Corporate Governance

Our Corporate Governance Work

• All
• UK & Europe

• Anti-corruption compliance policies

  Advising on the design and implementation of anti-corruption compliance policies and procedures and providing anti-corruption training to clients in a number of international jurisdictions

  Advising oil & gas exploration and production companies on day-to-day anti-corruption issues, such as the payment of cash per diems to government officials

  Revising the global anti-corruption policy of a provider of marine support vessels and services and drafting anti-corruption provisions...

• Advising a large corporate in relation to a stress at work/protection from harassment claim

  Successfully defended a notable and valuable stress at work/protection from harassment claim on behalf of a large corporate entity resulting in nil damages and substantial recovery of defence costs.

  United Kingdom

  Advising the ABI and its members in relation to defending mesothelioma claims

  Providing strategic advice to the ABI and its members following the MoJ consultation into mesothelioma claims.

  United Kingdom

  Court of Appeal case involving a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder claim

  Acting on behalf of Ladbrokes in the recent Court of Appeal case of Nicholls v Ladbrokes (2013) ECWA Civ 1963, a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder case involving allegations of negligence and breach of statutory duty following an armed robbery.

  United Kingdom

  Marian Holloway v Tyne Thames Technology Ltd

  We successfully defended the Defendant in the case of Marian Holloway v Tyne Thames Technology Ltd, in which a UK court considered de minimis issues in a noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) case. This was a significant and positive decision for insurers continuing to face an unprecedented surge in deafness claims.

  United Kingdom

  Mesothelioma Trigger Litigation in the Supreme Court

  Acting on behalf of a Local Authority in the Mesothelioma Trigger Litigation in the Supreme Court leading to a successful judgment that policies of Employers liability insurance will respond for injuries sustained or contracted at the date of inhalation of asbestos. BAI (Run Off) Limited (In Scheme of Arrangement) v Durham [2012] UKSC 14.

  United Kingdom