Managing Partner Monica Atwal explains in her letter to The Guardian that Theresa May’s 11 pledges on workers’ rights proposes nothing new and are already covered by current legislation and business initiatives....
Zero-hours contracts offer pros and cons for workers and small company owners – and there are responsibilities and legal issues to consider....
JCT has now released all of the 2016 edition of its standard form suite of construction contracts....
Employment rights will continue after Brexit as they did immediately before, at least in the short-term! ...
Following our recent webinar, we have produced some “Top Tips” which we hope that any business which finds itself needing to challenge a procurement award will find useful....
The right to do something on someone else’s land (such as use a track or lay pipes) in perpetuity appears to be a pretty simple concept. In practice, what the law calls “easements” are more complex to define. A recent case has made the definition of what can constitute an easement wider....
Independent hotels are a key force in the UK hospitality world. As estimated by Melvin Gold Consulting, they account for 51 per cent of the market, compared to the 45 per cent for branded chain hotels....
The BBC reported last week that an increasing number of Indian restaurants in Scotland were closing due to strict immigration rules which are preventing restaurants from recruiting top chefs from India....
Michael Sippitt, Chairman of UK law firm Clarkslegal LLP, addressed the TAG Alliances conference in Paris this week on a panel of lawyers and accountants from the US and Europe discussing the issues of Brexit, the business impact of President Trump, and the future of globalisation....
Limitation of liability clauses are one way in which businesses can manage risk and control their maximum potential financial exposure. As a result, limitation of liability...
Starting up your own business can be tough, but dealing with the consequences of poor planning is even tougher. Real Estate partner Simon Ralphs and Clare Garner from Prestige Business Solutions outline the top things to look out for when searching for your perfect location...
Employment partner and HR extraordinaire Helen Beech discusses the Gender Pay Gap Regulation and why the call for information should be just as important to SMEs as it is to large corporations....
This week sees Clarkslegal's Managing Partner Monica Atwal discussing why Britain's future of trade will be effected by tougher immigration rules ...
Green v London Borough of Barking & Dagenham...
Misuse of confidential information can be restrained by an injunction. Where the breach has already occurred, the Court can grant a ‘springboard injunction’ to prevent the unfair ...
Current figures suggest the number of people on zero-hours contracts in the UK hit a record high of 910,000 in the last 3 months of 2016. ...
After 12 years of NEC3 and its approach to proactive project and risk management, NEC releases NEC4 on 22 June 2017. NEC has described this as an evolution but not a revolution...
Clarkslegal Dispute Resolution partner Stephen James looks into the recent ICAP vs BGC restrictive covenants case...
Ssekisonge v Barts...