms and further proposed changes widen the government&#x2019;s powers to scrutinise mergers on grounds of national security.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:55:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-post-office-litigation-4-lessons-for-franchisors-and-franchisees/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith wins Banking Litigation Team of the Year at the Legal Week Commercial Litigation &amp; Arbitration Awards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce that we have been named Banking Litigation Team of the Year at the inaugural Legal Week Commercial Litigation &amp; Arbitration Awards.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 Nov 2019 11:33:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-wins-banking-litigation-team-of-the-year-at-the-legal-week-commercial-litigation-arbitration-awards/</link>
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                <title>Opening the floodgates? The Court of Appeal&#x27;s judgment in Lloyd v Google</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the briefing below, we look at the Court of Appeal&#x27;s recent decision in Lloyd v Google [2019] EWCA CIV 1599.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:54:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/opening-the-floodgates-the-court-of-appeals-judgment-in-lloyd-v-google/</link>
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                <title>Third party access to documents: the case of Cape v Dring</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Cape v Dring case finally came to an end via a Supreme Court decision in July 2019.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:53:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/third-party-access-to-documents-the-case-of-cape-v-dring/</link>
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                <title>Notices of claim under share purchase agreements: the importance of getting it right</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing we look at the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Stobart Group Limited and Anor v William Stobart and Anor [2019] EWCA (Civ) 1376.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:51:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/notices-of-claim-under-share-purchase-agreements-the-importance-of-getting-it-right/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: in the courts again</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Courts in the UK and elsewhere continue to hear a wide range of cases relating to Brexit.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:54:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-in-the-courts-again/</link>
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                <title>Gender Diversity - Disputes Yearbook 2019</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[LB assembled a group of litigators to chart the progress of women at the highest levels of disputes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 May 2019 13:51:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gender-diversity-disputes-yearbook-2019/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gender-diversity-disputes-yearbook-2019/</guid>
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                <title>Excessive litigation: how can it be discouraged and stopped?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Huw Jenkin assesses the options for curbing excessive or aggressive litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 May 2019 13:51:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/excessive-litigation-how-can-it-be-discouraged-and-stopped/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith promotes four lawyers to its partnership</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has announced today the promotion of four lawyers to its partnership, with effect from 1 July 2019.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 May 2019 13:51:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-promotes-four-lawyers-to-its-partnership/</link>
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                <title>Putting the horse before the cart: the Supreme Court&#x27;s decision in Wells v Devani</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing, we consider the Supreme Court&#x27;s recent decision on contractual interpretation and implication of terms in Wells v Devani [2019] UKSC 4.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:51:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/putting-the-horse-before-the-cart-the-supreme-courts-decision-in-wells-v-devani/</link>
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                <title>Jurisdiction clauses and Brexit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There is now some prospect of the UK leaving the EU on 29 March 2019 without transitional arrangements or a long term comprehensive reciprocal regime agreed.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:53:26 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jurisdiction-clauses-and-brexit/</link>
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                <title>Anti-Bribery Newsletter - Autumn 2018</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the fight against bribery and corruption in the UK and other jurisdictions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:54:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/anti-bribery-newsletter-autumn-2018/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith client Euroclear UK &amp; Ireland successfully launches ground-breaking new payment system</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has assisted Euroclear UK and Ireland on the launch of a new service for US dollar securities transactions under a central bank payment model.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 02 Oct 2018 13:52:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-client-euroclear-uk-ireland-successfully-launches-ground-breaking-new-payment-system/</link>
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                <title>Duty bound: What should a solicitor do when confronted by a mistake by the other side?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Two recent high profile cases throw a spotlight on this question.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:51:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>No damages 4u: termination and claims for future loss of bargain</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Phones 4u Ltd v EE Ltd, the High Court struck out EE&#x27;s claim for &#xA3;200 million in damages due to the wording of a letter ending its distribution with Phones 4u.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:51:48 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Terms of a termination letter defeat claim for loss of bargain damages</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Phones 4U &#x2013;v- EE [2018] EWHC 49 (Comm), the High Court ruled that EE&#x27;s counterclaim for damages for loss of bargain had no real prospect of success.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 01 Jan 2018 13:51:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Legal advice privilege: a search for clarity?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since 2004 the leading authority on legal advice privilege has been the much criticised Court of Appeal decision in Three Rivers (No 5) EWCA Civ 474, QB 1556.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:54:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/legal-advice-privilege-a-search-for-clarity/</link>
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                <title>Success for Minority Shareholder in Football Unfair Prejudice Petition</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing looks at the case of  VB Football Assets -v- Blackpool Football Club (Properties) Limited (formerly Segesta Limited) &amp; Others [2017] EWHC 2767 (Ch).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Nov 2017 13:51:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/success-for-minority-shareholder-in-football-unfair-prejudice-petition/</link>
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                <title>Q&amp;A: Pre-empting and managing shareholder dispute</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[FW moderates a discussion on pre-empting and managing shareholder disputes between 5 law firm partners, including Toby Robinson at Travers Smith.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:54:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/qa-pre-empting-and-managing-shareholder-dispute/</link>
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                <title>Pick your cherries wisely: legal professional privilege and &quot;collateral waiver&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing provides an update from the Candy brothers litigation case.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 11 Sep 2017 13:51:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pick-your-cherries-wisely-legal-professional-privilege-and-collateral-waiver/</link>
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                <title>Compliance Officer Bulletin &#x2013; Issue 148: FCA and PRA enforcement actions: themes and trends</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This article, authored by The Travers Smith Regulatory Investigations Group, looks at the themes and trends surrounding FCA and PRA enforcement actions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Sun, 03 Sep 2017 13:54:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/compliance-officer-bulletin-issue-148-fca-and-pra-enforcement-actions-themes-and-trends/</link>
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                <title>The New Flamenco</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing discusses when benefits should arise following a breach of duty be brought into account when assessing loss.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:51:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-new-flamenco/</link>
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                <title>Commercial Court reaffirms approach to the issue of intention to create legal relations in contract formation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A binding contract requires the four elements of offer, acceptance, consideration and intention to create legal relations.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:51:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/commercial-court-reaffirms-approach-to-the-issue-of-intention-to-create-legal-relations-in-contract-formation/</link>
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                <title>New Law Journal - Under the influence</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The bar for establishing claims of undue influence &amp; unconscionable bargain remains high, say Nicholas Fidler &amp; Emily Tearle.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:54:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-law-journal-under-the-influence/</link>
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                <title>The rise and rise of competition litigation in England &#x2013; what might the future hold in a brave new post-Brexit world?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The reputation of London as a jurisdiction of choice for private competition damages claims is well documented.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 06 Jan 2017 13:54:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-rise-and-rise-of-competition-litigation-in-england-what-might-the-future-hold-in-a-brave-new-post-brexit-world/</link>
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                <title>New Law Journal - New York State of Mind</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[When it comes to doing business internationally, there are two important and related disputes risks that parties typically address upfront in their contracts.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:54:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-law-journal-new-york-state-of-mind/</link>
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                <title>Resolving consumer disputes: new obligations for ODR &amp; ADR?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:51:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/resolving-consumer-disputes-new-obligations-for-odr-adr/</link>
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                <title>The FCA enforcement regime - a proportionate penalty in the eye of the beholder?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2010, the FSA published the rules on its revised policy in relation to enforcement penalties.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Jun 2015 13:54:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-fca-enforcement-regime-a-proportionate-penalty-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/</link>
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                <title>Part 36 recast</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Emma Reynolds &amp; Emily Tearle discuss whether the new Pt36 regime is an opportunity seized or overlooked.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 May 2015 13:54:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/part-36-recast/</link>
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                <title>How broad is your settlement?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[When parties wish to settle litigation they will often do so by reference to the claim number in that litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:54:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/how-broad-is-your-settlement/</link>
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                <title>FHR European Ventures v Cedar Capital: a decision with wider implications for the loan market?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court judgment resolves earlier conflicting case law on the limits of the rule &#xD;&#xA;that where an agent acquires a benefit as a result of his fiduciary position, he is treated as &#xD;&#xA;having acquired it for the benefit of his principal, so that it is beneficially owned by the &#xD;&#xA;principal.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:15:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fhr-european-ventures-v-cedar-capital-a-decision-with-wider-implications-for-the-loan-market/</link>
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                <title>Insider dealing: To fear or not to fear &#x2013; a redundant question?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:54:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insider-dealing-to-fear-or-not-to-fear-a-redundant-question/</link>
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                <title>Doubts over alternative mechanisms</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Guarantees offer landlords security on the grant or assignment&#xD;&#xA;of a lease &#x2013; or do they? Joanna Sykes considers their enforceability]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:24:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/doubts-over-alternative-mechanisms/</link>
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                <title>The importance of cyber security to good corporate governance</title>
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                <title>ESG disclosures and litigation risk</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There are a number of regulatory reporting requirements on businesses operating in the UK which require them to make ESG disclosures (either specifically, or as part of their general disclosure obligations).]]></description>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-disclosures-and-litigation-risk/</link>
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