la International HR briefing - Switzerland By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-04-14 Protection against unfair dismissal during the probationary period Introduction The key sources of Swiss labour law are to be found in Arts. 319 - 362 of the Swiss Code of Obligations and in the Swiss Federal Labour Act. In comparison to most othe... Full Article
la IHC e-briefing no 12: ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and Grievance Code By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-05-08 Background The Employment Bill is currently on its passage through Parliament and will, when enacted, have a significant impact on dispute resolution within the employment relationship. It is anticipated that relevant provisions within the Bill wil... Full Article
la HR e-briefing 355 - ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and Grievance Code By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-05-08 The repeal of the fated statutory dispute resolution procedures moved a step closer last week when ACAS issued, in draft, a revised Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance for consultation. The Code has been significantly amended and simp... Full Article
la HR e-briefing 536: New Regulations pave the way for Aprils employment tribunal changes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-02-13 Last year the Government announced a number of measures aimed at resolving workplace disputes more quickly, reducing the pressure on the employment tribunal system and saving costs for employers and the taxpayer. In November, amid... Full Article
la Eversheds' IHC e-briefing 195: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill update - Headline news but little detail By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-06-12 In our briefing of 23 May 2012, we reported the publication of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, legislation which proposes various measures to improve resolution of employment disputes and tribunal refo... Full Article
la Legislation update: the Enterprise Act 2016 and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-05-19 Enterprise Bill 2016 On 4 May 2016, the Enterprise Act 2016 (the Act) received Royal Assent. The Act will be commenced in stages and has been enacted to help promote the growth of enterprise and small businesses within the UK. One of the main prov... Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update - South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-12 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some common... Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update - Austria By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-12 1. Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some of the more common ... Full Article
la UK labour law quarterly update March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-13 Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: News round-up Trade unions and Covid-19 Trade union blacklisting claims on the rise during employment disputes Recent labour case law Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update - Romania By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-19 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some of the... Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update - Ireland By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-20 Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some of the more common quest... Full Article
la Coronavirus Does the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate and the Department of Employment and Labour have the power to issue Compliance Instructions, Force Majeure, and Covid-19 as an Occupational Disease? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-25 On 17 March 2020, we sent out an e-Brief: Occupational Health and Safety: COVID-19 (click here to access this e-brief) where we discussed the responsibilities which are placed on employers in terms... Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update - Lithuania By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the COVID-... Full Article
la Coronavirus - FAQs on employment law - Tunisia By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 We are here for you Considering the development of the pandemic COVID-19, our highly experienced team of fee earners and counsels remains committed to providing continued services for our clients during this period. Therefore, the use of communicati... Full Article
la Coronavirus Employment law Belgium By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 Strict social distancing measures have been taken in Belgium due to the spread of the COVID-19 within our country. The measures announced are (for now) applicable until 19 April 2020 inclusive. Population is expected to stay at home, except mainly t... Full Article
la Defence Order No. 6 stipulating labour rights in Jordan By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-11 ... Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update - Singapore By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 Overview In this briefing we address some common questions raised by employers in Singapore when dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. In a situation of great uncertainty, employers need to focus on maintaining their employees’ trust and confide... Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update - Spain By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronav... Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update China By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 Overview In this briefing we address the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. General Principles PRC employers should: Monitor and follow advice and guidance from relevant authorities such as the World Health Organi... Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update - the Netherlands By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 On 27 February 2020, the first patient was diagnosed with the coronavirus (CoVID-19) in the Netherlands. According to the 2 April 2020 update, 14.697 people in total have been diagnosed to be infected with CoVID-19 in the Netherlands (after testing)... Full Article
la Coronavirus - Employment law update - the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 Overview Our previous briefings on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we provide updat... Full Article
la Land agreements and competition law from April 2011 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-04-29 ... Full Article
la Practical Considerations For Land Owners And Developers Arising From The Flood And Water Management Act 2010 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 The New Act The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010. The Act takes forward several Government strategy documents and, importantly, reflects the Government’s response to Sir Michael Pitt’s Revie... Full Article
la Break Clauses and Vacant Possession By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 Tenants operating break clauses need to be absolutely punctilious about observing the requirements of the clause; this is not an area of the law where they can expect much help from the courts. The Court of Appeal’s decision in NYK Logistics (... Full Article
la Lawbite: When a business tenancy ought not to be renewed By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-07-22 Youssefi v Mussellwhite [2014] EWCA Civ 885 Horne & Meredith Properties Ltd v Cox [2014] All ER (D) 194 These two cases concern opposition to lease renewals on the grounds of the tenant’s breach of covenant (“grounds (a), (b) and (c)... Full Article
la Lawbite: Tenancy deposit scheme and pre-2007 tenancies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-01-05 Charalambous and another v Ng and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1604 The courts continue to produce surprising decisions in relation to the tenancy deposit scheme introduced by the Housing Act 2004, applying it in certain respects to tenancies granted bef... Full Article
la Top tips for avoiding clawback of European funding in procurements By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-11-23 The European Commission has recently published its Public Procurement Guidance for Practitioners on the avoidance of the most common errors in projects funded by the European Structural and Investment Funds ("the Guide"). We have helped... Full Article
la Publication of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (the UCR 2016), the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (the CCR 2016) and the Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-03-24 Following the public consultation on the draft UCR 2016 and CCR 2016, the new regulations have now been laid before Parliament and will come into force on 18 April 2016 (subject to a number of exceptions in the UCR 2016 which will come into force at... Full Article
la Brexit - How this will impact on UK Procurement Law By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-24 In the wake of Brexit, the extent to... Full Article
la The effect of Brexit on UK public procurement legislation and the application of EU State aid rules in the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-30 Introduction This briefing considers issues relating to the extent to which the UK&rs... Full Article
la Brexit State aid and public procurement law update By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-01-19 Introduction – Where are we now? In our original Full Article
la Public procurement in Poland - what legal changes lie ahead? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-02-16 The biggest overhaul in the history of Poland’s Public Procurement Law entered into force on 28 July 2016. Despite the passage of time, major issues connected with the practical application of the new regulations continue to arise. It can be ... Full Article
la The risk of fishing expeditions in the context of public procurement law challenges: a price worth paying to ensure transparency and equality of treatment? (Bombardier v Merseytravel) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-05-23 Introduction In a recent judgment on an application to vary consent orders relating to the establishment of a confidentiality ring (Bombardier Transportation UK Limited v Merseytravel [2017] EWHC 726 (TCC)), the court decided that despite some conce... Full Article
la Public procurement case law update: The need to clarify the consequences of failing to meet an award criterion By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-01-17 MLS (Overseas) Limited v The Secretary of State for Defence [2017] EWHC 3389 (TCC) Summary In a recent judgment following a challenge to a competitive procurement process run by the Ministry of Defence (“MoD”) (MLS (Overseas) Limited v T... Full Article
la Case E-16/16, Fosen-Linjen AS and AtB: An EFTA Court case clarifying key aspects of EU procurement legislation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-02-14 Introduction Relevant facts The Court’s decision Whether the Remedies Directive permits the imposition of conditions for claiming damages Clarifying the burden of proof when claiming damages for loss of profit Grounds on which a contracting... Full Article
la Land development agreements and public procurement regulation: Faraday Development Ltd v West Berkshire Council [2018] EWCA Civ 2532 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-12-10 In its Faraday decision the Court of Appeal has set aside a concluded land development agreement between a local authority and a developer for having been concluded in breach of procurement legislation. This is the first time that an English court h... Full Article
la Will new laws make public procurement more business friendly? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-20 Witold Slawinski, head of tech & industrial engineering practice, authored an article for AmCham Quarterly. It is devoted to the recent changes to the Polish public procurement law. Read the full article >... Full Article
la New Thresholds under the Procurement Regulations By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-11 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... Full Article
la The Russian Supreme Court brings clarifications to the relationship between co-owners of intellectual property By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-09 ... Full Article
la Are you ready for Black Friday? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-27 With the #BlackFriday craze coming up, so does the issue of “grey goods”. This article aims to discuss the legality behind parallel importation and the sale of grey goods. What is “parallel importation” and so-called “g... Full Article
la 12 Eversheds Sutherland lawyers make WTRs Worlds Leading Trademark Professionals List By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-05 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 ... Full Article
la Trade marks Relating to the Coronavirus By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-26 In every crisis, there will be those who seek to get the most out of it. To that end, there has recently been a raft of trade mark applications worldwide seeking to register trade marks related to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including ... Full Article
la Open Solar Contracts Webinar By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-30 We will be hosting the global webinar on 30 March at 12.30pm. The webinar should last approximately 60 minutes. ... Full Article
la Atypical/irregular hours workers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 The issue of atypical workers is an important one for the sector with it trying to balance modern working practices and the desire for flexible working against allegations of exploitation and the trade unions campaign against casualisation.... Full Article
la Eversheds Sutherland webinar offering guidance on working from home and mental health - 31 March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 Do you have questions on health and safety whilst home and lone working during the pandemic?... Full Article
la 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 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-15 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?... Full Article
la Student contracts and consumer law compliance By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-16 Higher education providers and further education colleges have continued to face close scrutiny of their student contracts and accommodation contracts for compliance with consumer and contract law. ... Full Article
la Covid-19 Implications on African Solar Industry By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 Join the experts on Friday 17 April, 1pm, to learn more about these impacts, the different national responses to the pandemic and the potential mitigation strategies applicable to the solar industry.... Full Article
la Charity law for educational institutions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-29 In this session we will cover key charity issues for institutions including:... Full Article
