Efforts by the buyers of a company to avoid a payment on account after alleging fraud against the sellers have been rejected by the English High Court after a judge […]
Continue Reading →Global competition authorities will continue to intervene in potential mergers where necessary to preserve competition as the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, regulators in the UK, Australia and Germany […]
Continue Reading →European proposals to overhaul legislation governing design protection could lead to divergence with UK rules, experts have said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The European Commission’s recent report on the implementation of new rules on package travel highlights the difficulties currently faced by the tourism sector, on top of the effects of Covid-19. […]
Continue Reading →The Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum has confirmed that the Regulatory Initiatives Grid will become a regular publication as the sector emerges from the Covid-19 crisis. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The UK government raised only £40.8bn through ‘green taxes’ in the 2019-20 tax year, a smaller proportion of total taxation than a decade ago, according to figures from Pinsent Masons, […]
Continue Reading →The Western Australian (WA) Energy Transformation Taskforce (Taskforce) has called for the creation of a framework to govern technical standards for the operation of power stations. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Users of Singapore’s PayNow and Thailand’s PromptPay will be able to transfer money between the countries with the linking of the countries’ two real-time payment systems. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The UK government has kicked off the search for the first industrial carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) clusters and projects, confirming a 9 July deadline for initial cluster submissions. […]
Continue Reading →UK investment firms have two weeks left to comment on the FCA’s second consultation over proposals for a new investment firms prudential regime (IFPR). Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →A fine imposed last month highlights that there is an appetite within the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to prosecute healthcare providers it considers have breached their duty of candour to […]
Continue Reading →The UK and Indian governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at making it easier for young professionals to live and work in both countries. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Claims focusing on design defects and a project’s fitness for purpose are persisting in the renewable energy projects sector as demand for wind and solar plants increases. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Workers in Northern Ireland are to be given the same protections from employer repercussions for actions they take in respect of workplace health and safety as employees, economy minister Diane […]
Continue Reading →A recent Scottish court decision underlines the high bar applicants will have to clear before they can ask a court to re-open the decision of an arbitrator. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Financial services firms who include non-compete and confidentiality clauses in their contracts of employment should take care that these reflect the circumstances of individual staff and their sector to avoid […]
Continue Reading →Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that Germany’s Climate Change Act does not provide for sufficient measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2031. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Diane Nicol and Chris Thomas tell HRNews about the structural flaws with the gig economy model Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →An expansion of employee share ownership in the UK could help boost post-pandemic business recovery by tackling the productivity crisis and improving outcomes for low-paid workers, experts have said. Read […]
Continue Reading →Anne Sammon tells HRNews employers should check whether employees are working when furloughed Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Lynette Jacobs tells HRNews about the merits of international share plans and HR’s role Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia is renewing its focus on privatisation in order to finance increased investment in infrastructure projects. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Businesses with offshore wind facilities in UK territorial waters must review the immigration status of their workforce now ahead of an anticipated change to the rules from July. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →The success of BioNtech has shone a spotlight on Germany’s biotechnology research strength, but German companies have work to do to match the commercialisation of research achieved in the US […]
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