Search Results
Search Filters
- 2358 results found
- All (5195)
- Insights (2358)
- News (1618)
- Events (484)
- Lawyers (418)
- Services (154)
- Others (114)
- Sectors (49)
-
The Queen's Speech 2022
11 May 2022The 2022 Queen’s speech was widely expected to be the moment when the government finally announced its intention to implement a number of significant employment law reforms, including the long-anticipated Employment Bill. Instead, there is no mention of the Bill and only two provisions that touch on employment rights at all. Does this signal the demise of all these changes, or are they simply delayed?
-
Early Specific Disclosure Applications – factors the court will consider
22 January 2018A decision in the Technology and Construction Court (“TCC") sheds light on the applicable test for early specific disclosure and the relevant considerations in making a successful application. Applications for early specific disclosure are relatively rare so the judgment provides helpful guidance.
-
In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 8 - General election special – labour proposals
12 June 2024Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a quick coffee break!). Lawyers from our IHELC team will discuss key developments in employment law with our usual pragmatism and insight, a touch of humour and a sharp focus on the in-house lawyer’s perspective.
-
Hackers, Judges and Spartacus: Containing a Data Breach with the Court’s Help
18 June 2018Fear of publicity shouldn’t put off organisations from asking the court for help when they’ve been hacked, had data stolen, and are then blackmailed. There’s a range of orders which the English courts are willing to make against anonymous hackers and which, even if those orders are ignored, can be useful when it comes to containing a confidentiality breach – including when it comes to getting stolen data removed from other hosts/publishers, both in England and abroad.
-
SPACs post-Hill: a blank cheque to growth?
29 March 2021Lord Hill published the “UK Listing Review” on 3 March 2021. This proposed 15 recommendations to the UK Listing regime. This article focuses on those which we all hope may result in a greater number of SPAC listings in London.
-
Karen Millen - lessons from an SPA (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Karen Millen, founder of the Karen Millen fashion brand has lost a High Court challenge to use her own name for homeware in the US and China.
-
‘Right-sourcing’ – a crucial competency for in-house lawyers
08 March 2018Good resource management is an essential skill for in-house employment lawyers. To manage my workload effectively and make efficient use of the company’s resources, I am constantly required to assess whether work is best carried out in house or outsourced.
-
Acas guidance sounds a note of caution to employers on ‘fire and rehire’
02 December 2021New guidance from Acas says that employers should “think carefully” before taking the “extreme step” of using fire and rehire practices to change their employees’ terms and conditions. Acas stresses the importance of employers first exploring all other options and consulting their employees in a genuine and meaningful way. The guidance was produced at the government’s request, but it neither changes current law nor has any formal legal status.
-
Executive pay ratio reporting – sound familiar?
04 September 2017The Government has recently announced it will take forward a number of proposals for corporate governance reform relating to employment. Media reports have focused on the watering down of earlier plans for worker representation on boards, which has predictably been attacked by unions.
-
Something to be-leave in? Brexit as a philosophical belief
07 November 2019There are strong feelings on either side of the Brexit debate, with people passionately arguing for both leave and remain. What issues arise if a supporter brings their views into the workplace? Are there potential discrimination risks? Could “Brexit” - or an equally strong belief in “remain” – count as a philosophical belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (“EqA”)?
-
GDPR incoming! Some challenges from an immigration perspective
24 May 2018GDPR. Four letters currently dominating the thoughts of every company in Europe. The General Data Protection Regulation comes into force tomorrow, Friday 25 May 2018.
-
Some good news (at last) for business rate payers in England
21 January 2019On 1 November 2018 the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018 (Act) received Royal Assent. The Act will apply to England only. It was introduced in response to the controversial decision of the Supreme Court in Woolway v Mazars in 2015. The title of the Act doesn’t sound exciting but it may save some businesses money by reversing potential increases in their liability to business rates. Before we look at what the Act does, let’s remind ourselves as to why the Government felt compelled to step in and legislate
-
The Government provides some clarity on the immigration rights of EEA citizens arriving post-Brexit
06 September 2019After Media reports started circulating yesterday, the Government have now released its policy paper on their ‘No deal immigration arrangements for EU citizens arriving after Brexit’.
-
Corporate solvency – matters to consider in light of COVID-19: FAQs
03 April 2020The UK Government has announced a number of changes to the UK insolvency framework in light of the economic storm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
Flexible lease solutions – alienation and beyond
16 May 2024Recent uncertainty in the market has led to the concept of flexibility becoming a top priority for many corporate occupiers when looking for space and negotiating terms for a new lease. With this in mind, Tom Merrick, Aimee Dring and Annabel Lindsay have produced a three-part series on alienation for EG in which they discuss what it is, why it is important for both landlords and tenants and what needs to be considered when an occupier is looking to assign or underlet their lease.
-
Flowers fails to reign over Cardiff City Council but solidifies the importance of CPR 83.2- Landlords beware!
25 October 2016Lady Justice Arden and Lord Justice Briggs in the matter of Cardiff County Council v Lee (Flowers) [2016] EWCA Civ 1034 (“Flowers”).
-
Does a solicitor own the goodwill associated with their own name?
01 February 2017In (1) Juthika Bhayani and (2) Bhayani Law Limited v Taylor Bracewell LLP this question was considered by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
-
High Court backs recruitment agency seeking to enforce non-solicitation and non-dealing clauses against former employee
14 November 2018A court has awarded an interim injunction to a recruitment business, Berry Recruitment Limited (“Berry”), to prevent a former employee from soliciting and dealing with its clients and candidates.
-
The legal sector and #metoo – clarification from the Law Society
07 December 2017The Law Society has provided some important clarification in relation to the recent joint statement made by its presidents on sexual harassment in the legal profession.
-
Erosion of privilege – Law Society seeks to intervene
08 January 2018The Law Society is applying to intervene in the upcoming appeal of the landmark privilege decision in Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited (“ENRC”).