Jonathan Cohen
Mayer Brown
Articles
English Court of Appeal clarifies when a parent company will be liable for the actions of its subsidiary
United Kingdom - February 19 2018 The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc and another. The case raised important issues…
English Court of Appeal considers the effect of the words "subject to contract"
United Kingdom - November 27 2020 The English Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in the case of Joanne Properties Limited v Moneything Capital Limited and…
“No Oral Modification” clause legally effective, Supreme Court holds
United Kingdom - May 18 2018 On Wednesday (16 May), the Supreme Court handed down its Judgment in Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited [2018] UKSC 24…
English Court considers whether "Braganza duty" and duty of good faith qualify termination rights
United Kingdom - January 20 2020 In TAQA Bratani Limited and others v Rockrose the High Court has recently considered whether Joint Operating Agreements ("JOAs") are relational…
"Hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is better" - England & Wales Court of Appeal confirms that you cannot imply a term just because, in hindsight, it seems fair
United Kingdom - July 23 2018 In Robert Bou-Simon v BGC Brokers LP [2018] EWCA Civ 1525 the Court of Appeal has confirmed that a contractual term cannot be implied into an…
