Implementing the Employment Rights Bill: the timeline for 2026 and beyond
The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) will introduce the biggest changes to employment law in England, Scotland and Wales in a generation. Read Complete Article
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Football club owners subject to new regulatory regime
A major shift in who determines whether an owner of a football club is “fit for purpose” takes effect in England tomorrow. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Employment Rights Bill stalls over unfair dismissal cap issue
UK law makers have pushed back on government plans to remove the cap on compensation that employees can be awarded when successful with unfair dismissal claims. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →India’s Supreme Court strikes down ‘nuclear veto’ arbitration clauses
A ruling by India’s Supreme Court will provide greater certainty for foreign investors and contractors that arbitration will remain available despite defective clauses, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →‘Sugar tax’ changes announced in the UK
The threshold at which the UK’s ‘sugar tax’ is levied is to be lowered, with effect from 2028, under plans outlined by the UK government on Tuesday. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →‘Radical reset’ needed to simplify UK nuclear regulation, claims industry review
Calls by an independent review for a ‘radical reset’ of Britain’s approach to nuclear regulation after a relative decline in the country’s ability to build projects on time and on […]
Continue Reading →UK data centres approved by parliament as ‘nationally significant infrastructure projects’
New regulations that will allow individual UK data centre projects to be treated as ‘nationally significant’ for the purposes of consenting have moved closer, after receiving the backing of UK […]
Continue Reading →Premier League clubs urged to act ahead of new financial regulations
English Premier League football clubs have been urged to act now to ensure they can comply with new financial regulations set to take effect from next season. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK firms ‘face rise in costs’ to support workers under immigration revamp
Proposed changes to UK immigration laws will potentially make the country a more expensive and less attractive proposition for companies looking to draw on international talent pools, an expert has […]
Continue Reading →UK court’s decision on BHP dam collapse a ‘significant landmark in mass action litigation’
Legal experts at Pinsent Masons say that a recent decision in a UK court, finding that BHP is liable for potentially billions more in compensation following the 2015 collapse of […]
Continue Reading →Scale, security and efficiency drive cloud adoption in financial services
The ability to scale IT infrastructure to the needs of the business and make operations more resilient and efficient now drive cloud adoption in financial services, according to new data […]
Continue Reading →Barriers to cloud adoption diminish for financial institutions
The barriers to financial services firms moving their systems and data to be operated from the cloud have diminished over time, a new study suggests. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Hotel firms warned over misleading ads after AI-driven investigation
AI tools used for advertising monitoring will make it harder for companies to mislead consumers in their ads after four major hotel firms were censured for breaching rules, an expert […]
Continue Reading →Mediation moves to centre stage in Johannesburg through the Gauteng Protocol Effect
A landmark judgment at the Johannesburg High Court has confirmed that mediation is not a procedural checkbox for litigants. Instead, it should be seen as a substantive obligation now officially […]
Continue Reading →Tech providers designated for DORA regulation
Businesses that provide software, data and technology infrastructure to financial institutions are among the companies to be selected for direct regulation under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Read […]
Continue Reading →CMA considers dentist market study
The UK’s leading competition authority is considering whether to look in detail at how well the private dentistry market in the country is functioning following a request to do so […]
Continue Reading →Navigating stand down orders for Australian insolvency practitioners
When an Australian company enters voluntary administration and continues to trade, workforce management becomes a critical risk area. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →EU digital simplification to soften data, AI rules
Plans to relax data protection laws to facilitate AI development and use in the EU have been outlined as part of a series of measures designed to boost growth and […]
Continue Reading →Premier League clubs to vote on new financial reforms
Premier League football clubs in England are to vote on Friday on prospective changes to financial regulations that apply to them. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Courts and governments are still grappling with position of AI in litigation and arbitration
Those involved in courts and arbitration proceedings are increasingly concerned about the use and misuse of artificial intelligence (AI). Case law and judicial guidelines in places such as California could […]
Continue Reading →New UK guidance could spur NHS innovation, says expert
New guidance from the UK health service the NHS over developing intellectual property has the potential to speed up innovation and allow better use of research, according to an expert. […]
Continue Reading →Mauritania joins wave of local content regulation adopters
Mauritania has become the latest African country to join a growing trend of enforcing local content regulations for mining and energy extraction, increasing pressure on international investors. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Energy companies must become weight watchers as new limits put offshore staff at risk of ban
Energy industry companies have been given less than a year to get heavier staff down to a new mandated weight for offshore flights or risk having their workers banned from […]
Continue Reading →Proposed Renewable Heat Obligation scheme is a market signal for Irish biomethane
A proposed renewable heat obligation (RHO) scheme stands to revolutionise Ireland’s energy sector, but businesses will need to act early to turn these challenges into an opportunity. Read Complete Article
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