Yearly Archives: 2026

Can employees stop working when it gets too hot?

Whilst legislation sets a minimum temperature where work can stop, it will surprise many to find that there is no upper limit, says Tania Goodman in the Employment team. “Health and safety legislation sets out a minimum temperature of 16 …

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Private Equity Explained: From Deal Structure to Exit

In this episode of US-UK Tax Talk, host Aidan Grant is joined by his Collyer Bristow colleague Ragavan Arunachalam, Partner and Head of Private Equity, for an insightful discussion on private equity, corporate acquisitions and the dealmaking process. Aidan and …

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FCA Consumer Duty – What’s the latest?

The Consumer Duty is the 12th and most recent of the FCA’s core principles, set out at Section 2.1 of its PRIN Handbook, alongside requirements such as conducting business with integrity, skill, and care, managing risks effectively, and maintaining financial …

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Government Consults on Reversing US/UK Double Taxation for LLC Owners

The government has launched an open consultation on reforming the way UK resident members of US limited liability companies and other ‘reverse hybrids’ are charged to UK tax.  This is an encouraging first step towards addressing a longstanding mismatch in …

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Collyer Bristow has moved

We’re delighted to have relocated. Our new address is: 5th Floor LDN:W 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7EE Remaining in the City of London, between Gresham Street and London Wall and just minutes from St Paul’s, our move reflects our …

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Obtaining documentary evidence from a witness in England

This briefing identifies the principal pitfalls for US lawyers when obtaining documentary evidence from a witness in England via the usual Hague Evidence Convention route. US litigators rightly usually turn to the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in …

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Shukla v St James Bank & Trust Company Ltd [2026]:

The Commercial Court’s decision in Shukla v St James Bank & Trust Company Ltd [2026] EWHC 851 (Comm)1., handed down on 14 April 2026, is one of the most significant recent authorities on the distinction between secured lending arrangements and …

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New ICC Arbitration Rules from 1 June 2026

The International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) is one of the world’s leading arbitration institutes and its Rules of Arbitration will be well known to many of us. But from 1 June 2026 the new “2026 ICC Rules” will come into …

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Beyond Mediation: Exploring Expert Determination and Early Neutral Evaluation

Expert determination: a specialist solution for technical disputes Expert determination is a private dispute resolution process in which the parties appoint an independent expert to decide a particular issue. The expert is selected for their technical or industry expertise, and …

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Redundancies, AI and unionisation: Lessons from the TikTok case

The dismissal of hundreds of UK-based content moderators employed by TikTok has sharpened focus on the legal risks of managing redundancies during unionisation, particularly where those redundancies are linked to the growing use of artificial intelligence. According to reported information, …

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