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Expert perspectives on the latest developments across our sectors and services.
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Insurance Bulletin July 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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Overview of the Mansion House Speech and Reforms for the Insurance Industry
The Chancellor gave her annual Mansion House speech on 15 July, and at the same time a number of consultations and other documents were released by…
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House of Lords Report on the Regulators’ Secondary International Competitiveness and Growth Objective Flags Risk Aversion and Inefficiency
On 13 June 2025, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee published its report on the UK regulators' secondary international…
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UK Non-Financial Misconduct Regulation: FCA Publishes New Rules and Consults on Additional Guidance
The FCA has published a combined policy statement and consultation paper (CP25/18) on 2 July 2025 outlining new rules and proposed guidance on non…
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Can a Third Party Cure an Insured’s Breach of Policy Terms?
One of the key issues in Archer v R'N'F Catering is whether it is possible for a third party claimant to cure an insured's breach of the…
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Taking a Chance on Good Faith
In Matière SAS v ABM Precast Solutions Ltd [2025] EWHC 1434 (TCC), the TCC found that there had been a breach of a good faith obligation …
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International Arbitration Quarterly | Edition Q2/2025
Welcome to the Q2 2025 edition of the HFW International Arbitration Quarterly, which features articles from colleagues across our network of global…
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New CIArb Guidelines on the Use of AI in Arbitration
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators recently published its guidance on the Use of AI in arbitration (2025). The Guidelines provide a framework…
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When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Australian Court Reaffirms Doctrine of Unarbitrability in Enforcing an Arbitration Agreement
On 8 October 2020, Elecnor Australia Pty Ltd a subsidiary of the Spanish power infrastructure builder Elecnor SA, entered into a Joint Venture Deed…
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Paris Judicial Court Decisions Relating to Frozen Assets
In three nearly identical decisions issued on 25 February 2025, the Paris Judicial Court issued an important ruling that frozen assets cannot be…
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Draft Proposal to Reform French Arbitration Law
Is French arbitration law on the brink of reform? Amid the global wave of arbitration reform across Europe and beyond, France initiated in late…
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The English Commercial Court Upholds India’s State Immunity in Relation to Enforcement of an Investment Treaty Award
In CC/Devas Mauritius Ltd v The Republic of India, the applicant applied to the English Commercial Court for enforcement of an award obtained…
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