Nov 29, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Employment status in the gig economy following the recent Bolt Employment Tribunal decision By Chris Cuckney The financial crisis in 2008 saw a huge expansion of the gig economy in the UK, with companies increasingly relying on self-employed...
Nov 27, 2024 Considerations for Bond Issuers: Inside Information By Alice Overton Julian Barker Rachel Orgill-Harris Rachel Dros +1 more... Show less The UK Market Abuse Regulation (UK MAR) is designed to ensure a level playing field for investors and reduce the risk of distortion and...
Nov 27, 2024 Leasehold and Commonhold Reform - An update By Mark Foxcroft Zoe McLean-Wells On 21 November 2024, the Ministry of Housing published a press release announcing their intention to implement further provisions of the...
Nov 25, 2024 PFI Expiry - Greater focus, support and resources needed now, say London boroughs – new report By Caroline Mostowfi Many London boroughs are not yet prepared for the expiry of their private finance initiative (PFI) contracts and are constrained from...
Nov 21, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Protected conversations following Gallagher v McKinnon Auto and Tyres By Chris Cuckney It is common for employers and employees to negotiate an employee’s exit from the business, usually as an alternative to going through a...
Nov 20, 2024 Adjudication set-offs of the third kind: CNO Plant Hire v Caldwell Construction By Will O'Brien Alicia Ogborn Prateek Sharma On 21 August 2024, HH Judge Kelly, sitting as a High Court Judge in the TCC at Leeds, gave judgment in C.N.O Plant Hire Ltd v Caldwell...
Nov 15, 2024 Key takeaways - Delivering affordable housing through Joint Ventures and Partnerships with the private sector By Joanna Bouloux Kris Kelliher Joanna Bouloux and Kris Kelliher were joined by Saheeda Bowmer of 31ten Consulting at a recent session on the growth of joint ventures...
Nov 14, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Navigating the risks of a work Christmas party By Chris Cuckney With the festive season fast approaching, businesses will be planning their work Christmas parties to thank staff for their hard work...
Nov 08, 2024 Clock ticking on the "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence By Matthew Garbutt "Preparing "reasonable procedures" is now essential for businesses to mitigate risk under the new offence - proactive steps today will...
Nov 07, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Redundancy protection during maternity leave - suitable alternative employment following Carnival PLC v Hunter: By Chris Cuckney Under Regulation 10 of the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations 1999, where an employee is PregnantOn maternity leaveUp to 18 months...
Nov 04, 2024 Abandonment and the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 By Megan Wood Victoria Smith The way an ‘abandoned’ property can be recovered is different in Wales than in England. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 ('the Act')...
Nov 01, 2024 10/12/2024 - Social Media and Defamation By Luke Hartnell Organisations look to protect their reputations and their staff who can be trolled, harassed and in some serious cases, assaulted. This...