Welcome to some important ‘news’ for the Developer & Construction sector. I predict a riot: What you need to consider if your building site is impacted by the recent disturbances The current riots/disturbances in cities across Engl...

The current riots/disturbances in cities across England raise a number of issues in relation to construction sites. These will include fundamental health and safety issues but it also raises important considerations in relation to any damage or...

The rules as to when Energy Performance Certificates (“EPCs”) need to be obtained will change on 6 April 2012. In relation to both sales and lettings of property, whether commercial or residential, an EPC will need to be commissioned bef...

With the dust settling after the recent General Election, it is possible to better speculate as to the likely direction of travel of the new Conservative government. The new administration has a slim majority, therefore, there still may be an elemen...

From 30 June 2015, Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Governing Bodies (“in-scope organisations”) will have to accept “unstructured” electronic invoices from their suppliers for invo...

In Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v (1) Her Majesty’s Treasury (2) Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (HMRC) (3) National Savings and Investments [2015] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Edenred’s challenge ...

This note considers aspects of the US President's recent "Buy American, Hire American" order which relate to the WTO's Agreement on Government Procurement. It sets out the somewhat different EU position on the effects of these WTO plurilateral arra...

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...

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...

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...

Case comment: (1) Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and (2) Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Lancashire County Council [2018] EWHC 200 (TCC) Summary In a recent judgment of the new head of the TCC, Fraser J, Lancashire County ...

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 >...

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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...

On 24 March 2020, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission’s IP Registry suspended all internal and external-facing operations due to the national lockdown. The Registry will only resume operations two weeks after the national lockdo...

Do you have questions on health and safety whilst home and lone working during the pandemic?...

The law on force majeure differs from country to country, not least between common law and civil law jurisdictions. We have produced a both a Global Guide to Force Majeure and an Asia-Pacific Guide to Force Majeure that provides some preliminary ad...

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?...

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....

Join us on Friday 17 April as we examine management of real estate contract risk in an uncertain financial market. This session will look at the types of contractual issues you may face, risk protection, reputation management and effective dispute r...

In this session we will cover key charity issues for institutions including:...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

With figures (quoted by the FCA in 2019) suggesting that 5 million people could be at risk of falling for a pension scam, and (according to Action Fraud) March seeing a 400% rise in COVID-19 related scams, it is no surprise that pension scams featur...

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

This session will cover how legal privilege can be used to keep documents and communications confidential and how and when to use without prejudice. An essential guide to confidentiality and avoiding some of the pitfalls in real estate disputes. ...

This panel-style session will provide a forum for high level discussion of data sharing and confidentiality in the context of student mental health and wellbeing and will assist institutions to identify best practice. It will be chaired and facilita...

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...

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...

The EU Commission has today taken the first step towards a comprehensive review of the Working Time Directive (WTD). This is despite last year's failure to agree changes to the treatment of on-call time or amendments to the 48 hou...

From today, a new right for employees to request time off work to undertake training or study applies to all businesses in England, Scotland or Wales with 250 or more employees. For employers familiar with the right to requ...

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...

The Court of Appeal has today handed down an important decision in the context of age discrimination and criteria for career progression. Endorsing the earlier judgement of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Court has found that ...

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...

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...

For employers, what a new government might bring to bear in a difficult financial climate was glimpsed at in the party manifestos (see our previous Full Article