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    Scrutinising landlord commissions in placing insurance (London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas)

    Tiffany Scott KC has written a case analysis for LexisNexis, examining the important implications of the judgment in London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas. The High Court has held that a landlord of commercial premises had been significantly overcharging its tenant... Read more

    By Tiffany Scott KC
    Thursday 19 June 2025

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    Virgin Media Revisited…

    Edward Sawyer has written an article which revisits s 37/reg 42 and the Virgin Media litigation, describing the main s 37/reg 42 issues debated during the recent Verity Trustees trial and looking at how the proposed new legislation might potentially interact... Read more

    By Edward Sawyer
    Thursday 19 June 2025

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    Verity Trustees and the law of severance – is there a ‘second condition’?

    Against the backdrop of the Verity Trustees litigation, James McCreath has written an article which considers the conditions applicable to severance in cases of excessive execution of pension scheme powers. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read... Read more

    By James McCreath
    Thursday 12 June 2025

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    Supreme Court holds banks must follow the Etridge protocol where non-commercial hybrid transactions include a more than de minimis surety element

    Joanne Wicks KC has written an expert commentary regarding her recent judgment on Waller-Edwards v One Savings Back Plc. The commentary has been published in LexisNexis. The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal, holding that a creditor is put... Read more

    By Joanne Wicks KC
    Monday 9 June 2025

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    Remind Me About … Winding Up DB Schemes

    Daniel Jukes has written an article for the Pensions Barrister website considering the topical issue of winding up DB pension schemes. The article considers the process of winding up both solvent and insolvent DB schemes, as well as highlighting some... Read more

    By Daniel Jukes
    Friday 6 June 2025

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    Anti-suit injunctions and third parties — Manta Penyez Shipping Inc & others v Zuhoor Alsaeed Foodstuff Company

    Daniel Jukes has written a case note on Manta Penyez Shipping Inc and another v Zuhoor Alsaeed Foodstuff Company which has recently been published in LexisNexis. The decision of Cockerill J reinforces the ability of a non-party who is not... Read more

    By Daniel Jukes
    Monday 19 May 2025

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    Case note on Supreme Court decision on the qualifying period for adverse possession (Brown v Ridley)

    Tiffany Scott KC has written a case note on Brown v Ridley which has recently been published on LexisNexis. Practitioners will have had an eye on this case during its journey through the Tribunals. The Supreme Court has provided welcome... Read more

    By Tiffany Scott KC
    Friday 16 May 2025

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    Whatever I said, whatever I did, I didn’t mean it…

    Theo Dixon has written an article in which he considers a recent PO determination on the extent to which an employer must consider additional increases to pensions in payment when RPI exceeded the maximum increase mandated by the scheme rules.... Read more

    By Theo Dixon
    Friday 16 May 2025

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    You say potato…

    James McCreath has written an article in which he looks at the different approaches adopted by the Court of Appeal to the construction of pension scheme documents and pensions legislation, and considers whether those differences are justified. The article was... Read more

    By James McCreath
    Thursday 8 May 2025

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    Jurisdiction of FTT: Penalty notice review

    Ram Lakshman has written an article in which he considers a recent First Trier Tribunal decision providing guidance on its jurisdiction to review penalty notices issued by tPR. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read the... Read more

    By Ram Lakshman
    Thursday 1 May 2025

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    Case note on UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC

    Andreas Giannakopoulos has written a case note on UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30 which has recently been published in the Law Quarterly Review. The note examines the Supreme Court’s judgment in detail, including its indication that forum conveniens principles do not apply... Read more

    By Andreas Giannakopoulos
    Tuesday 29 April 2025

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    Serious Irregularity for Failure to Consider a Limitation Defence: Lessons from Djanogly v Djanogly

    Ernest Leung has written an article for Kluwer Arbitration Blog entitled, ‘Serious Irregularity for Failure to Consider a Limitation Defence: Lessons from Djanogly v Djanogly’. Read the full article

    By Ernest Leung
    Monday 14 April 2025

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