6/6/2026 12:00:00 AM Handa v The Station Hotel (Newcastle) and Others Clarification on who can be classed as an "agent" for the purposes of liability for whistleblowing claims By Chantelle de Filippis In the recent case of Handa v The Station Hotel (Newcastle) Ltd and Others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered if external...
12/22/2025 2:32:19 PM Riding the Wave: Dryrobe makes a splash in IPEC By Georgie Barrow The IPEC judgement on 4 December 2025 in Dryrobe Ltd v Caesr Group Ltd t/a D-Robe Outdoors has provided rare insight into how to avoid...
12/19/2025 10:35:16 AM Family Protection Trusts: A Costly Mistake for Homeowners? By Matthew Peto I’m increasingly seeing the fallout from so-called “family protection trusts” and in fact I’m currently dealing with two such cases....
12/19/2025 9:49:07 AM Heritage branding and deceptive marks: Goyard v Fauré Le Page By Jessica Gregson Two French luxury leather-goods houses, Goyard and Fauré Le Page, are locked in a dispute over whether the French trade marks “Fauré Le...
12/17/2025 2:00:16 PM Employment Rights Bill completed: Ping Pong is over By Frances Rollin The Employment Rights Bill completed its progress through Parliament yesterday when the Lords accepted the final point of contention...
12/16/2025 1:08:28 PM Stronger systems for 2026: How in-house teams can close the accountability gap By James Evison Hannah Ford Kerry Garcia Lucy Barnes +1 more... Show less New rules on fraud, ID checks, employment rights and immigration are reshaping what good governance looks like. At S&B Activate 2025,...
12/15/2025 10:13:11 AM Property litigation 2025: A year in review – key trends shaping 2026. Part 3: Development By Caroline DeLaney Stephanie Newton For developers, 2025 delivered a series of influential decisions and policy commitments that will shape future schemes. From landmark...
12/12/2025 1:58:41 PM Reform on hold: Cohabitation law review delayed By Electra Robinson When a marriage ends, matrimonial law steps in to protect both parties. Matrimonial law offers rights to shared assets, pensions and...
12/11/2025 3:50:03 PM Clarity on the EU Data Act for DPOs By Emma Thompson Beverley Flynn A new targeted guidance document entitled “Data Act FAQ for DPOs” (the Guidance) created by the Confederation of European Data Protection...
12/11/2025 12:42:22 PM AI and competition: Commission opens investigation into Google's AI practices By Jeremy Kelly On 9 December 2025 the European Commission opened another abuse of dominance investigation into Google. This follows a number of recent...
12/10/2025 6:13:29 PM Property litigation 2025: A year in review – key trends shaping 2026. Part 2: Residential property By Jessica Waters Amy Crick Chloe Fisher If 2025 was a turbulent year for commercial property (catch Part 1 of our series), the residential sector experienced nothing short of a...
12/10/2025 4:13:27 PM Santa Claus or Construction Clause? How well do you know JCT D&B 2024? By Lauren Melnyk In the lead up to the festive season, we’ve been unwrapping the JCT Design & Build Contract 2024 to see what’s inside and putting our...