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RPC advises the Castel management sellers on the sale to Ryan Speciality
International law firm RPC advised the management sellers of Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited (Castel) on the sale to Ryan Speciality which closed on May 1. The deal was announced December 21, 2023.
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Value of investments into European sport increases 433% to £9.6bn in past year
• Total number of deals has increased 28% to 37 in past 12 months • Four £1bn+ deals in the last year, including sales of Chelsea and AC Milan • Women’s football and boxing seen as areas of growth
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Model Articles deemed unsuitable for sole director companies
A recent decision of the High Court in Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing [2022] EWHC 191 (Ch) has suggested that the model articles for private companies are not suitable for companies with a sole director appointed.
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Commercial Court cracks down on crypto-fraudsters (if it can find them)
In the first initial coin offering 'ICO' fraud case before the Commercial Court, Ion Science Limited & Duncan Johns v Persons Unknown & Ors, the court granted permission to serve disclosure orders on two cryptocurrency exchanges through which the claimants' stolen bitcoin had been traced, granted a world-wide freezing order against persons unknown, and gave ground-breaking guidance on the lex situs of crypto-assets.
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A licence to kill... a licence
In the second of a number of short articles we are producing in relation to businesses in the tech space, we will be discussing a real life example of what not to do when diligencing a tech company and its third party IP licence agreements.
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New regulations to permit assignment of receivables under commercial contracts now in force
After more than four years of consultation, draft regulations and revisions, the Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations) have now taken effect, and apply to all relevant contracts entered into on or after 31 December 2018.
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Huawei and UK National Security - A new technology cold war?
Chinese technology giant, Huawei, has been making plenty of headlines recently. First, a number of Western governments (including the US, Australia and New Zealand) have banned Huawei equipment from being used in 5G networks, citing national security concerns. Next, Huawei's CFO was arrested in Canada in connection with alleged breaches of international sanctions.
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RPC traces the trends for LIDW25
With London International Disputes Week 2025 now wrapped up, we are reflecting on what it might tell us about the evolution of the disputes landscape.
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Court of Appeal decision allows litigation funders to be paid first in collective proceedings
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Claims against water companies start in the Competition Appeal Tribunal
Following the dumping of sewage into our waterways, a case against six UK water companies begins on Monday (September 23, 2024).
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FCA rules could trigger 'marked drop' in finfluencers marketing crypto
Regulator clamping down over concerns consumers are being 'influenced into high risk investments without understanding consequences'
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Value of NFT fraud plummets 82% in UK
The value of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) fraud in the UK has dropped 82% over the last year as the collapse in prices and lower trading volumes make these digital assets less attractive to fraudsters, reveals new data from international law firm RPC.
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Representing British Motoring Association the AA in a £60m claim
Discover how RPC navigated a complex automative dispute.
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Civil fraud: successfully challenging jurisdiction on behalf of Ukrainian businessman in two multi-million pound claims
Our client, Ukrainian businessman, Kostyantin Zhevago challenged jurisdiction in respect of two separate claims brought against him by the Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine and by WWRT Limited. The claims were brought against Mr Zhevago in separate proceedings issued in 2021 and 2022 and alleged that he had perpetrated a fraud against a Ukrainian bank, Finance and Credit Bank.
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