Chemicals regulation and product stewardship webinar
Burges Salmon's environmental law experts Wilson and Tilling and the managing director of Anthesis consider the major developments and deadlines in chemicals regulation and product stewardship.
25 January 2016
COVID-19: a guide for employers
COVID-19 is presenting an unprecedented challenge for businesses. With people at the heart of the crisis, in this booklet we provide guidance on the key issues for employers
26 August 2021
COVID-19: closing finance transactions in the days of social distancing
In this guidance note, we examine the extent to which, under both Scots and English law, companies and their funders are able to operate and enter into contracts remotely
01 April 2020
Disciplinary action against union reps - handle with care
INEOS' action against union convenor reminded employers that trade union officials are not protected in disciplinary matters. Cameron explores the factors that should shape an employer’s approach.
28 January 2014
Discrimination risks: requirement to speak English at work and dress codes
The requirement to speak English at work and dress codes at work are policy areas where employers should tread carefully to avoid discrimination. Deborah Bulman considers recent legal controversies.
15 September 2016
Dissolution process
This note sets out how the process of dissolution of a civil partnership works.
13 August 2013
Do shadow directors owe duties too?
What lessons can the the High Court decision in (1) Vivendi SA (2) Centenary Holdings III Ltd v (1) Murray Richards (2) Stephen Bloch teach practitioners?
06 December 2013
Dodd-Frank, Magna Carta and the New Financial Services Regulatory Regime in UK
This article was written before the debate at the NYSBA International Section Meeting on the motion that the Dodd-Frank legislation is the modern day equivalent of the Magna Carta.
24 July 2015
Does the punishment fit the crime: lifetime bans for first time doping offences
This article considers lifetime bans for doping offences in the wake of the WADA Independent Commission report into allegations of coordinated and state sponsored doping in Russian athletics
07 December 2015
Does travel time count as working time?
Employers of mobile workers should check compliance with the Working Time Regulations after a recent European case which ruled on what constitutes working time under the EU Working Time Directive.
24 September 2015
Don't rely on equitable set-off
Primarius ran into cash flow difficulties supplying Bombardier with train seats for rolling stock. Bombardier agreed to provide materials as Free Issue Material to enable continued manufacture.
09 January 2015
Director liabilities in the spotlight - wrongful trading and misfeasance
Actions for misfeasance and wrongful trading are something of a lottery. This article analyses three recent decisions and why proving where blame lies can be harder than it looks.
19 April 2016