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The EU (Withdrawal) Act - what does it mean for employment law?
27 June 2018That’s it - we’re leaving. You can Remoan all you want to, but yesterday was a momentous milestone in the history of Brexit with the EU Withdrawal Bill receiving Royal Assent and becoming the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
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Spring Statement 2022: Brevity is the Soul of Wit
23 March 2022I’m a big fan of 90 minute films, 250 page books and exhibitions comprising precisely two rooms, so it should come as no surprise that I appreciated the Chancellor’s snappy Spring Statement which clocked in at around the 27 minute mark. We’re all busy (and there's not much to report), so my summary of the key tax announcements affecting businesses and entrepreneurs will follow that style.
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What are clubs legal remedies if leagues are extended or decided against their wishes?
14 May 2020In this article, John Mehrzad QC, Head of Littleton Chambers’ Sports Law Group, John Shea, Senior Associate in Lewis Silkin’s Sport Business Sector Team and Doug Harmer, Partner at Oakwell Sports Advisory give their expert legal and loss quantification opinions about legal remedies available to Premier League and English Football League (“EFL”) clubs adversely affected by the range of decisions that could be taken to conclude the 2019/20 season such as extending the season beyond 1st June, playing matches at neutral venues, terminating the season early and/or determining league positions based on new formulas such as a points per game basis.
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Employment Tribunals - will this winter see a flurry of claims?
07 October 2020Imminent changes in Employment Tribunal procedures are likely to reduce case backlogs and lead to claims progressing to a hearing more quickly in a climate in which employment disputes are increasing. How will this affect employers?
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A winter of blackouts? UK employers may need to prepare for electricity shortages
13 October 2022The National Grid has warned that households and firms across Britain could face rolling power cuts of up to 3 hours this winter. This article explores some of the issues for employers to consider ahead of this potential energy emergency.
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From crypto winter to crypto trading platform collapse – paving the path to greater regulation of crypto
12 December 2022The trajectory of the crypto sector has been marked by a number of events over the course of this year from the crypto-winter (including instability in crypto markets, the collapse of Terra (an algorithmically-backed stablecoin supplemented by a reserve of Bitcoin) and consequential failures of crypto-related firms) through to the collapse of the centralised crypto trading platform FTX and most of its associated businesses. The regulatory message from Sir John Cunliffe has been consistent throughout: we need effective regulation of crypto technologies in finance.
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Sky v SkyKick: Sky wins despite finding of bad faith
01 May 2020Recall a time when government edicts had not yet led to most of the world being forcibly isolated in their homes, a time when the UK had not yet voted to leave the EU, a time when David Cameron was in Number 10 and Barack Obama was in the White House. If you can stretch your mind back that far, you can remember a time before the Sky v SkyKick case hung over the law of trade marks. Well, 4 years later, the battle (subject to any further appeals…) appears to be over. The telecommunications and TV giant perhaps best known for its sports broadcasting, Sky, has emerged from the ring victorious, albeit with a few cuts and bruises to show.
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Sports Q&A - Winlink Marketing Limited v The Liverpool Football Club: what are the lessons for sports' right holders and commercial agents?
24 November 2020Disputes over entitlement to commission are common. As we’ll explain below, this case was a clear win for Liverpool FC and will give rights holders encouragement where sponsorship/commercial agents argue for commission on deals that they do little to bring about. However, when you dig into the facts, the case exposes details that provide a harsh lesson for all lawyers, sponsorship experts, and agents working on deals of this nature.
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Windrush Day 2020 - lessons learned?
22 June 2020Windrush Day is a time to celebrate the substantial and ongoing contribution of the Windrush Generation and their descendants, who helped to rebuild the UK after the second world war and who have influenced our social, cultural and political landscape ever since. It is also a time to reflect on righting the wrongs of the Windrush scandal and to focus on the fight against racism.
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Sports Q&A - What’s FIFA’s position on the transfer window and other regulatory issues impacted by the Covid-19 crisis?
06 July 2020Following the unprecedented disruption caused to football by COVID-19, FIFA published a set of principles and guidelines back in April 2020 in order to address some of the key regulatory and legal issues arising, especially with regard to player contracts and the transfer system.
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Limited partnerships: litigation following dissolution and winding up
30 November 2023A decision has been taken to wind up a limited partnership - that heralds the end for all concerned… or does it? Can a cause of action which accrued pre-dissolution be litigated by the general partner post-dissolution following the apparent winding up of the limited partnership? The High Court (at least on an interim basis) has said, yes.
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Privy Council directs English Courts to adopt new test in deciding whether to stay a creditor’s winding up petition
09 July 2024The Privy Council has handed down its judgment in Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International, ruling that where the parties are subject to an arbitration agreement, the appropriate test for determining whether a creditor’s winding up petition should be stayed in favour of arbitration is whether the debt is “genuinely disputed debts on substantial grounds”.
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Shipwrecking online pirates: we can’t wait for a change in the wind, we need to adjust their sails to force a change of course
20 April 2022As life begins to return to some sort of normality after the huge disruption caused by COVID, we have been reflecting on how the swift imposition of lockdowns and other restrictions escalated what was likely to be a greater shift to the consumption of digital entertainment content via the internet and streaming services; both the legitimate and illegal kinds.
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Uber drivers win first round in employment status dispute
31 October 2016An employment tribunal has ruled that drivers engaged by Uber are “workers”, not self-employed contractors, meaning they will be entitled to national minimum wage, paid annual leave and whistleblower protection
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Outsourcing: creating a win/win partnership and driving the right behaviour
13 June 2024Since 'outsourcing' came to prominence some 20 years ago ‘win/win’ has been the term used as the answer to address the concerns of both customer and suppliers. Win/win means both sides benefit.
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Resourcing for 2021: wider impacts of the present crisis
10 March 2021The final instalment of our three-part series of articles exploring resourcing challenges, opportunities and trends in 2021 examines a range of employment issues including reward strategy, outsourcing and collective representation.
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Finance Act 2020 widens the scope of IR35
19 August 2020Despite further attempts at delay, the final version of the notorious private sector IR35 rules are now enshrined in the Finance Act 2020, which received Royal Assent on 22 July 2020.
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Hong Kong hit by “city-wide strike” - how should employers respond?
05 August 2019A large number of employees in Hong Kong vowed to participate in a “city-wide strike” today (5 August 2019) in a further attempt to make their political demands heard. What should employers bear in mind from a legal and employee relations standpoint in considering their response?
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Pretty fly for wi-fi (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Those who provide access to free wi-fi networks will be breathing a sigh of relief after the CJEU’s judgment this September that providers of such networks can benefit from protection under the E-Commerce Directive.
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Warranty and Indemnity Insurance – the what, why and how of it?
13 June 2017Whilst the use of W&I Insurance in M&A transactions has been available for some time, its use has increased dramatically in the past few years, particularly in the technology, real estate and manufacturing sectors.