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The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) sets out the future relationship between UK and EU industries beyond 31 December 2020. The nature o...

The Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in Merricks v Mastercard[1], in which it agreed with the Court of Appeal that the Compe...

Israel’s only English law firm, Asserson, has partnered with leading international tax firm, Mazars, in the establishment of a Brexit advisory cent...

Background – the Schrems II case

In July the Court of Justice of the EU, in a case called “Schrems II”, invalidated a US programme called “Privacy...

For years, the Labour party has faced mounting allegations of anti-Semitism, which festered, inadequately addressed or outright ignored, until now.

“We established that this was about addressing specific housing needs of a religious faith group, who were disadvantaged in the housing market by r...

The discovery powers conveyed by Section 1782 (28 U.S.C. § 1782) have been a vital tool for parties in international proceedings.  Section 1782 all...

In recent weeks, UK lockdown restrictions have started to ease, allowing renters and buyers to move, and Brits to finally consider a summer getaway...

While Covid-19 has caused unprecedented turmoil and uncertainty throughout the world, few cities have been more ravaged by the health crisis than N...

Thanks to the world’s increasing need t...

Amidst the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic and the worldwide shutdown it has caused, the courts of England and Wa...

In addition to multiple pieces of guidance given by the HM Courts & Tribunals Service (“H...

While everyone has been focused on the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, a potentially groundbreaking legal precedent was set by the UK Supreme Court ea...

The current Coronavirus crisis undoubtedly presents significant challenges for the planning system. It is therefore encouraging to see how the publ...

Today is one of the usual quarter days on which many tenants of commercial leases are due to pay rent. But the Covid-19 pandemic means that there i...

The Coronavirus crisis has already caused economic havoc and businesses have been scrambling to cut costs. With less work around, many are looking...

With the number of globally-reported cases surpassing 80,000 across most continents, the Coronavirus outbreak has sparked major global concern for...

Following December’s election, the Queen’s Speech set out that the Government is committed to building at least a million more homes over this Parl...

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With the U.K. general elections now just around the corner, many UK professionals involved in its property sector are voicing their concerns of the...

After a year of hard work by the Real Estate team at Asserson, an unprecedented project has reached a significant milestone. With all the creativit...

Asserson’s Planning team has helped clients win consent for a total of 500 units, including a cluster of towers in excess of 15 storeys, along the...

It is quite common for employees to have personal blogs which are related to the job they do. For example, someone who works for a fashion-house m...