Government proposals to help SMEs in procurement
In 'Small Business: GREAT ambition', the Government sets out some proposals on how it intends to ensure at least 25% of annual public spending will go to Small and Medium Enterprises by 2015.
11 December 2013
Open water market: what will liberalisation mean for business customers?
The non-domestic retail water market opens on 1 April 2017. We look at what this means for businesses, investors, water and sewerage undertakers, and developers.
31 March 2017
High court clarifies approach to colour trade marks
The High Court has clarified how the Court of Appeal’s 2013 Cadbury v Nestlé judgment should be applied to colour marks in practice
22 August 2022
Advance Subscription Agreements vs. Convertible Loan Notes
The pros and cons of Advance Subscription Agreements and Convertible Loan Notes
14 October 2022
Defence Procurement Update: Single Source Contract Regulations Reform
The Single Source Contract Regulations 2014 are being amended as part of the Procurement Bill, due to be enacted in 2023. This update looks at what to expect from the reforms.
17 January 2023
Claimant obtains a suspension of a live procurement with no cross-undertaking in damages
A public authority has been ordered to halt a procurement mid-competition, without the challenger giving a cross-undertaking in damages. The Court also expressly linked the 'sufficiently serious' test to the test for an injunction.
13 October 2022
Considering the “appeal” of ill-health retirement
We review the recent judgment in the case of Andrew v Royal Devon And Exeter NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 2992 (Ch) (28 November 2022) and set out the key takeaways for parties dealing with similar complaints relating to incorrect pension estimates
13 January 2023
Government consultation: proposal to change partnership legislation
HM Treasury is consulting on its proposal to change the partnership legislation for private equity investments.
03 December 2015
Divorce Myths in the Media
This article aims to bust some of the main myths and misconceptions about divorce and separation in popular culture and the media today
21 October 2022
Good Work Plan: the key proposals
What the government’s proposed reforms to employment law following the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices might mean for businesses
21 May 2019
GMP revaluation: using fixed rate post abolition
To use fixed rate revaluation for Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP), trustees need to pass a resolution to resolve a snag in the legislation. The deadline is 5 April 2017.
24 November 2016
Glyn v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2015] UKUT 551(TCC)
The recent case of Glyn v Revenue and Customs Commissioners found that the First Tier Tribunal made errors of law in its judgment considering whether Mr Glyn became non-UK resident in 2005.
02 November 2015