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19 June

Time spent commuting is not usually ‘working time’. Employers do not generally have any control over an employee’s activities until they reach the workplace, and have no say in where the employee... Read More

15 June

The Williams review into gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare was published on 11 June 2018. This review is important because it considers issues faced by all regulators and those who... Read More

14 June

A Supreme Court decision which was expected to have significant ramifications for the ‘gig economy’ has disappointed employment partners who hoped the ruling would move questions around workers’ rights further... Read More

12 June

Background – the GDPR On 25 May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force across the EU.  Many businesses and their advisers outside the UK and the... Read More

11 June

One could be forgiven for assuming that listed buildings, by their very nature, are automatically exempt from EPC restrictions. However, the issue is far from clear cut. A more in... Read More

11 June

This article was first published on News on the Block in June 2018. Short leases are an all too common problem for owners of flats when they come to sell... Read More

6 June

Amongst the complexities of the politically charged LIBOR trials, the shocking conduct of an expert witness was revealed. The LIBOR trials concerned bank employees allegedly manipulating London Interbank Offered Rate... Read More

6 June

This case concerns an appeal against the Respondent Solicitors Regulation Authority’s Adjudication Panel, on the grounds that the panel’s finding of dishonesty were based upon a two-stage test of dishonesty,... Read More

6 June

The Divisional Court allowed the GMC’s appeal against the decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“MPT”) to suspend Dr Bawa-Garba’s registration for 12 months and substituted the sanction of erasure... Read More

1 June

2018 has been the year of the CVA (Company Voluntary Arrangement) in the retail and casual dining sectors. With difficult market conditions and falling consumer demand, a number of high... Read More