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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

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

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

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

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

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

National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016 -2021

Chapter 11 “Housing and Regeneration” of last week's National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016 -2021 is of particular interest to the UK development market.
29 March 2016

Employment Edit – what's new in employment law

Welcome to Employment Edit: this fortnight's updates cover gender pay reporting, childcare vouchers, shared parental leave and National minimum wage.
24 March 2016

New Utilities and Concession Contracts Regulations

The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (“UCR”) and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (“CCR”) were laid before Parliament on 17 March and will come into force on 18 April 2016.
21 March 2016

Divorce fee increase from £410 to £550

As of today, divorce fees have risen from £410 to £550, an increase of 34 per cent.
21 March 2016

ECHA Decision Successfully Challenged by Lead Registrant

A decision taken by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been annulled by ECHA’s Board of Appeal on the basis that it breaches several “cornerstones” of the REACH Regulation.
18 March 2016

Why all businesses need to be aware of the new Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice

Everyone who produces waste has a “duty of care” over that waste. Defra and the Environment Agency have published an updated Code of Practice on how to comply with this legal duty of care.
17 March 2016

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