The Budget 2015: EIS and VCT investment rules changes
Announced in the Budget, the Government has set out the detail of changes to the investment rules for Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) and venture capital trusts (VCTs).
08 May 2015
Capacity Market Rules: proposed changes
This article summarises key proposed changes to the Capacity Market Rules and looks forward to the upcoming reviews of the Capacity Market by Ofgem and BEIS.
01 May 2018
The Autumn Statement 2015: Tackling the avoidance of employment taxes
The Chancellor's policy paper behind the statement contains a raft of measures to deal with those who seek to minimise the employment taxes they pay.
25 November 2015
It's all change for how employers manage tips
We consider the changes that employers might expect following the government’s response to its 2016 consultation on tipping practices
23 November 2021
The 25 year environment plan: a blueprint for change
What does the government’s A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment mean for business?
15 January 2018
That's not my horse: what to do when you have a fly-grazing problem
Fly-grazing (grazing horses on public or private land without permission) causes an expensive and time consuming headache for affected landowners.
05 August 2016
Increased climate change reporting requirements for occupational pension schemes
In this article we look at the DWP consultation on Climate and investment reporting and what the practical implications of this will be for schemes, trustees and advisers
16 November 2021
Can you be paid for sleeping? Yes, says the EAT
The EAT has ruled that workers who are required to 'sleep over' at a specified place in the course of their employment are entitled to National Minimum Wage for all the hours at work.
27 November 2013
Can one band member claim “The Animals” trade mark?
John Steel, the former drummer of the 1960s band “The Animals”, has been refused the right to register the band name as a UK trade mark.
05 November 2013
Sazerac EAGLE RARE prevails in the war of the whiskeys
The Court of Appeal rejects an attempt to overturn a UK High Court decision based on indirect consumer confusion
11 November 2021
Supreme Court rules on ‘use by’ dates
A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court on 31 July has clarified food labelling and ‘use by’ date rules for retailers.
12 August 2013
Supreme Court restates SAAMCO principle in landmark judgment
In a unanimous landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has restated the SAAMCO principle and, in doing so, overruled much of the last 20 years' judicial interpretation of a notoriously difficult case.
04 April 2017