Jonathan Cole

Business interruption (BI) insurance policies protect businesses where a particular prescribed event causes loss. As the impact of the government imposed restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic took effect, many UK businesses turned to their...

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) came into force on 26 June 2020. An overview of some of the main provisions of CIGA can be found here . CIGA was fast-tracked through parliament in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Jonathan Cole , Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution team, writes for Startups Magazine outlining five key steps you need to take to obtain effective business insurance. “For a startup business, being able to rely on an effective and...

The High Court has recently held that a large number of businesses who hold business interruption insurance policies and who were forced to close as a result of the pandemic are entitled to compensation by their insurers. Whilst this is an important...

On 25 June 2020, the long awaited Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act) received royal assent and came into force on 26 June 2020. In the few months prior to its inception, the Act has been adapted to support businesses suffering from...

By their very nature tech businesses have to move fast. You are continually evolving to keep ahead of the pack and to do that you not only need to understand what the latest technology is but also what the next technology will be. More than...

Goodman Derrick’s dispute resolution team has received a number of recent instructions to act for both consumers and businesses in relation to disputes involving the application and interpretation of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the...