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  • Employment
  • 12 May 2016

EAT further loosens causal test for discrimination arising from disability claims

The recent case of Risby v London Borough of Waltham Forest has arguably further extended the scope of discrimination arising from disability claims by loosening the causal link required between the employee’s disability and the employer’s treatment complained of.
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  • Employment
  • 12 May 2016

Negotiating a settlement

In the case of Gibbs v Leeds United Football Club, the High Court found that the Claimant, Mr Gibbs, had been constructively dismissed when he resigned in response to a demotion, even though he had been in negotiations over his exit.
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  • IP and Commercial
  • 10 May 2016

Managing Cybersecurity in Your Business

Cyber attacks can lead to all sorts of crises and don’t just stop at preventing you from getting on with your business. You might just find yourself in breach of your legal obligations.
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  • IP and Commercial
  • 10 May 2016

Join the Revolution: Going Circular

A large majority of offices these days have recycling bins but, unfortunately, these bins are sometimes more symbolic and decorative than functional.
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  • Construction
  • 09 May 2016

The reformulated penalty rule

Following the decision in Cavendish Square Holding BV v El Makdessi and ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis when drafting liquidated damages provisions, parties should identify and document the applicable legitimate business interest that necessitates liquidated damages. Parties should then consider whether the remedy for breach is ‘extravagant, exorbitant or unconscionable’.

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  • Construction
  • 09 May 2016

Measuring the environmental performance of a building through BREEAM

Clauses which deal with BREEAM requirements are commonly used in professional appointments and building contracts. This article summarises what BREEAM is and what parties to a professional appointment or building contract should consider when using BREEAM.

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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 06 May 2016

EU General Data Protection Regulation – The impact on employers

The existing law on data protection within the EU is based on a European directive introduced over 20 years ago. There is no uniform approach to data protection across the EU and significant advances in technology means the current law is out of touch with the modern world.
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  • Employment
  • 06 May 2016

Restrictive covenants…are they restricting more than just former employees?

As part of its new Innovation Plan, the Government has asked businesses across the UK for their views on whether ‘non compete clauses’ in employment contracts are obstructing the UK’s innovativeness and employment opportunities.

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  • Employment
  • 06 May 2016

Trade Union Bill receives Royal Assent: A breakdown for employers

The Trade Union Bill received Royal Assent yesterday and has now become the Trade Union Act! Its passage through parliament was a turbulent one with the Bill receiving significant criticism from opposing MPs and Peers. As a result, the Government was forced to make a number of concessions. One of these concessions was to abandon proposals to abolish the check-off system (the practice of collecting union subscriptions via employees’ pay). The check-off system has survived with the compromise being that the administrative and financial burden of the check off system will belong to the unions.
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