8/20/2025 9:59:06 AM Corporate Crackdown: New Prosecution Guidance Ahead of "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence By Avary Patutama Matthew Garbutt David Pack The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) updated guidance on corporate prosecutions serves as a timely...
8/19/2025 10:47:36 AM Lessons from VMA Services Ltd v Project One London Ltd [2025] EWHC 1815 (TCC) By James Mapley Lucy Ferebee Can a party avoid paying a Notified Sum awarded in a ‘smash and grab’ adjudication by commencing its own ‘true value’ adjudication? ...
8/15/2025 2:15:20 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: Employment Rights Bill - Are Small Business About to Get Free HR Advice Paid For by The Government? By Chris Cuckney The finer details of the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) are at long last beginning to take shape, with many suggesting the ERB will be...
8/7/2025 12:42:00 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: Spying on Employees During Sickness Absence - Mr Kerita v BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited By Chris Cuckney The issue of employers monitoring their employees is nothing new, and it is common for employers to monitor their employees at least to...
7/31/2025 12:49:43 PM Awaab's Law – a legislative update and, separately, recommendations for development transactions By Triya Maicha Baljit Basra Charlotte Sawyer Ben Halsey +1 more... Show less Background and Recent developments As readers will be aware, the introduction of Awaab's Law marks a significant shift in the...
7/30/2025 3:20:41 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: Big Changes to the UK's Visa Sponsorship Rules from 22 July 2025 By Chris Cuckney Following the Government’s Immigration White Paper earlier this year, sweeping changes to the UK’s visa sponsorship rules have now come...
7/29/2025 9:55:43 AM Can parties adjudicate a dispute arising under a settlement agreement: recent court guidance in London Eco Homes Ltd v Raise Now Ealing Ltd [2025] EWHC 1505 (TCC) By Patrick Trevor Karen Morean Summary Parties have the option to adjudicate an issue arising under a contract if: there is an express right to adjudicate in the...
7/25/2025 10:04:02 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: Accessing disability and “substantial adverse effect” following Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd By Chris Cuckney In the recent case of Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided useful guidance that will assist HR...
7/23/2025 2:19:09 PM CLC Issues New Guidance to Tackle Gateway 2 Delays By Mark London Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Following on swiftly from the recent Fast Track Process announcement, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released a suite of...
7/22/2025 10:09:47 AM Peabody Successful in Court of Appeal Judgment By Alicia Ogborn Will O'Brien Mark London Devonshires successfully acted for Peabody Trust (“Peabody”) in an appeal to the Court of Appeal (see judgment), in Peabody’s claim...
7/17/2025 1:41:49 PM New Infrastructure Projects Pipeline Published By Caroline Mostowfi As promised in the Government's 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy, the pipeline for new infrastructure projects has now been published...
7/17/2025 11:26:15 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: Tribunal Rules Dismissal of Disabled Employee Over Offensive Online Messages was Objectively Justified - Duncan v Fujitsu Services By Chris Cuckney The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that an employer was justified in dismissing a disabled employee for making abusive and...