Concept Spring 2014
Welcome to the Spring 2014 edition of Concept, the latest news bulletin from Burges Salmon’s Intellectual Property and Technology Team.
06 March 2014
Climate change from science to business: the game changing report from the IPCC
Organisations can no longer rely solely on the terms of the EU/US Safe Harbour Agreement to comply with data protection laws. They should review data transfers to the USA and check for safeguards.
02 December 2013
CMA plans for 2015/16
The Competition and Markets Authority's 2015 Annual Plan of activities and priorities and its Strategic Assessment highlight how companies should have their house in order in competition terms.
27 March 2015
Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery
In light of bailiff law reforms, this briefing considers some of the key aspects of the new statutory procedure known as Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery or CRAR.
12 September 2013
Commercial Uses of Trusts
Katharina Byrne has contributed an article to the September edition of International Taxation. To find out more, read her full article, 'Commercial Uses of Trusts'.
25 September 2013
Community ownership of energy projects ; the carrot and stick approach
The renewables industry needs to take heed of the government's Community Energy Strategy and prepare for policies that could have a dramatic effect on project developers in years to come.
10 March 2014
Collective redundancies: the risk of criminal prosecution
The decision to prosecute three former directors of parcel delivery firm City Link serves as a stark reminder of the importance of following the correct procedures in redundancy situations.
19 October 2015
Company Secretarial Update
A summary of the key company law provisions that are due to come into force over the coming year.
02 April 2015
Comparing LISAs and pensions
In this article for Tax Journal, Alice Honeywill sets out a comparison of what is currently known about LISAs v pensions. Published by LexisNexis on 14 April 2016.
25 April 2016
Competition issues in education
The Department of Business Innovation and Skills' research paper, 'Competition issues in the further education sector', offers practical guidance on competition issues for educational providers.
11 November 2013
Compulsory Purchase - Online service for local authorities
Burges Salmon’s secure online service for local authorities includes a suite of Compulsory Purchase documents created for streamlined CPO processes and timelines.
16 December 2013
Competition Damages Directive - leniency applicants and the end of exemplary damages
The EU’s competition law Damages Directive tries to resolve long-running debates to make actions for damages more effective including the protection of leniency and settlement applicants.
14 May 2015