The legal issues affecting your business.

Previous alerts are located in the legal news archive or can be accessed in the relevant services or business sectors alert page.

May



• 13.05.08 - Winning and losing under Part 36
  
• 09.05.08 - Swann v GHL - tribunal finds flexible benefits are not age discriminatory
  
• 09.05.08 - Government announces broad review of consumer law
  
• 07.05.08 - NICE result for Eisai
  
• 07.05.08 - Adidas - two stripes and you're out
  
• 07.05.08 - Exclusive licensee's Dalek claim is exterminated
  
• 07.05.08 - Search engine sponsored links – important developments for trade mark owners
  
• 01.05.08 - Is that exclusion clause enforceable?
  
• 01.05.08 - Relocation, relocation
  

April



• 30.04.08 - Two important issues affecting you
  
• 30.04.08 - Is it time for the supermarkets to bite back?
  
• 25.04.08 - Property update - April 2008
  
• 25.04.08 - High Court ruling on bank charges
  
• 25.04.08 - Corporate governance issues for UK subsidiaries of international corporates
  
• 23.04.08 - Banking update: report and review on recent cases
  
• 23.04.08 - Update your business - unfair trading law changes
  
• 22.04.08 - Security breaches - it's not going to go away...
  
• 21.04.08 - Transfer values: new regulations published
  
• 17.04.08 - The property developer's step-by-step guide to generating green energy
  
• 17.04.08 - Proposed increase in the pension regulator's anti-avoidance powers
  
• 15.04.08 - To waive (privilege) or not to waive? – that is the question
  
• 15.04.08 - ASA v Ryanair – OFT, you decide!
  
• 15.04.08 - VAT on electronic services - the rules are changing
  
• 07.04.08 - Imminent changes to the Sex Discrimination Act
  
• 07.04.08 - EC publishes White Paper on damages: an effective system of antitrust litigation?
  
• 07.04.08 - Part time workers: an opportune reminder
  
• 03.04.08 - Regulator and clearance: the finalised guidance
  
• 01.04.08 - Money laundering and paid pension scheme trustees: deadline of 1 April changed
  

March



• 31.03.08 - Corporate manslaughter
  
• 31.03.08 - Unitary status - staffing
  
• 31.03.08 - Is harassment the new workplace stress claim?
  
• 31.03.08 - Freedom of information
  
• 31.03.08 - Local government update
  
• 28.03.08 - All Change! The new-look LGPS
  
• 28.03.08 - Professional appointments
  
• 28.03.08 - Property update - March 2008
  
• 28.03.08 - New regulations for construction and design professionals
  
• 28.03.08 - Snooper's charter and privilege
  
• 28.03.08 - Implementing the 2007 Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act
  
• 26.03.08 - Money laundering: new and wide-ranging registration obligations
  
• 25.03.08 - Employers ceasing to participate in an underfunded multi-employer DB scheme: new employer debt requirements
  
• 20.03.08 - Are you ready for 6 April?
  
• 20.03.08 - Recycle, recycle, recycle
  
• 20.03.08 - Don't blame the forum shoppers, blame the European Patent litigation system
  
• 20.03.08 - Legislative changes affecting development and refurbishment projects
  
• 20.03.08 - How to execute a document after 6 April 2008
  
• 18.03.08 - Banking Update: report and review on recent cases
  
• 18.03.08 - Energy Performance Certificates - transitional provisions published
  
• 12.03.08 - IP update
  
• 12.03.08 - Norris avoids US extradition – but for how long?