7/13/2026 10:25:25 AM When the headlines catch up with the lawyers By Daniel Bellau The recent pressure on Porsche and Volkswagen has generated plenty of column inches about commercial strategy, market share and the...
7/10/2026 3:04:51 PM Fire Safety Without the Building Safety Act: TCC Orders Cladding Removal Under Commercial Lease Covenants By Joanne McIvor Max Swann Alex Duncliffe-Vines In Essendi UK Hotels 2 Limited v London Property Company Limited, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has ordered a commercial...
7/9/2026 1:43:23 PM Building Safety Extended to Certain Lower-Rise Buildings By Brenna Baye Today the Government announced an extension to the Cladding Safety Scheme (“CSS”), bringing certain residential buildings under 11 metres...
7/8/2026 11:07:56 AM London's Glass Is Half Full, and We Are Filling It By Daniel Bellau The headline numbers look grim, and I will not pretend otherwise. Seven listings in the first half of 2026, a combined market value of...
7/7/2026 3:22:03 PM AI Giveth, and AI Taketh Away - An M&A Partner's Lament By Daniel Bellau I have spent the best part of thirty years together with my colleagues on a noble crusade: slaying the dragon of legalese. Gone were the...
7/6/2026 10:36:43 AM Sky-ITV: A Defining Deal or a Defensive One? By Daniel Bellau The announcement that Sky is to acquire ITV's TV business for £1.6bn is the most significant consolidation move in UK commercial...
7/1/2026 3:41:09 PM Wayve, PISCES, and the Question AIM Should Be Asking By Daniel Bellau Today, Wayve announced an $85 million employee tender offer at an $8.6 billion valuation. Simultaneously, it has filed to auction shares...
7/1/2026 11:07:24 AM 2026 Insolvency Amendment Rules: less paperwork, fewer pitfalls – Part 2 By Simeon Gilchrist A recurring “how many copies?” problem has finally been taken out of administration appointments because, frankly, it never belonged in a...
6/30/2026 3:10:17 PM 2026 Insolvency Amendment Rules: virtual trees saved - Part 1 By Simeon Gilchrist The Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026 make a targeted change to electronic delivery of documents: where the 2016...
6/8/2026 5:41:21 PM AIM Is Open for Business - and the Reforms Prove It By Daniel Bellau The mood music around AIM has been bleak for some time. A shrinking company count, cautious institutional appetite, and a broader...
5/18/2026 9:09:50 AM Don't Let Uncertainty Become an Excuse for Paralysis By Daniel Bellau There is a peculiar British talent for turning anxiety into inertia. We have perfected the art of identifying every conceivable reason...
3/25/2026 2:46:19 PM The Money Multiverse Roundtable: Key Takeaways By Laura Clatworthy Our latest Digital Asset Roundtable, Welcome to The Money Multiverse, brought together market participants from banking, payments,...
3/19/2026 12:54:58 PM Another U-turn? UK Government changes tune on AI and copyright By Lakmal Walawage In a much anticipated report on AI and Copyright presented to parliament on 18 March 2026, the UK Government has now confirmed that the...
3/18/2026 1:37:52 PM Personal Insolvency: pinch becomes a squeeze, or does it? By Simeon Gilchrist Insolvency Service quarterly stats are a niche read, admittedly. But for the geeks amongst us (guilty) they show an overall year on year...
3/17/2026 3:53:42 PM Key Takeaways Digital Assets Roundtable - Data Trusts & Data Tokenisation By Laura Clatworthy On 20 January 2026, the Edwin Coe Digital Assets Roundtable brought together legal and industry leaders to examine data trusts, data...
3/11/2026 3:05:22 PM Ethnic Diversity and the FTSE 350 Report Card: must try harder By Linky Trott Hot on the heels of the FTSE Women Leaders Review published a few days ago, yesterday saw the publication of the Parker Review report on...