17 September 2020
Bird & Bird launches COVID-19 Business Interruption insurance tracker
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-launches-covid19-business-interruption-insurance-tracker

International law firm Bird & Bird today launches a COVID-19 Business Interruption insurance tracker which lets you see at a glance how regulators and courts in a variety of jurisdictions view insurance policies and the ...

01 April 2020
Bird & Bird wins $149m judgment from the English Commercial Court for Carpatsky Petroleum Corporation against PJSC Ukrnafta
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-wins-149m-judgment-from-the-english-commercial-court

International law firm Bird & Bird wins a $149m judgment from the English Commercial Court for Carpatsky Petroleum Corporation (CPC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Energy, against PJSC Ukrnafta arising out of a joint activity ...

16 September 2019
Explaining international arbitration
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/explaining-international-arbitration

Head of French Arbitration, Jalal El Ahdab, has created a video explaining the basics of international arbitration in simplified terms, or "to my grandma".

05 July 2019
The Courts are approaching the new Disclosure Pilot Scheme with Pragmatism: A Review of Recent Case Law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/the-courts-are-approaching-the-new-disclosure-pilot-scheme-with-pragmatism

Recent case law demonstrates applications relating to disclosure made after 1 January 2019 will be dealt with in accordance with the new Disclosure Pilot Scheme ("DPS").

25 April 2018
Hot Topics: Software Licensing Disputes
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/hot-topics-software-licensing-disputes

Software licensing disputes are on the increase, a trend driven by customers implementing new technologies without examining how this affects pre-existing agreements.

09 July 2020
UK: Coronavirus and Business Interruption (BI) Insurance: do you have coverage?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/coronavirus-and-business-interruption-bi-insurance

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial and widespread disruption to businesses across the UK, preventing many from operating in their entirety. Consequently, business owners may look to recover some of their ...

27 May 2020
A salutary reminder of the importance of following internal policies when negotiating purchase agreements by email
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/a-salutary-reminder-of-the-importance-of-following-internal-policies

As the shift to home working looks like it is here to stay, at least for the next few months, it is more important than ever that employees follow internal policies when negotiating new contracts. In Athena Brands Ltd v ...

17 September 2019
Solving Consumer Disputes after a 'no deal' Brexit – Changes to your T&C's
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/solving-consumer-disputes-after-a-no-deal-brexit

As part of the Government's efforts to help businesses prepare for the possibility of the UK exiting the European Union without a deal on 31st October 2019 it has recently published a paper entitled Consumer rights and ...

16 December 2020
Increased clarity is expected to influence private enforcement actions in 2021
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/increased-clarity-is-expected-to-influence-private-enforcement-actions-in-2021

Follow-on damages claims are now an almost inevitable consequence of infringement decisions by the European Commission and national competition authorities, and preparing for possible claims is an ever more important ...

01 October 2020
‘Light-touch’ changes have been made to the new The LCIA Rules 2020 in force from 1 October 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/light-touch-changes-have-been-made-to-the-new-the-lcia-rules-2020-in-force-from-1-october-2020

The LCIA has published a new set of LCIA Arbitration Rules, which are due to take effect on 1 October 2020. In this article we provide a brief overview of some of the key changes to the current framework and explain ...