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2008

29.07.08 - Maternity leave and pension contributions
Rules covering non-cash benefits will change this year for pregnant employees with a childbirth expectance week of 5 October 2008 or later.
24.07.08 - Everyone is created equal (but some are more equal than others)…. Latest developments in discrimination law
The courts and tribunals have been busy as ever, delivering decisions in discrimination cases.
25.06.08 - Immigration update
Wragge & Co's legal experts bring you the latest immigration news.
30.04.08 - Is it time for the supermarkets to bite back?
The Competition Commission's (CC) final report on competition in the grocery market has been published today, following a three-year investigation. The verdict is largely a clean bill of health for the supermarket chains.
15.02.08 - CC recommends triple whammy for the 'Big Four'
The Competition Commission (CC) has just issued a press release in relation to its long-awaited provisional remedies decision. According to Wragge & Co antitrust partner Bernardine Adkins, this matter isn't as straightforward as many commentators believe.

29.01.07 - Making nutrition & health claims - the new law
In our health-conscious society, food products which claim to be good for you - or perhaps, more modestly, not all that bad for you - are attractive to consumers and have added value for businesses.

13.10.05 - Austrian province loses test case for regional ban on GMOs
EU governments refusing to apply the EU legal regime governing GMOs suffered a further set back on 5 Oct 05 when the European CFI threw out the joint attempts of the Austrian government and an Austrian province to challenge the EU GMO regime