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Arbitration award of over $8 million in relation to Beirut Marriott Hotel

Real estate investor Ziad Fakhri has been awarded over $8 million in arbitration proceedings in Lebanon against company owned by Sabih al Masri, Chairman of Arab Bank Group, in relation to conspiracy and collusion with Marriott International Inc (“Marriott”).

Clarity from the Supreme Court: no break for employers on holiday pay

Sejal Raja explores the background to the recent Supreme Court ruling, the law that came before, the details of the decision, and what it means for workers and their employers

Junior lawyers frustrated by pace of cultural change at law firms

Junior lawyers want the right to refuse to work on certain matters for ethical reasons, but few firms currently provide it, new research conducted by Obelisk Support has found

Education combined with regulation will be key to solving the nation’s ‘debanking’ debacle

Jeremy Asher explains that the issues involved in the recent debanking scandal are wide ranging and complicated, particularly in regard to the role of HM Treasury in combatting the problem

ECCTA: transforming corporate governance and fraud prevention

Joe Woodward examines significant changes in corporate governance and fraud prevention under ECCTA

SRA issues first fixed penalties

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published details of the first fixed penalties it has issued since introducing the new fixed financial penalty regime

M&A activity robust in Australia, but will face challenges in 2024

Despite rising interest rates and difficulties in execution, overall public M&A activity this year was surprisingly robust; however the outlook for the next 12 months is fragile, according to Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s M&A 2024 Outlook report

European Court of Human Rights clarifies its procedure on interim measures

The Law Society of England and Wales welcomes the announcement from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of action it is taking to clarify its procedure relating to interim measures