4 January 2018 Blog Top 5 Food Trends for 2018 1. Innovation We have seen healthy eating and nutrition declarations on food leading the forefront of opportunities in food marketing in recent years... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
2 January 2018 Blog Champagne tastes with sorbet lifestyle – the limits of PDOs The level of protection offered by Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) was examined by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently where the matter of ‘Champagne sorbet’ sold by Aldi in Germany was challenged by the Champagne trade group, Comite Inteprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
2 January 2018 Blog Taking stock of the gig economy: lessons for technology companies A combination of high profile cases and policy announcements about the so-called “gig economy” has a particular resonance for technology companies... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
19 December 2017 Blog Employer liable for disgruntled employee’s data breach Morrisons Supermarkets plc have been held liable to 5,518 of their employees for a deliberate data breach by a rogue employee, Andrew Skelton. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
18 December 2017 Blog Important Information For Landlords With Telecoms Leases: New Electronic Communications Code in force from 28th December. The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No 3) Regulations 2017 bring the new electronic communications code into effect on 28th December with some significant changes for landowners to be aware of... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 December 2017 Blog Bereavement damages and cohabitees A landmark decision of the Court of Appeal at the end of November has paved the way for a wider class of claimants to claim bereavement damages under section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (FAA). Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 December 2017 Blog Charity Commission publishes new safeguarding strategy A new safeguarding strategy published by the Charity Commission last week makes it clear that all charities, and not just those working with children or adults at risk, must consider safeguarding a “key governance priority”... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 December 2017 Blog Rapid resolution and redress scheme for severe avoidable birth injury: Government summary consultation response Readers may recall that, back in March, the Department of Health launched a 12-week consultation into the potential parameters of a Rapid Resolution and Redress Scheme (as recommended in Better Births by the National Maternity Review chaired by Baroness Cumberlege in 2016). Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
11 December 2017 Blog Can you tell the difference between a choice of law clause and a jurisdiction clause?� Maybe. A choice of law clause provides which law governs the contract. A jurisdiction clause determines which country's court should hear a dispute. The trouble is, telling them apart can sometimes be harder than you think... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
6 December 2017 Blog Andy Burnham launches the Greater Manchester Town Centre Challenge to revitalise and reshape town centres across the region. Exciting times are ahead for Manchester as the Mayor of Greater Manchester announced his plans to regenerate the region’s town centres on 17 November 2017... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 December 2017 Blog Angiolini review – work still to be done on serious incidents and deaths in custody The independent review into serious incidents and deaths in custody by Dame Elish Angiolini has now been published. This seminal report has been long in gestation and reiterates some of the findings of previous reports covering deaths in police custody. Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
30 November 2017 Blog Nursing recruitment agency has sponsorship licence revoked Continental Travel Nurse has had its Tier 2 sponsor licence revoked by the Home Office – a decision which will have implications for the staff it sponsors, and clients it supplies them to, in health and care settings. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read