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New Thresholds under the Procurement Regulations

The new thresholds which come into effect on 1 January 2020 for the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Defence and Security Public Procurement Regulations 2011 have...




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Revised EU thresholds regarding public procurement and concession contracts, with Belgian specifics

The European Commission has revised the thresholds relating to the award procedures of public contracts and concession agreements by means of four separate Commission Delegated Regulations, adopted on 30 October 2019, which entered into force on 1 J...




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Coronavirus – Public procurement contracts – Belgium

The Royal Decree of 14 January 2013 provides in its Article 38/9 an opportunity for revision of procurement documents during the performance of a public procurement contract, where unforeseeable circumstances arise for the contractor. (1) The said R...




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Chambers Global Practice Guide - Public Procurement and Government Contracts

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Coronavirus – Impact on procurement processes - UK

Public sector bodies face many challenges as a result of the outbreak of coronavirus.  Contracting Authorities may need to procure goods, services or works urgently to deal with these challenges.  Challenges caused by the outbreak may be e...




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The Russian Supreme Court brings clarifications to the relationship between co-owners of intellectual property

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12 Eversheds Sutherland lawyers make WTR’s “World’s Leading Trademark Professionals” List

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that 12 IP lawyers from our global practice have been recognized in the 2020 World Trademark Review’s “World’s Leading Trademark Professionals” list. Now in its tenth year, the WTR ...




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Eversheds Sutherland webinar offering guidance on how a virus is spread and what health and safety precautions to take during the pandemic - 15 April 2020

Are you comfortable with latest government guidelines on working in a pandemic? Are you enforcing social distancing? In a sea of ‘fake news’ do you understand how Coronavirus is actually spread and what is safe and unsafe?...




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Apprenticeship employer agreements

This session will cover an introduction to these agreements and the ESFA Funding rules which underpin them. We will also cover topics such as:...




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Eversheds Sutherland EHS and Employment clinic webinar - When does a pandemic crisis spell disaster?

The world is in turmoil. Rumour, fake news and wild assertions form part of our daily information overload. How are good organisations communicating with their employees, suppliers and stakeholders? Reputations will be made and lost during this cris...




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Essentials for academy clerks and company secretaries

Becoming an academy confers legal responsibilities under company and charity law which many schools and sponsors are unfamiliar with....




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Eversheds Sutherland EHS and Employment clinic webinar - Recover, Reset, Re-engage - Preparing to Return to Work - 11 May 2020

With the Prime Minister due to address the nation on the government’s strategy to ease the lockdown on Sunday 10 May 2020, our Health, Safety and Employment clinic returns the following day to focus on the practical application of transitioning a wo...




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A new immigration system – what it will mean for your recruitment of non-British/Irish staff and an update on the implications of covid-19 - webinar

There are fundamental changes to the UK’s immigration rules in the pipeline. These will result in a new immigration system applying to non-British and Irish citizens and will not just therefore mean changes to the existing provisions in respect of y...




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Austrian employment law training

Although there are similarities, it is dangerous to consider the German and Austrian employment law systems to be one and the same. Austrian law is distinct in many ways, most importantly in relation to probationary periods, the termination of emplo...




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A new immigration system – what it will mean for your recruitment of non-British/Irish students and an update on the implications of covid-19 - webinar

There are fundamental changes to the UK’s immigration rules in the pipeline. ...




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An introduction to trans-national agreements

This session will cover an introduction to academic collaborations and contracts with international agents. We will also cover topics such as due diligence, common clauses, local advice and what to do when things go wrong....




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Protecting your IP when contracting with third parties – IP development and exploitation agreements – webinar

In this webinar for education institutions we will consider: - contract principles - early questions to consider: • what is the purpose of collaboration? • what IP may be generated? • who owns background IP? ...




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Reverters and how to spot them

This webinar will provide delegates with an introduction to the rights of reverter, which may result in unexpected consequences where land ceases to be used for certain educational purposes....




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Trust-based pension schemes: trustee and employer responsibilities

Pension trustees are required by law to be familiar with pensions and trust law, scheme funding and investment principles and their scheme’s governing documentation. This course is designed to give those with responsibility for trust-based pension ...




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Cyber security and pension schemes

The Pensions Regulator has issued guidance on cyber security, highlighting the need for trustees to be aware of their “responsibilities in respect of cyber resilience” and to “receive regular training and have access to skills and expertise to under...




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Employee relations - working effectively with your union and employee representatives

Many senior managers lack experience of working with unions and employee representatives....




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European HR: cross-border employment law

This course considers strategic and practical issues that international HR professionals encounter, from methods to cut costs and improve business performance to contract and policy issues. We explain when HR and legal can support managers’ desire ...




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Nordic (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) employment law training

This Nordic employment training course covers, in turn, an introduction to the employment law systems of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. We will also share the experience we have gained in assisting clients with their operations in the Nordic r...




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IHC HR e-briefing 98: vetting and barring scheme guidance

Last Friday, the Home Office issued comprehensive guidance to assist employers and volunteer organisations in properly implementing the vetting and barring scheme. October 2009 saw the introduction of barred lists (which replaced t...




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IHC HR e-briefing 104: Which way now? Employment law and the manifestos

Our recent poll sought your views on the areas of employment law you would most like to see reformed following the election. Unfair dismissal protection, employment tribunal practice and procedure and retirement age an...




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IHC HR e-briefing 106: the coalition - prospects for employment law?

The Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement provides some clues as to the future development of employment law under the new Government. The seven page document is an interim agreement and will be followed "in due course" by a final Co...




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IHC HR e-briefing 107: balloting requirements for industrial action

A growing number of successful injunctions against trade unions to halt strikes is attracting increasing media attention. Arguments will undoubtedly continue about whether such injunctions are undemocratic, or simply reflec...




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IHC HR e-briefing 110 - Vetting and barring scheme implementation halted

This morning, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced that the new vetting and barring scheme for people who work with children or vulnerable adults is to be "brought to a halt" pending review. The scheme, the scope of which is defined by the Saf...




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Eversheds' IHC HR e-briefing 112: Employment Tribunal claims soar

Statistics for 2009-10 released by the Tribunals Service this week reveal that claims to employment tribunals have dramatically increased this year. Despite an overall drop in 2008-9, when the number of claims was 151,028, claims have soared to 236,...




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IHC HR e-briefing 116 - Default retirement age to be abolished next year

Default retirement age to be abolished next year The Government has this morning confirmed that it plans to abolish the default retirement age (DRA) next year. The aim is that from 6 April 2011 the statutory retirement procedure in Schedule 6 of th...




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IHC HR e-briefing 122 - Employment law changes from 1 October 2010

We have set out below a summary of the notable legislative changes from 1 October 2010. Equality Act 2010 Regulations have recently confirmed which parts of the Equality Act 2010 will take effect on 1 October this year and which parts are currentl...




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IHC HR e-briefing 128 - Important TUPE case on non contractual employers

Does the transferor need to be the employer? This may sound a strange question in abstract but, in the context of group companies, can be a highly relevant issue to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE). In...




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IHC HR e-briefing 133 - Government confirms October abolition of default retirement age

The Government has today published a response to its public consultation on plans to abolish the default retirement age. Although the regulations by which this will be effected are unlikely to be published for a few weeks, the Government has confirm...




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IHC HR e-briefing 134 - Employment Tribunal reform: a promising start

The Government has today published a consultation on employment tribunal reform.  The consultation floats a wide-range of proposals, going well beyond the measures which were rumoured to be up for consideration. The consultation document inclu...




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IHC HR e-briefing 135 - New tax rules may impact on employee rewards and incentives

New draft legislation may adversely impact on commercial arrangements which have been put in place by employers to reward and/or incentivise employees or which employers may wish to use in the future. The new legislation relates to 'Disguised Remune...




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IHC HR e-briefing 137 - Retirement abolition regulations not as expected

The government has laid before Parliament the draft Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 aimed at abolishing the default retirement age. However, in the version seen by Eversheds, the transitional arrangements f...




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IHC HR e-briefing 140 - Retirement regulations amended

The Government has laid before Parliament a revised draft of the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 which are intended to abolish the default retirement age. The new regulations correct a pr...




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China’s government has tamed dragon investors and harnessed them to ride for the state

As originally published in React News Beijing is determined all outgoing investment will align with China’s strategic goals Stockholm - home of ABBA and fermented herring. A fish so pongy, the Swedes o...




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Lawbite: The broken rating system

The Treasury Select Committee’s report highlights the recent calls for meaningful reform to the business rates system.  The concerns have been growing, culminating most recently in a letter signed by over 50 retail bosses to the Chancello...




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Supreme Court ruling to impact on registration of town and village greens

The Supreme Court has issued an important decision which considers whether land can be registered as a town or village green where that land has been acquired by a statutory undertaker and is held for purposes that are inconsistent with the use of t...




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Lawbite: The Lease Renewal Pilot Scheme in practice

Eventuate Capital Ltd v Grosvenor Estate Belgravia (E02CL652) The County Court and First-tier Tribunal Unopposed Business Lease Renewal Pilot Scheme has been in place for over 2 years but very few cases have, as yet, proceeded to trial. In one of th...




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Lawbite: You seem to have overlooked my privacy…

Giles Duncan Fearn (2) Gerald Kraftman (3) Ian McFadyen (4) Helen Claire McFadyen (5) Lindsay Urquhart v The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2020] EWCA Civ 104 The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal made by residents of luxury glass-fron...




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MEES: requirements for letting residential properties from 1 April 2020

The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (“MEES Regulations”) provide that from 1 April 2018, it is unlawful for a Landlord of private rented property to grant a tenancy to a new or existing te...




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Coronavirus - Lease agreements - Slovakia

In cases where operations have to be closed or business activities are prohibited, the question arises as to what happens to the lease and whether it can be suspended, paid in instalments or cancelled altogether. Below we have prepared a short overv...




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Supreme Court brings clarification on non-party costs orders for liability insurers

Summary: The Supreme Court handed down its long anticipated judgment in the case of Travellers Insurance Company Limited v XYZ [2019] UKSC 48 on 31 October 2019. The appellant, Travelers Insurance Company Limited (“Travelers”) was succes...




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Fifth Money Laundering Directive implemented in the UK

On 20 December 2019, the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (“MLR 2019”) were laid before Parliament.  The MLR 2019 gives effect to the EU Fifth Money Laundering Directive[1]



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An overview of the Enforcement of Judgments Office – Northern Ireland

1.       What is the Enforcement of Judgments Office? The Enforcement of Judgments Office (the “EJO”) is a public body responsible for enforcing judgments in Northern Ireland. This contrasts to the system in...




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High Court delivers reminder that search orders are intended to preserve documents and not (without specific provision) provide early disclosure

TBD (Owen Holland) Ltd v Simons & Ors [2020] EWHC 30 (Ch) Background A search order is one of the most draconian orders that the English courts can make, allowing an applicant – where there is a real possibility that a respondent may destroy o...





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U.S. IPO Week Ahead: IPO Pipeline Activity Makes Up For An Empty Calendar