Mar 31, 2022 "Even pariahs have rights" By Stevens & Bolton LLP Sometimes you're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't. In recent weeks we have seen many business (including many...
Mar 29, 2022 Ukrainians on Seasonal Workers scheme need further protection By Jackie Penlington In light of the war in Ukraine, the UK government introduced a number of visa concessions. One of these relates to the Seasonal Workers...
Mar 29, 2022 D-Day for fault based petitions - the start of a new era By Sean Hilton At 4pm on 31 March HMCTS will be closing the MyHMCTS portal for one week. This is to allow the portal to be amended to support the new no...
Mar 28, 2022 Helping everyone eat better...? Shareholder activism on the rise... By Katie Philipson About a year ago I wrote an article titled "EVERY LITTLE HELPS" - CAN SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM CHANGE WHAT'S IN YOUR SHOPPING BASKET?". I...
Mar 28, 2022 Disclosure...something worth reading - thank you Ed Sheeran, Mrs Vardy, Mrs Rooney and Patisserie Valerie for making it more interesting for clients! By Catherine Penny Disclosure in litigation is something which lawyers get excited about and we engage in the process months and months before any potential...
Mar 28, 2022 Are you ready for MEES? By Hannah Bristow New minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES), currently before parliament, will require buildings to have a minimum rating of C by 2027...
Mar 28, 2022 No fault divorce fee: Unjustifiably costly? By Nicola Harries This week will see access to HMCTS' court portal turned off at 4pm on 31 March. There will then be a gap until 6 April before access to...
Mar 25, 2022 Fashion sustainability self regulation won't cut it anymore By Nicola Broadhurst There is no doubt that there is a rather bewildering range of self certification schemes and standards that fashion industry businesses...
Mar 24, 2022 CMA shines the light on RPM: Dar Lighting fined over 5% of total turnover By Gustaf Duhs On 23 March 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a fine of £1.5m on Dar Lighting Ltd for engaging in resale price...
Mar 24, 2022 Keeping your powder dry - statements in family proceedings and case management. By Sean Hilton In the recent case of WC v HC (Financial Remedies Agreement) Mr Justice Peel reinforces the messages that Judges have been consistently...
Mar 22, 2022 A look into the future: the implications of the Metaverse By Rebecca Berry Technology, and the way businesses embrace it in their day to day activities, has moved at a vast rate of knots in the last few years. 20...
Mar 22, 2022 Will Gazprom Energy be the second energy supplier to fall into special administration? By Lucy Trott Kremlin-backed supplier, Gazprom Energy, is reportedly at risk of collapse due to a customer exodus and staff shortages following...