24 April 2019 Blog When must disciplinary proceedings for charity employees await the outcome of criminal investigation? A recent case, in which Mills & Reeve represented the employer, has provided useful guidance for employers on the circumstances in which disciplinary proceedings for an employee may have to be delayed as a result of the existence of a parallel criminal investigation... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
23 April 2019 Blog Charity Commission guidance for charities with links to non-charitable organisations published The new guidance published by the Charity Commission aims to provide a single point of reference for the Commission’s guidance for any charity with a connection to a non-charity... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
23 April 2019 Blog Disclosure Pilot Scheme has retrospective effect even where a disclosure order has already been made In UTB LLC v Sheffield United Limited and others [2019] EWHC 914 (Ch), Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court, considered the effect of the Disclosure Pilot on transitional cases... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 April 2019 Blog Why you still can’t sue an inspector in tort Estates Gazette has recently published my article on the enduring effect of the decision of Murphy v Brentwood in the assessment of whether a construction professional can owe a duty of care to enable the building owner to recover the cost of rectifying a defect in the building... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 April 2019 Blog Suppliers in Distress – Reducing the impact on critical services In the wake of Carillion’s collapse, employers of services and works are taking an increasingly active role in monitoring the financial position of their key suppliers... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 April 2019 Blog Significant failures in disciplinary process supported inference of discrimination The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a tribunal’s ruling that serious shortcomings in the way disciplinary proceedings were handled supported an inference of direct discrimination because of sexual orientation... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
6 April 2019 Blog The UK Industrial Strategy The UK Industrial Strategy was set out in a White Paper in November 2017 "Building a Britain fit for the future" and can be broken down as follows... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 April 2019 Blog Are all dosage patents obvious? Actavis v ICOS in the Supreme Court Unlike some other recent Supreme Court rulings, the decision in Actavis v ICOS does not strike out in a new direction. There is only one judgment, rather than several conflicting ones as in... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
4 April 2019 Blog Office space shortage, attracting young talent and fuelling future expansion - an article from Mix Interiors In an article from the Mix Interiors publication, Alexandra Murphy explores the recent boom in investment in office building space and looks at trends impacting this drive such as the need to offer the best office space to attract the best talent... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
4 April 2019 Blog Narrow design protection for a healthtech device A healthtech design dispute over heart rate monitoring devices shows that the scope of protection of a registered design can be very narrow... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 April 2019 Blog Gift Aid: recent developments in HMRC guidance for charities Full forenames for donors in Gift Aid claims “strongly encouraged” from 1 April... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 April 2019 Blog Mechanically Separated Meat (MSM): Supreme Court confirms broad interpretation of MSM against Newby Foods for Pork & Chicken This week the Supreme Court found in favour of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in that an interpretation of Mechanically Separated Meat (MSM) should include that which had been previously known as Desinewed meat (DSM)... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read