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STOP PRESS: The Financial Remedies Guide 2026, issued on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel and His Honour Judge Hess with the approval of the President of the Family Division, now replaces and supersedes: Statement on efficient conduct for High Court judge cases (1 February 2016) Statement on efficient conduct for hearings below High Court judge level (11 January 2022) FRC Primary Principles (11 January 2022) FRC notice: electronic bundles (19 April 2022) Allocation of cases to High Court judge level (21 May 2024) This document is being updated to reflect these changes. See News Analysis: Financial Remedies Guide consolidates existing guidance and efficiency statements. The flowchart charts the standard-procedure route to a final hearing after a financial remedy application. It covers FDR directions, open proposals and bundles; Form H1 costs, disclosure, section 25 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 factors, available orders, and the below High Court judge level efficiency statement. Further resources: Financial provision—practice and procedure—overview;...

In this issue: Building Safety Standard form contracts Adjudication Arbitration Litigation Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Building Safety HSE sets out new arrangements for registering building control inspectors in England. The HSE has issued a letter to the Building Control Industry detailing fresh transitional measures for the registration of building control inspectors in England. These measures provide a 13‑week extension to the window for competence assessments, moving the deadline from 6 April 2024 to 6 July 2024. By 14 March 2024, 3,261 practitioners had started their registration applications to register. The HSE’s Director of Building Safety, Philip White, acknowledged in his letter the possible repercussions for the construction sector if insufficient inspectors are registered to practise by the legal deadline of 6 July 2024. White reiterated the imperative to keep driving up professional standards and stressed that the reforms introduced after the Grenfell Tower tragedy must...

Market Standards Trend Report—Trends in UK public M&A in H1 2025 What does the Market Standards Trend Report cover? Click here to get the full report in Shorthand format. In H1 2025, Main Market and AIM companies subject to the Takeover Code (the Code) announced 36 firm offers, 42 possible offers and six notices of formal sale processes and/or strategic reviews; the Market Standards Trend Report examines these in detail. It provides insight on public M&A patterns and what we, together with leading specialists from Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, Bird & Bird, Cleary Gottlieb, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Macfarlanes, Paul Weiss and White & Case, expect in H2 2025 and thereafter. H2 2025 outlook Deal values and volumes Transaction structures Unrecommended and rival offers Public to private (P2P) activity Bidder jurisdiction Industry focus Form of consideration and bid financing Irrevocable commitments Possible offers, formal sale processes and strategic reviews Legal and regulatory developments ...

Loan market and developments As the financial centre of the Asia Pacific region and a key channel for Chinese offshore borrowing, Hong Kong stands among the biggest and most active syndicated loan hubs in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan), often contributing more than 20% of the region’s total syndicated volumes. A sustained spell of low interest rates and plentiful liquidity across Hong Kong’s banking system has kept funding widely accessible to borrowers. Bloomberg indicates that, in the sustainability-linked loan arena, Hong Kong led the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan), delivering a record 31.4% share of overall issuance. This strong demand has also boosted HKD-denominated activity, making HKD the second most utilised currency in the sustainability-linked loan market for H1 2024... Please provide a brief overview of forthcoming changes to the law or other matters that may affect the loan markets or the responses to the questions

This brief overview explains the process for registering a new foreign company with a UK establishment, in line with the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) and the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 (OC Regs). For a fuller review of the matters and procedures typically involved in the registration, operation and closure of an overseas company with a UK presence, see Practice Notes: Overseas companies with an establishment in the UK, Overseas companies in the UK—ongoing operation and Overseas companies in the UK—winding up, liquidation, insolvency and closure. The framework for registering an overseas company trading in the UK is separate and distinct from the registration of overseas entities with an interest in UK property, which commenced in August 2022. For further information on the register of overseas entities that own UK property, see Practice Note: Register of overseas entities that hold UK property—fundamentals. Who must register Where an overseas company is carrying on business in the UK, this does not, of itself, mean it must register with Companies House....

ARCHIVED: This material was published in 2024 and is not being maintained. What does the Market Standards Trend Report cover? The Market Standards Trend Report offers a detailed examination of 29 firm offers, 32 possible offers and eight announcements of formal sale processes and/or strategic reviews, issued by Main Market and AIM companies subject to the Takeover Code (the Code) in H1 2024. It provides perspective on public M&A developments and what we, together with specialists from Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, Bird & Bird, Gibson Dunn, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Macfarlanes, Paul Weiss and White & Case, anticipate for H2 2024 and beyond. outlook for H2 2024 deal values and volumes deal structures unrecommended and rival offers public‑to‑private (P2P) transactions bidder jurisdiction sector form of consideration and bid financing irrevocable undertakings possible offers, formal sale processes and strategic reviews legal and regulatory developments The report includes analyses of prominent transactions, such...

STOP PRESS: The Financial Remedies Guide 2026, issued on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel (National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court) and His Honour Judge Hess (Deputy National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court), with the President of the Family Division’s approval, replaces and supersedes the following: Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy cases allocated to a High Court judge, whether heard at the Royal Courts of Justice or elsewhere (1 February 2016) (the High Court judge level efficiency statement) Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings proceeding in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court judge level (11 January 2022) (the below High Court judge level efficiency statement) Financial Remedies Court Primary Principles document (11 January 2022) Notice from the Financial Remedies Court: electronic bundles (19 April 2022) Allocation of financial remedies cases to High Court judge level (21 May 2024) This document is being revised to reflect these changes....

Costs estimate to final hearing Dear [ insert client name ] Following the financial dispute resolution (FDR) appointment on [ insert date ], I am providing a summary of costs up to and including the final hearing listed for [ insert date ] in this matter. As outlined in our terms of business dated [ insert date ], my hourly rate stands at £[ insert amount ] [ plus VAT ]. [ insert name ] will continue to oversee the matter overall and will provide input into preparation for the final hearing. To control expenditure, tasks will, where appropriate, be allocated to other fee earners within the team who work at different hourly rates. For your information and records, I enclose a schedule detailing our hourly rates...