Press releases

Thomas Cooper LLP hires Shipping & Insurance Specialist Rhys Clift

03 May 18 Contributors: Tim Kelleher, Rhys Clift

International law firm, Thomas Cooper, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rhys Clift…

Thomas Cooper’s Piraeus Shipping Team Recognised by Legal 500

12 Apr 18 Contributors: Dimitris Anassis, Douglas Bateson, Ioanna Vitta

Thomas Cooper’s Piraeus Shipping Team has been recognised again as one of the European leading Shipping law practices…

Finance Focus – Spring 2018

28 Mar 18 Contributors: Grant Eldred, Kate Harrison, Nick Humphreys, Alex Monk, Alex Brooks, Iliana Stefa

Welcome to the Spring 2018 edition of Finance Focus, the e-update from Thomas Cooper’s Finance Group…

Contractual Prohibitions on Assignment – Favouring the Commercial Intent?

28 Mar 18 Contributors: Alex Monk, Iliana Stefa

The Court of Appeal’s judgment in First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (formerly National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC) v BP Oil International Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 14 provides useful guidance on the interpretation…

MEES – Will your building be unlettable?

28 Mar 18 Contributor: Kate Harrison

Landlords need to be aware of the Minimum Energy Efficient Standards (MEES) imposed on lettings of commercial premises from 1 April 2018 under the Energy…

Capital Requirements Regulation – PRA Consultation Paper CP6/18

28 Mar 18 Contributor: Grant Eldred

Those clients using non-payment credit insurance (“NPI”) (or other unfunded credit risk protection) as a credit risk mitigant…

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

28 Mar 18 Contributor: Nick Humphreys

The rise of the internet has revolutionised the way personal data is processed, so much so that current data protection legislation in the form of the Data Protection Act 1998 has become outmatched by the pace of technological change…

Remember the Unfair Contract Terms Act When Using Precedents

28 Mar 18 Contributor: Alex Monk

The recent 2017 case of African Export-Import Bank v Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (Afreximbank v Shebah) before the Court of Appeal…

Arbitration Analysis by George Lambrou on: Russian court holds ad hoc arbitration agreement ineffective

26 Mar 18 Contributor: George Lambrou

Arbitration specialist, George Lambrou discussed a Russian appeal court judgment in a recent…

Celso de Azevedo to present at the LBIA/CIA Cyber Insurance Forum

01 Mar 18 Contributor: Celso de Azevedo

Cyber and Insurance specialist, Celso de Azevedo will be speaking at the LBIA/CIA Cyber Insurance Forum on Wednesday 21 March 2018…