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  • Employment
  • 26 November 2020

Equal Pay – where to next?

The Fawcett Society have marked Equal Pay Day – the day of the year on which women stop earning relative to men – by releasing a report warning the UK is at a crossroads on equal pay.
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  • Brexit
  • 24 November 2020

Importers and exporters– what happens after Brexit?

The end of the transition period under the Withdrawal Agreement is timed at precisely 11pm on 31 December 2020. At that moment in time, a snapshot of all EU law in existence will be imported into UK law. The UK government will simultaneously regain legislative power to enact new law which changes and diverges from EU law.

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  • Employment
  • 19 November 2020

New ruling provides health and safety detriment

Protection from health and safety detriments and the right to PPE should cover ‘workers’ as well as employees, High Court rules.
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  • Public Procurement
  • 18 November 2020

Urgent procurement in a pandemic

Depending on the value and size of the contract, a typical procurement run in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 can take anything from a few months to more than a year to conclude.
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  • Employment
  • 12 November 2020

Time to update your social media policy?

In light of the new social media guidance the BBC imposed on its own employees, employers should be carefully considering whether or not their own social media policy sufficiently protects their interests.
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  • Public Procurement
  • 10 November 2020

Public Procurement – What happens after Brexit?

It seems a long time ago we were being told during the Brexit referendum that leaving the EU would save us £1.6 billion a year in procurement costs. Since then the UK has left the EU but still remains signed up to the EU procurement rules until 11pm on 31 December 2020. What happens next depends in part on the outcome of the EU/UK trade negotiations but also on the broader question of how the UK wants to run public procurement.
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  • Corporate and M&A
  • 06 November 2020

The practicalities of selling your business

In our latest webinar, corporate partner Stuart Mullins discusses the practicalities of selling your business. The following article provides vital insight for both buyers and sellers seeking to navigate the often complex journey from heads of terms to completion. Below we highlight the key considerations and processes.
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  • Corporate and M&A
  • 06 November 2020

Warranties v Indemnities – considerations and differences

The terms “indemnity” “warranty” and “representation” are used a lot in the context of share sale or business sale agreements, but the terms “warranty” and “indemnity” permeate through all forms of contracts, not just business sale agreements.
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  • Corporate and M&A
  • 05 November 2020

Selling a Company – The Process and Practical Tips

The lifeblood of capital for start-up and SME businesses is through equity funding and the future of the succession and growth of these businesses require equity investment.
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