21 November 2019 Blog Charity Commission obtains ruling that former trustees of charity subject to statutory inquiry in contempt of court The Charity Commission has announced that it has succeeded in obtaining a ruling from the High Court against two former trustees of a charity for contempt of court... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 November 2019 Blog The SportsTech Ten: No. 3 - The Nordic SportsTech Pioneer In this interview series we focus on the fast-emerging Nordic SportsTech scene, and in particular the various and impressive initiatives led by Carsten Couchouron, who is based in Copenhagen. Share this article Bookmark this page 11 min read
20 November 2019 Blog Employee compensation for exceptional innovations Employed research staff are normally paid for their work, with the expectation that inventions and creative work that they produce will belong to their employer. The organisation may offer... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
20 November 2019 Blog Rewarding employees for unusually innovative work Employed research staff are normally paid for their work, with the expectation that inventions and creative work that they produce will belong to the organisation they work for... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
20 November 2019 Blog Confidentiality Rings: what you need to know With apologies to the ‘Pass Notes’ section of a well known national newspaper this blog is a short but informative (we hope) summary of (nearly) everything you need to know about Confidentiality Rings... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
19 November 2019 Blog New procurement thresholds coming into force from January 2020 The European Commission has published new procurement threshold values which will apply to contracts advertised on and after 1 January 2020... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
19 November 2019 Blog Refreshing legal clarity on cryptocurrencies and smart contracts A UK Government-backed task force has reviewed the status of cryptocurrencies and smart contracts under the existing law. In a new Legal Statement, they offer some welcome clarity to these evolving technologies... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
19 November 2019 Blog Take offers to settle seriously Litigation is never an ideal scenario and for the two parties involved there is always a level of risk judgement may not be wholly or in part in their favour... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 November 2019 Blog Covert monitoring not necessarily breach of Article 8 privacy rights The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the use of covertly obtained CCTV footage to dismiss a group of Spanish employees for theft had not infringed Article 8 (the right to a private life) or Article 6 (the right to a fair trial)... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
15 November 2019 Blog New Procurement Thresholds from January 2020 As from 1 January 2020 the new procurement thresholds will be as set out below (net of VAT)... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
15 November 2019 Blog SPCs – what’s new? To provide a brief re-cap, the waiver provides for some exceptions to the protections afforded to SPC holders, subject to certain safeguards. Generics and biosimilar manufacturers will now be able to... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
14 November 2019 Blog Rejecting generous settlement offer not necessarily unreasonable conduct The Employment Appeal Tribunal has overturned an employment tribunal costs order, made mainly because the claimant had turned down two offers of settlement. It has also said that an offer to pay £500 for legal advice on the first of these offers was “wholly unrealistic”... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read