Lawbite: Does an oral promise to pay amount to a guarantee?
Deepak Abbhi v Richard John Slade (trading as Richard Slade & Co) [2019] EWCA Civ 2175 The Court of Appeal recently unanimously held that an oral promise by a son-in-law to give money to his...
View ArticleThe Importance of Structuring Employee Termination Payments
A recent decision of the Court of Final Appeal has illustrated that properly structuring termination payments in an employee settlement agreement may significantly reduce the employee’s Salaries Tax...
View ArticleHong Kong Government introduces bill to increase maternity leave from 10...
The Hong Kong Government has introduced the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 (“the Bill”) to the Legislative Council on 8 January 2020 which proposes to increase the statutory maternity leave...
View ArticleESCOU: An overview of the Enforcement of Judgments Office Northern Ireland
1. What is the Enforcement of Judgments Office? The Enforcement of Judgments Office (the “EJO”) is a public body responsible for enforcing judgments in Northern Ireland. This contrasts to the...
View ArticlePublication of new EHRC technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment
On 15 January 2020, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) published new and comprehensive technical guidance setting out the law and best practice on the prevention of workplace sexual...
View ArticleAn overview of the Enforcement of Judgments Office Northern Ireland
1. What is the Enforcement of Judgments Office? The Enforcement of Judgments Office (the “EJO”) is a public body responsible for enforcing judgments in Northern Ireland. This contrasts to the...
View ArticleUS imposes further sanctions on Iran what does this mean for the JCPoA and...
On 10 January 2020, following the recent military escalation between Iran and the US, the White House issued Executive Order, "Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran" (“EO...
View ArticleWinning the war against waste criminals?
The government has today launched a new unit bringing together UK environmental regulators and law enforcement agencies to target waste crime. The Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC) will bring together...
View ArticleSeeing justice being delivered!
Yesterday the government has announced new legislation which will permit the sentencing remarks of High Court and senior judges in certain criminal cases to be filmed and broadcast to the public. This...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Publication of new EHRC technical guidance on sexual...
On 15 January 2020, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) published new and comprehensive technical guidance setting out the law and best practice on the prevention of workplace sexual...
View ArticleBrexit update: implications for the UK capital markets regime
The UK Government’s firm intention is that the UK will leave the European Union at 11 pm on 31 January 2020. As part of the withdrawal agreement setting out the terms of the UK’s exit (Withdrawal...
View ArticleThe Issues with Indexation
Eversheds Sutherland Property Column: January 2020 Many real estate documents provide for the indexation of payments or prices or costs throughout the life of the transaction. Increases in line with...
View ArticleLow Carbon Benchmarks Regulation
Introduction Regulation (EU) 2019/2089, known as the Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation, (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal on 9 December 2019 and entered into force on 10...
View ArticleHedge funds and UK management vehicles: a cheat-sheet for first-time managers
The path to establishing a UK management entity for an offshore fund branches off in all manner of directions. One of the first crossroads faced by the first-time manager is the choice of UK...
View ArticleFinancial Services (Duty of Care) Bill
Introduction For many years the FCA has considered whether to apply an overarching standard of care that should be applied to authorised firms. In July 2018 they concluded that there was not “a...
View ArticleChemical Regulation the Outlook for 2020
The below summarises some of the key chemical’s regulation related changes expected in 2020 or which industry should be preparing for during 2020. SCIP Database ECHA is expected to launch a prototype...
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