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Why do lawyers ask for documents to be signed, scanned and emailed in such a prescriptive way?

In many countries, parties to a contract have an implied duty of good faith to one another. This can have wide-ranging consequences - it may require a duty of candour / disclosure and moral and ethical standards in the parties' behaviour.

The Benchmarks Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 ("the Regulation") introduced a number of significant changes around benchmark rates to ensure the accuracy of European financial benchmarks. The Regulation came into effect across the EU on 1 January 2018.

Whether you are a seasoned purchaser of properties or whether you are about to embark on your first purchase, it is important that all purchasers are aware that the process involved in contracting to buy a property has significantly changed in the past few months.

The treatment of negative interest rates in market standard documentation remains a current topic in the climate of falling interest rates.

With co-working spaces becoming increasingly popular across the country, Fiona Shipsey points out the pros and cons to this type of arrangement.