18 Dec, 2020 Business interruption judgment delayed – but insurers shouldn’t pause for breath By Kathryn Britten The UK Supreme Court’s much-anticipated judgment, following the appeals of the FCA’s business interruption test case, is now to be...
17 Dec, 2020 The turkey insurance or the immense potential of creativity in retail By AlixPartners I recently came across this interesting article from USA today about an unusual partnership between an insurer (Progressive) and a...
17 Dec, 2020 Do the European Commission’s proposals to regulate digital markets risk unintended consequences? By Mat Hughes Matt Hunt On 15 December, the European Commission unveiled its draft Digital Markets Act (DMA). It is a bold and assertive proposal which, if...
15 Dec, 2020 PODCAST: Keeping the consumer close By Dan Coen I recently spoke to Pippa Wicks, Executive Director at John Lewis & Partners in the run-up to Christmas, to reflect on a year of...
09 Dec, 2020 Walmart move into “uber uberized” delivery: the next disruption? By AlixPartners I came across an interesting article about Walmart’s recent acquisition of Joyrun assets. Rather than a typical delivery organization,...
09 Dec, 2020 Regulating the regulation of digital markets: do the DMT’s proposals strike the right balance? By Mat Hughes Matt Hunt The CMA’s Digital Markets Taskforce (DMT) today delivered its advice to the UK government, setting out its proposals to promote...
04 Dec, 2020 Market Recovery Monitor – Issue 6 – A nightmare before Christmas for the UK Hospitality sector By Craig Rachel Graeme Smith The landscape of the UK pub, bar and restaurant market is changing by the day. As England’s second nationwide lockdown ends, another...
30 Nov, 2020 Eight tips for negotiating a software deal By Amir Hosseini We have been helping many clients in cutting deals with software providers. Although each case or situation could be different, below are...
30 Nov, 2020 WEBCAST: Compliance 4.0 - the new world of managing risk By Tim Roberts Tom Scampion Concerns over a host of modern-day dilemmas, including slavery, cyber security, and climate change. Customer, investor and societal focus...
26 Nov, 2020 The Virgin/O2 merger will be a key milestone in merger control history By Mat Hughes One consequence of Brexit is the end of the “one stop shop” of European Commission (“Commission”) merger control from 1 January 2021,...
25 Nov, 2020 Luxury online sales: are humans on a comeback to take over from automation? By AlixPartners Is home shopping (... turned TikTok) showing the way? After having suffered for many years traditional home shopping has seen a comeback...
25 Nov, 2020 WEBCAST: Hotel insolvencies - why this time it's different By Graeme Smith Over the course of the pandemic there have been numerous comparisons made between the impact of Covid-19 and the Global Financial Crisis...