On 6 October this year, the European Union’s judicial body, the Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled, in the case of Schrems v [Irish] Data Protection Commissioner, that the “Safe Harbour” agreement between the US and the EU, which has allowed personal data to be transferred legally between EU countries and the US for 15 years and which some 4,000 US companies currently rely on, is invalid. ...
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 which came into force on 1 October 2015 marks one of the biggest overhauls of consumer law in recent years. The aim of the new Act is to make the law clearer and easier to understand. ...
In Parkwood Leisure Limited v Laing O’Rourke Wales and West Limited [2013] the TCC held that the parties’ collateral warranty was a construction contract within the meaning of section 104 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended) (the “HGCRA”)...
At the Conservative Party conference this week the Chancellor announced that the Government will extend shared parental leave and pay to working grandparents, to increase flexibility and choice in parental leave arrangements....
The Glasgow bin lorry crash has raised some serious questions about the medical information that should be provided by individuals applying for a new job....
Some long awaited news on the future of Business Rates was today revealed by George Osborne at the Conservative Party conference....
Imagine you had a genius idea for a computer software programme, like an app (more officially known as an application!), and then commissioned a developer to create a software programme. For one reason or another, the ownership of the copyright (generally the main intellectual property right to software) comes into question, and you have to determine who owns it. Before we move any further, we should probably explain that copyright aims to protect the form of expression of your idea (in this case, the software) and not your idea, per se. ...
There’s been a lot discussion in the news this week about public sector pay, with a particular focus on the NHS....
On 1 October 2015, further provisions of the Deregulation Act 2015 (“Act”) were put into place....
With the Insurance Bill 2015 being granted royal assent earlier this year, the insurance industry has been scrambling to ensure it is well-prepared for the changes that will occur in UK insurance contract law, especially since it is to replace the 109-year-old Marine Insurance Act 1906. The Insurance Act will come into force in August 2016....
A recent case before the European Court of Justice has underlined the need for contracting authorities to carefully check contract specifications before publishing tenders....
Permila Tirkey has been awarded almost £184,000 in unpaid wages from her former employers after a landmark case in which her caste was taken into consideration as part of her race discrimination complaint....
The recently published Immigration Bill, coming less than a year after the Immigration Act 2014 took effect, builds on the Conservative Government’s objective to make Britain a more hostile environment for undocumented migrants....
Employers should sit up and take note of the recent decision in Hall v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, which involved a claim of discrimination arising from disability. ...
According to the European Court of Justice, in a case against the Security and Fire Company, Tyco, mobile employees who do not have a fixed place of work should be treated as being on working time from the moment they leave home and travel to their first work assignment and then, at the other end of the day, when they leave their last appointment and travel back home...
Clarkslegal Acts for EU Company, OASIS, in its Recent Acquisitions of Three UK-Based Data Storage Businesses....
On 26th February 2015 the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (“the Regulations”) were published. They implemented the EU Public Sector Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU which was brought in with the intention of simplifying the existing regime, providing additional flexibility for contracting authorities, and codifying recent European case law. ...
Residential landlords need to be aware of the changes to section 21 notices which are coming into force from 1 October 2015....
The Fit for Work scheme has this week been made available to employers in England and Wales, completing a national roll-out which began in April. This provides occupational health support and advice for GPs, employers, and employees and aims to reduce long term sickness absence....
The national living wage has already started to influence the way businesses are behaving....