Insights 12 November 2014
The increase in remote and flexible working and associated increased use of mobile devices at work make it important for employers to understand the r...
Insights 11 November 2014
Prior to the recession, many SMEs and individuals were encouraged to purchase complex products, sold as “protecting” them from increasing interest rat...
Insights 11 November 2014
The case of Getty Images v OHIM in relation to trade mark registration
Insights 11 November 2014
Proposed reforms to contract drafting by the Scottish Law Commission
Insights 6 November 2014
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has now given its long-awaited judgment confirming that overtime is part of normal pay and must be reflected in payments for holiday.
Insights 29 October 2014
Employers must accurately itemise salary deductions due to them to avoid the risk of punitive damages, even though the employer is entitled to make th...
Insights 25 September 2014
The EAT found in favour of an employee, who was in material breach of their employment contract, resign and claim constructive unfair dismissal due to...
Insights 12 September 2014
The EAT confirmed that a change of location is not always a substantial change in working conditions to an employee’s detriment in a recent case regar...
Insights 29 August 2014
The Immigration Act 2014 could make landlords legally responsible for checking the immigration status of any new adult tenants. Neglecting to perform...
Insights 22 August 2014
It may still be rarer than adoption, but more people encountering difficulties in conceiving or giving birth naturally are choosing to use surrogates ...
Insights 18 August 2014
A recent case reinforces the importance of ensuring that leases are carefully drafted. A landlord was denied his order for recovery of possession bef...
Insights 5 August 2014
A preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated that morbid obesity could be defined as a ’disability’ in the case of Kaltoft v T...
