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Blue Yearnings Limited – case summary

The Blue Yearnings case is, in many ways, unremarkable. However, it serves as a timely reminder to make sure that everyone is clear as to who owns the asset.
08 April 2016

Employment Edit – what's new in employment law

Welcome to Employment Edit: this fortnight's updates cover restrictive covenants, immigration skills charge, apprentices/young workers, sex discrimination and national minimum wage and living wage.
07 April 2016

EU to cut legal limits of Bisphenol A in food packaging

Bisphenol A (BPA) is very widely used in food contact materials, and has been a matter of concern to regulators in EU Member States for some years.
07 April 2016

Radioactivity in Drinking Water

A European Directive made under the Euratom Treaty in 2013 requires the monitoring for radioactivity of water intended for human consumption.
05 April 2016

Water Abstraction Licensing Exemptions being removed

Consultation on proposals to withdraw most of the current statutory exemptions from the system of water abstraction licensing.
05 April 2016

Government to apply the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to rail, aviation and maritime sectors

Following consultation, the government has decided not to exempt permanently the rail, aviation and maritime sectors from certain provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
05 April 2016

European Parliament seeks to restrict approval of Glyphosate

Glyphosate is one of the most widely applied herbicides in the world. The Soil Association describes it as the most heavily used weed-killer in history.
05 April 2016

Flood defence consents

On 6 April 2016, flood defence consents go live under the broader Environmental Permitting regime.
05 April 2016

Taxation of termination payments

HMRC undertook a consultation exercise on the taxation of termination payments in July 2015. A summary of the responses and a consultation on the draft legislation will be published later in 2016.
04 April 2016

Unfair terms 6 months on

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force six months ago in October 2015. The Competition and Markets Authority has now published Guidance on writing fair contracts.
 
30 March 2016

Assignment of lease to guarantor is void

The High Court in EMI Group Limited has followed non-binding comments in the Court of Appeal’s decision in K/S Victoria Street and decided that a tenant cannot assign a “new tenancy” to its guarantor.
30 March 2016

Moorthy v Revenue & Customs Commissioners (2016) – How to tax age discrimination awards?

In this recent case, the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) provided guidance on the taxation of awards for "injury to feelings" paid in respect of the termination of employment.
29 March 2016

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