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The “after party” – could employers be liable for what goes on?
It's ten weeks until Christmas and many Christmas parties will be already planned or in the process of being planned. Some will be more spontaneous team meals, others may take...
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What should we expect from the Budget for the higher rates of stamp duty land tax (the 3% surcharge)? Will it increase to 5%?
Figures published at the end of September 2018 for the tax year ending in April 2018 show that £1.895 billion was raised from the extra 3% SDLT on additional dwellings....
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Taxing termination payments – six months on
Six months on from the introduction of a new regime for taxing termination payments (PENP for those familiar with it), there are still two commonly held, wrong beliefs: Nothing has...
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Blake Morgan launch Local Authority Matters at the LLG Governance Conference 2018
In response to the increasing demand for pragmatism and innovation in the local government market, Blake Morgan's specialist sector team has launched a publication to share good advice and their...
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Protecting Trade Secrets and implementation of the new Directive
On the 8 June 2016, the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council adopted a Directive which had the aim of harmonising the approach to protecting trade secrets across the EU...
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Significant increase in Employment Tribunal claims
On 26 July 2017, the Supreme Court held that the introduction of Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal fees was unlawful from the time they were introduced (July 2013). As...
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The NCA wins the first round in its application of “McMafia” laws
Upon the High Court lifting reporting restrictions this week, the newspapers have reported details of the extravagant lifestyle of Zamira Hajiyeva, the wife of the former chairman of Azerbaijan's largest...
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Is the current approach on valuing pensions fit for mediation?
There are not many occasions in a mediation where I hesitate to say that mediations are conducted in the "shadow of the court". I normally emphasise that mediation is not...
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The Budget is coming – possible changes to tax treatment for pension contributions
As you will be aware the Chancellor has brought forward the date for this year's Budget. It will now take place on Monday 29 October. There is the usual speculation...
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Employment Newsletter – Autumn 2018
A warm welcome to Blake Morgan's Autumn newsletter, keeping you informed of the latest developments in Employment Law. This year, October brought almost no legislative changes to Employment law, because...
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Dispute resolution and early neutral evaluation in construction
"Mediation Week" has drawn to a close, so before you forget about mediation for another year, here's my contribution about ADR (alternative dispute resolution) in construction! So you've got a...
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Do you need a dispute to go to mediation?
Many years ago the court used to get involved in every case where there were children and their parents were divorcing. However, with the Children Act, which came into being...
