Consultation on introducing New Fair Deal into the Local Government Pension Scheme
What are the key reforms to the LGPS proposed in the government’s consultation and draft Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019?
18 March 2019
Consultation on changing the regulation of small self-administered pensions schemes
This update summarises the proposal on tackling pension scams in regard to small self-administered pensions schemes in a recent consultation. It looks at the proposals and their likely implications.
05 January 2017
Consultation on proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme
This legal update provides a summary of the key changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme proposed by the Government in a recent consultation paper.
21 June 2016
Consumer Rights Act 2015 will apply to rail from 1 October 2016
The Government announced on 6 September 2016 that passenger rail will not receive the further anticipated exemption from the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which will apply in full from next month.
07 September 2016
Contract rectification is the last resort
Contracting parties can help themselves and avoid expensive rectification proceedings by getting the contract right at the outset.
30 March 2017
Consumer Rights Act
The Consumer Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 26 March, just before Parliament ended for the run-up to the General Election.
28 April 2015
Consumer Rights – implications for rail travel
Historically, a very small number of passengers have sought imaginative routes to avoiding full fares. The Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 may give them another option to consider.
23 December 2013
Contracting authorities and developers beware: “Leases” may be subject to procurement law
Impresa Pizzarotti v Comune di Bari confirms the EU approach to interpretation – it is necessary to look at the nature of a transaction to determine if procurement rules apply.
27 May 2014
Consultation on the use of charities in tax avoidance
HMRC has stated that it wishes to target only “extreme cases of abuse” on the use of charities in tax avoidance schemes, and allow normal charities and charitable giving to continue unaffected.
11 July 2014
Brexit does not frustrate EMA lease
The High Court has held that the UK’s departure from the EU does not frustrate the European Medicines Agency’s 25-year lease of premises in Canary Wharf
29 March 2019
Agile working – a nutshell guide for employers
Agile working has the potential to benefit employers and employees. But what do employers need to be live to when agreeing these arrangements?
03 August 2017
Adult social care green paper: LGA issues new consultation paper
A consultation on adult social care reform looks to stimulate debate ahead of the government’s green paper that is due to emerge in the Autumn.
16 August 2018