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Insurance Bulletin October 2025
In our monthly Insurance Bulletin we set out key developments of interest to the insurance industry, including in relation to regulation and…
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Update on the Berne Financial Services Agreement
On 22 September 2025, the UK FCA, the Bank of England and the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
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FCA Faces Call to Action in a Super-Complaint Over Consumer Harm in Home and Travel Insurance
On 23 September 2025, Which? used its statutory powers to submit a super-complaint to the FCA regarding certain features of the consumer home and…
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PRA Consults on Proposals for Third-country Insurance Branches
The PRA has published a consultation (CP20/25) on proposals related to UK branches of overseas insurers. Following policy changes introduced in…
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Hitex & Ors V Uniserve: Court of Appeal Overturns US$16.94m Damages Award for PPE Supply Contract
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the first Claimant (Hitex) entered into a contract with the Defendant (Uniserve) for the supply of ..
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International Arbitration Quarterly | Edition Q3/2025
Welcome to the Q3 2025 edition of the HFW International Arbitration Quarterly, which features articles from colleagues across our network of global…
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Arbitrator Impartiality – When Can It Be Challenged?
Recent High Court decisions and statutory reforms in the United Kingdom have given detailed guidance on an arbitrators' duties of disclosure and…
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The English Arbitration Act 2025 – Key Changes
The new English Arbitration Act 2025 officially came into force on the 1 August 2025. In this article we look beyond the headline, analyse the…
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Understanding the Jurisdictional Limits of Arbitration: Insights from the Australian case of Fremantle Port Authority v Martin [2025] WASC 301
The recent Western Australian Supreme Court decision in Fremantle Port Authority v Martin [2025] WASC 301 serves as a timely reminder of the fine…
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Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the UAE: Dubai Court of Cassation Reinforces the New York Convention
Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the UAE is becoming increasingly straightforward. This article discusses recent…
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Even More Arbitration Friendly Decisions from the UAE Courts
Since the Federal Arbitration Law (Law No. 6 of 2018) was passed in the UAE in 2018, there has been a consistent trend in 2025 of the UAE Courts…
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Revised PRC Arbitration Law Introduces Major Reforms
Long-awaited revisions to China's Arbitration Law have been published, which include modernisation of China's arbitration regime and the explicit…
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