Method in the MADness: The new Market Abuse Regulation
The EU’s market abuse framework will shortly be overhauled as the Market Abuse Directive is repealed by the Market Abuse Regulation. This briefing summarises key changes to the market abuse regime.
26 February 2016
Medicure fails in locum doctor framework challenge
Some useful guidance on challenges to call-off contracts under a Framework Agreement has been given by Mr Justice Coulson in Medicure Ltd v The Minister for the Cabinet Office.
23 July 2015
Mistaken discharge of land mortgages: curtains or rectification for future lending?
It well-established that a mortgage can be used to secure further advances made by a lender but what happens when a registered mortgage is mistakenly discharged at the Land Registry?
22 September 2015
MF Global gave implied indemnity for section 75 liability
The use of service companies to engage employees is well-established. This article looks at the implications of this structure for operating companies which have a final salary pension scheme.
02 July 2015
The senior managers and certification regimes & employment aspects
What employers need to know about the regulators’ new regimes to increase personal accountability in the financial services sector.
26 April 2016
The whole truth? the duty of candour in judicial review
In judicial review proceedings, the parties are under what is known as a ‘duty of candour’ which might be called an obligation to put all their cards on the table.
24 May 2016
Tips for handling health and disability issues in the recruitment process
The Equality Act 2010 introduced a ban on asking candidates about their state of health before a job offer is made. Katie Wooller looks at some of the more difficult issues this raises for employers.
18 November 2016
Think global for future employment
Huw Cooke advises on the implications for universities of employing overseas students, in a piece for University Business online.
18 July 2014
Two contrasting tales: pre-insolvency transfers of company assets and director misconduct
The question of appropriate action in the face of directors’ duties to creditors in the pre-insolvency twilight zone is a perennial one. Two cases offer contrasting versions of how to go about it.
22 September 2015
To de(-envelope), or not to de(-envelope); that is the question
Numerous changes to the tax regime for residential properties have given headaches to those who hold property through corporate entities. This article explores the best way forward.
01 February 2016
The sale by Topshop of Rihanna t-shirt does amount to passing off
The Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld the High Court decision that the sale by Topshop of a t-shirt displaying an image of Rihanna amounted to passing off.
29 January 2015
The Remittance Basis FAQs
We have set out the Q&As arising from George Osborne’s Summer Budget announcement that “non-dom” status will end from 6 April 2017 here.
09 September 2015