18 June 2017 Blog Use of dairy names restricted for vegetarian alternatives On 14 June 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in a case against German company TofuTown, upheld restrictions in Regulation 1308/2013 (single Common Market Organisation (CMO) on the use of dairy terms including ‘milk’ ‘cream’ ‘butter’ ‘cheese’ and ‘yoghurt’... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 June 2017 Blog ‘Potential’ presence of Salmonella triggers recall This week, Mars has acted to implement a 'precautionary' recall over seven product categories; Galaxy Milky bars, Galaxy Counters, Galaxy Minstrels and Maltesers Teasers... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 June 2017 Blog Modern Slavery Act - supply chain globalisation and prosecution risk The Ministry of Justice's 'Criminal Justice System Statistics Quarterly' report recently published highlights trends in the criminal justice system from January to December 2016... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
12 June 2017 Blog Supreme court rules on appropriate deduction for strike day The Supreme Court has ruled that a Sixth Form College was only entitled to deduct 1/365 of its teachers’ annual salary for a day of industrial action. It has overturned last year’s Court of Appeal decision which had held that the higher deduction of 1/260 was permissible. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
6 June 2017 Blog Updated guidance for NHS providers on the new off-payroll working rules Since 6 April 2017, the new off payroll working rules have changed the way the public sector engages contractors who provide services through personal service companies (PSCs) and other relevant intermediaries. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
6 June 2017 Blog Twitter Gate Update: How 140 characters could leave you paying out almost £140,000… Defamation, Social media, United Kingdom Being a sports professional and the use of social media now goes hand in hand. Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
31 May 2017 Blog NHS Continuing Healthcare under review by National Audit Office The National Audit Office has announced that it will be conducting an investigation into continuing healthcare. This latest review will be of interest to NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups who have primary responsibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
25 May 2017 Blog Assisted dying case back in court on 17 July 2017 The Noel Conway v Ministry of Justice case has been listed for a full five day hearing starting in July – according to Dignity in Dying who are supporting Mr Conway’s case. This is not the first case that has attempted to change the law to allow assisted dying. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
21 May 2017 Blog GDPR: one year to go! By way of a reminder, this new far-reaching law is in the form of an EU Regulation which means that it will come into force in member states without the requirement of further implementing domestic legislation. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 May 2017 Blog Apprenticeship levy: key considerations for employers and training providers To coincide with the first wave of apprenticeships funded by the levy starting this month, we take a look at some of the key considerations for employers and training providers delivering apprenticeships from 1 May 2017: Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
17 May 2017 Blog Trustees of the Celestial Church of Christ v Lawson: guidance for charity trustees on several points This recent decision covered a multitude of points which may be of interest for charity trustees... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
7 May 2017 Blog The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 The Bill has been described as "the most important legislation in the sector for 25 years" (Viscount Younger concluding his remarks in the House of Lords). Key features of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 include provisions for the establishment of... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read