Education HR e-briefing - New whistleblowing protection on the horizon for...
The EU has published a proposal for a Whistleblowing Directive. It may apply in the UK notwithstanding Brexit, by UK choice if not legal requirement but either way, having been at the forefront of...
View ArticleLegal Alert: New York attorney general launches fact-finding inquiry into...
New York is the most recent to join the fray in state-led efforts to regulate the virtual currency markets. On April 17, 2018, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the launch of...
View ArticleEducation student accommodation e-briefing Alignment of student contracts...
Welcome to the fifth in our series of Student Accommodation e-briefs for universities, colleges and private providers. These e-briefs highlight aspects of the student accommodation agreement which...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal rules in no uncertain terms
Introduction The Court of Appeal in Openwork Limited v Alessandro Forte upheld the High Court’s approach to contract interpretation, reiterating that finding a clause to be too uncertain to be...
View ArticleWhose fault is it, anyway? Industry 4.0 and its profound effect on supply...
Disruptive technology is having a profound effect on the diversified industrial supply chain – and this is only the beginning. It’s predicted that we will see more disruption in the industrial space...
View ArticleNegotiating Damages for breach of Restrictive Covenant One Step too far?
In the recent judgment of Morris-Garner and another v One Step (Support) Ltd [2018] UKSC 20, the Supreme Court considered an important question in relation to the law of damages: in what circumstances...
View Article125 million fine imposed on Altice for gun-jumping activity
On 24 April 2018, the European Commission (the “Commission”) imposed a €124.5 million fine on Altice, the multinational cable and telecommunications company based in the Netherlands, for ‘gun jumping’...
View ArticleDigital currencies: How should they be served and seasoned?
For the average person in Poland today, digital currencies have negative connotations. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Just two years ago Poland was fairly regarded as a member of the advance...
View ArticlePerformance management in consumer credit firms: a summary
The FCA has published final rules (PS18/7) on staff incentives, remuneration and performance management in consumer credit firms. The rules affects firms that carry out consumer credit activity and...
View ArticleEmployment and Financial Services Quarterly Update - May 2018
News Update SMCR FS Public Register The FCA has set out in broad terms its proposals to include certification staff and other important individuals on the Public Register. The FCA plans to consult in...
View ArticleKnown Unknowns will not affect the Wood v Capita approach to contract...
In the recent case of (1) Colas Limited (2) VolkerHighways Limited (3) AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited –v- Transport for London [2018] EWHC 831 (TCC) the TCC has once again applied...
View ArticleUnified Patent Court Update (April 2018): A major step forward
UK ratification The UK has completed the ratification formalities of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (“UPCA”) by depositing its instrument of ratification with the secretariat of the EU Council on...
View ArticleUK and Swiss market access risks benchmarking the existing regime
With the UK’s exit from the EU now less than a year away, financial services regulators in non-EU countries in Europe are considering in detail how markets could operate between their countries and...
View ArticleCommercial Court rejects claim of litigation privilege by non-party
In the recent case of Minera Las Bambas SA & anor v Glencore Queensland Limited & ors [2018] EWHC 268 (Comm) the Commercial Court considered an assertion of litigation privilege by Glencore...
View ArticleEU Customs Union - Next Steps
On 15 August 2017, the Government published its position paper on ‘Future Customs Arrangements’ (Position Paper), setting out two scenarios for the UK’s future customs relationship with the EU to...
View ArticleORR publishes an update letter on the variable usage charge and...
Background Periodic reviews are one of the principal mechanisms by which the Office of Rail and Road (“ORR”) holds Network Rail to account, and secures value for money for users and funders of the...
View ArticleConsultation on the passenger rail public service obligation levy
Background Following the recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the Department for Transport (“DfT”) ran a consultation seeking views on the introduction of a “public...
View ArticleEducation HR e-briefing - Case Update
Welcome to our education employment team’s latest case update. This update highlights some useful, practical employment law decisions which have emerged from the courts in the last few months...
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