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
Double insurance and indemnities
Businesses can find they have placed more than one insurance policy which could respond to an incident. Our insurance team takes a look at the general principles and the practical considerations.
27 February 2014
ECJ: OHIM has discretion to take into account evidence filed after deadline
Dickerson and Gibson publish an article about OHIM's discretion to consider evidence filed after the initial deadline in Community Trade Mark opposition proceedings following a recent ECJ decision.
30 August 2013
Burges Salmon's Edinburgh Office - One Year On
Burges Salmon celebrates the first anniversary of the opening of its Edinburgh office as the firm continues to demonstrate its commitment to the Scottish market and its long-standing Scottish practice
10 June 2020
Effects of a Brexit on environmental laws
Leaving the EU could have significant consequences for UK law closely entwined with decision-making in Brussels including concerns that 'Brexit' may lower standards of environmental quality.
12 April 2016
Edenred v HM Treasury: Supreme Court guidance on material change in procurement contracts
The Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Edenred v HM Treasury and others [2015 UKSC 45] where Edenred challenged HM Treasury's decision to enter into arrangements changing a public contract.
04 August 2015