12 July 2016 Blog EU-US Privacy Shield for transatlantic data transfers finalised Transfers of personal data from most European countries to the US have been exposed to legal attack since October 2015, when privacy campaigner Max Schrems successfully sued the Irish authorities over data transfers made by Facebook Ireland... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 July 2016 Blog Rights of a reverter: gone but not forgotten It may be time to get back to the classroom: property lawyers should be alert to peculiarities when dealing with property formerly owned by schools, institutions promoting science, the arts and literature or used as a place of worship... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
5 July 2016 Blog Discretionary schemes for HS2 Phase 2a: Are you eligible? The Government recently issued their long-term property compensation and assistance schemes, which will apply to Phase 2a of High Speed Two (HS2) (from the West Midlands to Crewe)... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 July 2016 Blog Implementation of the new Charities Act 2016 For those of you who are members of the Charity Finance Group, and attended the recent regional members’ meetings in Leeds and Birmingham, you will have heard me or my colleague Adam Williams present a general charity law update... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
29 June 2016 Blog Consumer Rights Act 2015: a reminder of some key provisions The Consumer Rights Act 2015, which came into force on 1 October 2015, brought together key consumer rights provisions within one piece of legislation. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
26 June 2016 Blog ACAS Code doesn’t apply to capability dismissals with no disciplinary component The EAT has confirmed that the ACAS Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures does not apply to ill-health dismissals where there is no allegation of misconduct... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
23 June 2016 Blog Appeal Court rules on discrimination claims involving work placements The Court of Appeal's ruling in the case of Blackwood v Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has resolved a potentially significant issue for the relationship between universities and colleges and work placement providers, namely who should the student sue if s/he claims to experience discrimination while on the work placement. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
22 June 2016 Blog New JCT Minor Works Contracts Last week the first of the 2016 crop of new JCT Contracts landed on our desks... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
19 June 2016 Blog Roll up roll up – The issue with ‘global claims’ Rather than separately particularising each breach of contract and the loss claimed as a result, contractors often present rolled up ‘global claims’ for the composite loss that they have incurred as a result of various breaches of contract... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 June 2016 Blog The Sky's the limit for Skyscape UK broadcaster Sky plc has been flexing its legal muscles again recently. The broadcasting group, formerly BSkyB, takes an aggressive stance to protect its brand internationally... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
26 May 2016 Blog Pfizer's win in meningitis B vaccine dispute does not take GSK's Bexsero off the market A recent patent dispute between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer group company Wyeth did not follow the usual pattern of an injunction against the infringer's product despite a win for the patentee. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
25 May 2016 Blog Data protection reforms - with €20m euro fine limits Read more about this here... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read