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  • Employment
  • 02 June 2017

Employer’s belief disclosure was not protected was not relevant

It is automatically unfair to dismiss an employee on the basis that he or she has made a protected disclosure, more commonly known as ‘whistleblowing’. The Court of Appeal, in Beatt v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, has made clear that an employer’s belief that a disclosure was not protected is irrelevant in such dismissals.
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  • Public Procurement
  • 02 June 2017

Perfecting Imperfect Bids Part 2 – Advocate General’s Opinion

Whether in a public works, service or supply contract a bidding consortium must be allowed to amend its bid following tender submission where one key criteria applicable to that consortium had changed.
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  • Public Procurement
  • 02 June 2017

When is a clarification not a clarification?

In a tender for a public works, service or supply contract once a tender has been submitted what is permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC by way of clarification of that tender submission

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  • Public Procurement
  • 01 June 2017

Can you use procurement law to halt development?

If a local authority does not comply, one or more of the unsuccessful bidders may have grounds to challenge the award of the contract. But what about non-bidders? When deciding to redevelop a vacant or run down part of town, procurement law is just one of the many factors a local authority will need to consider.
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  • Corporate and M&A
  • 31 May 2017

Clarkslegal advises OASIS Group on its latest UK acquisition

Clarkslegal, led by corporate lawyers Jon Chapman and Esma Kilic, advise OASIS Group on its latest UK acquisition. OASIS Group is one of the fastest growing records and information management (RIM) companies in Europe.
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  • Construction
  • 30 May 2017

Raconteur article: Risk management for employees

Dispute Resolution Partner Stephen James provided Dan Matthews at Raconteur with an expert opinion on how companies can prepare their employees for the unexpected.Risk management has never been more important- stories of computer viruses, crashed systems and unsettled Governments have been flooding the news in the last few weeks, and having a risk strategy is a crucial part of an organisation's defence.
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  • Public Procurement
  • 11 May 2017

10 Tips for Challenging the Result of a Public Tender

Following our recent webinar, we have produced some “Top Tips” which we hope that any business which finds itself challenging a procurement award will find useful.
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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 11 May 2017

Rights to Recreation Added to Possible Classes of Easement

The right to do something on someone else’s land (such as use a track or lay pipes) in perpetuity appears to be a pretty simple concept. In practice, what the law calls “easements” are more complex to define. A recent case has made the definition of what can constitute an easement wider.
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  • Employment
  • 04 May 2017

Could Type 2 diabetes be a disability under the Equality Act 2010?

Under the Equality Act 2010, a person with a progressive condition (such as Type 2 Diabetes) has a disability if they 'have a physical or mental impairment' which 'has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities... as a result of the condition.'
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