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  • 08 November 2018
  • Employment

Key Parental Bereavement Questions

The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Act, which received Royal Assent earlier this year, is expected to come into force in 2020. The Act introduces a new statutory right to time off work for employed parents following the loss of a child, enabling the parent to grieve and easing recovery.

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  • 02 November 2018

Clarkslegal Recognised by Chambers and Partners 2019

Clarkslegal is delighted to announce that Chambers and Partners has recognised the firm for the following practice areas; Construction, Employment, Litigation and Real Estate.
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  • 30 October 2018

Clarkslegal Recognised by UK Legal 500 2018  

Clarkslegal is delighted to announce that Legal 500 has recognised the firm for the following practice areas; Construction, Commercial Contracts, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property, Corporate & Commercial, Education, Employment, Immigration and Local Government.
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  • 26 October 2018
  • Employment

Whistleblowing detriment: Personal liability for individual decision makers

In Timis v Osipov, the Court of Appeal held that two directors were personally liable for detrimental treatment following protected disclosures even where the detriment in question amounted to a dismissal. The claimant was dismissed by International Petroleum Limited (IPL) after making a number of protected disclosures on issues relating to poor corporate governance.
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  • 18 October 2018
  • Employment

Office romances: should entrepreneurs care what happens?

Whether you’re tempted to have a romantic liaison with a new attractive employee or catch your staff sneaking around, you must know how to avoid affairs wrecking your business.Despite the ubiquity of dating apps like Tinder and Bumble, nothing is more thrilling than an office romance.
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  • 09 October 2018
  • Public Procurement

Public procurement: what does cross-border interest mean?

We are often consulted by clients wishing to challenge the outcome of tenders which are not governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 or Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, usually because the value of the tender is not high enough to meet the financial thresholds over which the Regulations apply. It is sometimes still possible to challenge the outcome of a below-threshold tender, if it can be shown that there was, or would have been, cross-border interest in the contract. In that case, general EU Treaty principles of transparency, proportionality and non-discrimination will still apply to...
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  • 08 October 2018
  • Commercial Real Estate

The Benefits and Pit-falls of Shared Work-Spaces

Shared work-spaces are designed to accommodate flexible, agile working and are gradually becoming more widespread in the commercial property market. The appeal is obvious; affordable, shared, serviced work-hubs where the Tenant can rent a space, nurture their business and share ideas with like-minded cohabitees from a diverse range of backgrounds.

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  • 05 October 2018
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Assessing Costs – What does proportionality really mean?

In civil litigation the presumption is that the losing party pays the winner’s costs. However, unless agreed, such costs must be assessed by the Court. This process is of crucial importance because the winning party must pick up the shortfall itself, eating into the proceeds of claim.
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  • 04 October 2018
  • Construction

Can off-site manufacturing improve productivity in the construction industry?

The Government recently published a report into off-site manufacturing for construction, exploring how construction industry productivity can be improved through the use of off-site manufacturing. The report is available here.

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  • 14 September 2018
  • Employment

Updates to the ACAS guidance for job references

Almost every job application in the modern world will ask for a reference to accompany an application. It is an important tool to establish whether a candidate is suitable for the role they are applying for.

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  • 07 September 2018
  • Employment

Constructive Dismissal: Breach of contract

In a recent High Court decision, the Court reaffirmed some important considerations when dealing with alleged breach of contract by an employer.

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  • 03 September 2018
  • Commercial Real Estate

Japanese knotweed – What a nuisance

Fallopia Japonica, otherwise known as Japanese knotweed, has always been seen as an aggressive nuisance to property owners but the recent case of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited v Stephen Williams and Robin Waistell EWCA Civ 1514 has now confirmed that the presence of Japanese knotweed is also an actionable nuisance. This case involves some knotweed on Network Rail’s land that was within 7 metres of the two claimants’ properties.
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