Press releases

The Impact of the Amended Discount Rate in Personal Injury Claims

24 Mar 17

The amended Discount Rate applied to future losses in personal injury claims changed on 20 March 2017…

Rising fines for Health and Safety Breaches?

16 Feb 17

Sentencing under the Health and Safety Offences, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety and Hygiene Offences Definitive Guidelines 2016.
Since the introduction of the Health and Safety Offences, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety and Hygiene Offences Definitive Guidelines (“Guidelines”) which came into force on 1 February 2016…

The practical effect of the judgments in Spar Shipping AS v. Grand China Logistics Holding (Group) Co Ltd

16 Feb 17 Contributor: Tom Moisley

This article sets out to review the principal practical effect of the two judgments in the Spar Shipping AS v. Grand China Logistics Holding (Group) Co Ltd litigation (“Spar”)…

Dawn Raids

16 Feb 17 Contributor: Sharon Fryer

A number of official bodies have the power to enter and search your premises (including vessels), without any advance notice, to investigate potential breaches of the legislation which they are tasked with enforcing…

Interpretation of the Inter-Club Agreement 1996

16 Feb 17 Contributor: William Stansfield

Introduction
In The Jangtze Xing Hua[1], the court was asked to consider the meaning of “act or neglect” in clause 8(d) of the Inter-Club Agreement 1996 (the “ICA”)…

New Spanish Insurance Distribution Act (DSIDA)

14 Feb 17 Contributors: Juan Alegre, Ann Marsden, Ernesto Rivera, Bernardo Ruiz Lima, Juan José Bernardo, Antonio de la Campa Cervera, Victor Mata, Javier Hernández Valenciano, Maria Vidal

The Spanish Government is in the process of drafting a new Spanish Insurance Distribution Act (‘DSIDA’), which would replace the current Insurance Intermediaries Act. A first draft has been circulated within the insurance market, in order to obtain feedback from those insurance distributors who might be affected…

Thomas Cooper success in former Assistant Head Coach’s claims against EFL Championship club for unlawful deductions from wages and breach of contract.

02 Feb 17 Contributors: Nick Humphreys, Alex Brooks

Thomas Cooper success in former Assistant Head Coach’s claims against EFL Championship club for unlawful deductions from wages…

To what extent does a letter of intent constitute a binding contract with regard to a superyacht new build?

01 Feb 17 Contributor: Grant Eldred

Letters of Intent are often cited by various industry factions – shipyards, new build and refit, brokers and charterers, as well as the many other service and product providers – to indicate that the elusive first contract is just around the corner.

Thomas Cooper ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2017 Results

16 Jan 17 Contributors: Steffen Pedersen, Mark Sachs, Johan Wong

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2017 have just published the new guide and we are pleased to advise that Mark Sachs, Johan Wong and Steffen Pedersen have all been ranked and accredited.

Thomas Cooper act in £24 million transfer of Morgan Schneiderlin from Manchester United to Everton

12 Jan 17 Contributor: James Severn

James Severn advised the player and intermediary in relation to French international midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin’s…