Deemed utility contracts and IP expenses - Peacocks provides rich plumage
The practice of energy companies in insolvency situations has long been a cause of frustration. The Peacocks decision sheds light on this, in particular liability for supplies to vacated premises.
10 September 2014
Chemicals regulation and product stewardship: update
REACH regulators are being encouraged to move from soft regulation such as advice and guidance towards fines and criminal penalties, according to the Head of European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Forum.
02 December 2014
Deferred Prosecution Agreements available in 2014
Following closure of the Serious Fraud Office’s consultation on the use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), DPAs could be available to prosecutors as early as February 2014.
10 October 2013
Checks or cheques Residential landlords' duty to check tenant's immigration
Residential landlords who fail to check if their tenants have the right to live in the UK before renting out their property may face fines. Our briefing looks at the new rules.
10 July 2014
AIM: Director Share Purchases: No need for correction
Press coverage of directors' dealings on AIM has flagged the importance of ensuring an RNS announcement gets it right first time. This briefing contains recommended guidelines and traps to avoid.
06 February 2015
Checks or Cheques?
From October 2014, residential landlords who fail to check if their tenants have the right to live in the UK, before renting out their property, will face the prospect of fines.
14 July 2014
Air Quality - why current legislation is not working
In his presentation to the Environmental Protection UK National Conference, Burges Salmon's barrister William Wilson from the Environmental team considers the failings of Air Quality legislation.
28 January 2016
Air pollution and emissions: pressure on government increases
Two major reports have added pressure on government on diesel emissions and in April 2016 the High Court granted ClientEarth permission to further challenge the government's air quality plans.
03 May 2016
Appropriation (s237) – a useful tool for developers?
Section 237 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 may solve the problem of third party rights preventing development but it is not a cheap or quick fix and will not always be able to save the day.
03 May 2016
An acquired attraction - the key employment law points
In this article for the Attractions Handbook 2015-2016 ©Cybertrek leisuremedia.com, Crofts identifies the key employment law points buyers need to consider when acquiring an attractions business.
11 August 2015
After ParkingEye: When will private parking fines still be unenforceable?
Enforcement companies, transport and retail operators with parking schemes on private land may be interested in a recent Supreme Court decision that held an £85 parking charge was not a penalty.
27 November 2015
Age, Partnerships and Undue Influence
A partner forced or coerced into putting valuable personal property into a partnership may be able to convince a court to dissolve that partnership to retrieve some or all of the value.
19 September 2013