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Vandemoortele and Délifrance deal under scrutiny

The Competition and Markets Authority has moved the Vandemoortele and Délifrance deal to a phase 2 investigation

Gatwick Investment v Liberty Mutual: Supreme Court rules furlough payments reduce business interruption insurance claims

CJRS payments cut employers' recoverable losses under standard savings clauses, the Supreme Court has confirmed.

DLA Piper supports BBVA's USD500 million financing

DLA Piper has successfully advised BBVA on a USD500 million global vendor financing programme for Envision Energy

Bickley v John Lewis: EAT rules on name change between EC certificate and ET1 presentation

Employment tribunal wrongly rejected claim where claimant's deed poll name change caused a mismatch.

X and Y adoption order setting aside: Supreme Court rules no power exists to revoke valid adoption orders

The High Court has no inherent jurisdiction to revoke a validly made adoption order on welfare grounds.

R v Chahal: guilty plea with contested basis triggers trial fee entitlement

A Newton hearing need not involve live evidence for a trial fee to be payable, the Senior Courts Costs Office has confirmed.

QRS v London Borough of Tower Hamlets: EAT refuses time extension where ill health failed to explain email oversight

Mental ill health, even when evidenced, will not excuse a procedural default where other conduct during the same period undermines the causal link.

Birketts strengthens team with four new partners

Birketts has announced the addition of four new Partners, enhancing its legal expertise and services offered