Covid Campus Conflicts: exploring ADR in the Student Group Claim case - Neel Patel
The ongoing Student Group Claim (SGC) is a series of group litigation orders (very much like the UK version of class action lawsuits) by...
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- May 30, 2021
- 5 min
Vaccine IP Waivers: A Solution or a Red Herring? - Jackel Cheung
The United States’ recent surprise partial backing of a World Trade Organisation (‘WTO’) waiver proposal for COVID-19 vaccines has been...
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- May 18, 2021
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EU vs AstraZeneca: Is Legal Action the Right Choice? - Zahra Lahrie
AstraZeneca is placed at the centre of the EU’s immunisation plan. However, the company was only able to provide 30 million doses in the...
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- Apr 18, 2021
- 6 min
COVID-19 – An M&A Nightmare or a Dream? - Zyna Shoukat
Background The effects and the mere scale of the COVID-19 crisis were beyond unprecedented and prompted global responses from companies...
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- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
COVID-19 and The Retail Industry - Karishma Khosla
What is the issue? COVID-19 has undoubtedly been detrimental to the retail industry with retailers suffering their worst annual sales...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 5 min
COVID-19: An Insurance Nightmare - Kush Patel
Background On 30th January 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a ‘public health emergency of...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 6 min
Force Majeure: COVID-19, Construction, Confusion? A Common Law Perspective - Joseph Khaw
COVID-19 and the Construction Industry The outbreak of COVID-19 saw output in the UK’s construction industry plummet by 45.2% from March...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 6 min
ADR: A Viable Alternative to Litigation in the Time of COVID-19? - Danny Holroyde
The uncertainty and disruption caused by COVID-19 has led to an increase in commercial legal disputes. Local lockdowns, business closures...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 5 min
Electronic Signatures: Contracting From Home - Arista Lai
Rising Relevance The lockdown measures and workplace distancing precautions effected worldwide to slow down the spread of COVID-19 have...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 3 min
Adapt or Perish: The Retail Sector Under Pressure - Cameron MacDonald
TM Lewin, Harveys, Go Outdoors, Laura Ashley, Debenhams, Victoria’s Secret, Cath Kidston, John Lewis. All of these companies, and more,...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 5 min
Private Equity Amidst the Global Pandemic - Arista Lai
The last great recession of 2007-09 showed the resilience of private equity (“PE”) even in a financial crisis. Although the current...
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