At last - court looks at good faith in outsourcing contract

For a long-term outsourcing agreement to be successful it's important that the parties work together and collaborate. But in a contract, how can you ensure that the parties work positively together, especially as the people involved in the relationship inevitably change?

CRC - consultation and new guidance published

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is well underway, with the first allowances going on sale next month. The Environment Agency has published some new guidance for participants in the scheme. At the same time, a consultation period is running in relation to proposed reforms to the scheme.

Digesting the proposed Data Protection Regulations - Part 1: Data export

The size and complexity of the proposed data protection regulations makes them hard to digest.

This is the first in a series of alerts examining the EU Commission's proposed data protection regulations.

Cape Fear: a stormy outlook for limited liability?

The Court of Appeal has unanimously held that a parent company was liable for industrial disease suffered by an employee of a former subsidiary. Unless the decision is appealed successfully to the Supreme Court, it seems likely that similar claims could be made in other cases.

The Queen speaks - Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill

A year ago this month, the draft Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) bill was issued by the Government. As discussed in our earlier alert, this set out the need for the GCA, its role and powers of enforcement, and invited comments from stakeholders.