Opting to tax…just got a little less taxing (but a bit less certain)!
As many of you will know, dealing with HMRC can be frustrating at times, usually because of the long…
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Insolvency and Forfeiture – A gentle reminder for hard times to come
As the cost of living crisis increases and a long recession looms, there will be tough trading condi…
Hush – the sound of some relief for tenants
Many of our readers will have been involved in conversations and negotiations over the huge wave of …
Key takeaways from COP27
COP27 was once again a mixed bag, with some positive headline steps taken, but plenty of devil lef…
UK Councils set to double EV charge points
Councils in the UK are set to install more than 16,500 EV charge points during 2023, according to da…
Energy crisis – addressing rising costs and security concerns
The UK government announced additional measures in the latter half of December 2022 in an attempt to…
Planning regime changes relating to onshore wind
The UK Government recently announced its intention to relax the ban that has effectively been in pla…
Recent Claims: Trustees (& Others) Take Note!
Several important and interesting private wealth disputes claims have been decided recently: 1. Equ…
Personal Data Transfers from the UK/EU: update and deadlines to be aware of
There are some updates for any business that holds personal data subject to the GDPR in the UK or EU…
Tapping Into Trade Credit Insurance – Top Tips For Policyholders
Trade credit insurance has been long touted as a useful tool for businesses to protect themselves ag…
European Health Data Space (EHDS) update: what this means for pharmaceutical and biotech companies
The proposed EHDS Regulation, introduced in May 2022 by the European Commission (EC), aims to reform…
Work Matters: Settlement agreements and future claims
The EAT in Bathgate v Technip UK Ltd and others has confirmed that unknown future statutory claims c…
Work Matters: Redundancy - consultation, selection criteria and a pool of one
In Mogane v Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the EAT held that the employer’s arbit…
The EU’s new AI Act – how it will affect developers and operators of AI systems
The European Union’s new Regulation laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence[1] (the…
Serviced Offices – The End Of Business Rate Relief?
With most employers now allowing a flexible working regime, serviced offices have become an increasi…
Mastercard loses appeal to exclude 3 million deceased claimants
In a claim valued at c.£14 billion, Mastercard has lost the latest hearing in the long running consu…
The New EU AI Liability Directive: What Developers & Operators Of AI Systems Need To Know
The European Commission published its proposal for an AI Liability Directive[1] on 28 September 202…
Managing Inflation in Commercial Contracts – What You Need to Know
With UK inflation rates at a 40 year high, cost containment is high on the CFO’s agenda. As a result…
Work Matters: Legal professional privilege does not apply retrospectively
The EAT in University of Dundee v Chakraborty held that an original grievance investigation report s…
Work Matters: Support for football club not a protected philosophical belief
The ET in McClung v Doosan Babcock Ltd held that the claimant’s lifelong support for a football club…
The diversity problem in Arbitration
The English Arbitration Act 1996 saw its 25th anniversary in January of this year. Arbitration as a …
New ‘Energy Prices Bill’ presents challenges for renewable energy providers
The UK government has introduced the new ‘Energy Prices Bill’ with the aim of combating soaring ener…
Greater Manchester becomes the first region in England to produce and adopt Local Area Energy Plans (LAEPs) with a goal to go carbon neutral by 2038
Greater Manchester Combined Authority has adopted eleven LAEPs: one for the overall area and one for…
How to achieve a smooth handback process on PFI projects
Many Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects that were entered into at the end of the 1990s and in…
