ASDA workers win latest round of long-running equal pay fight
A Supreme Court decision has given more than 44,000 Asda employees victory in their fair pay fight with their employers paving the way for a legal battle that could last years.
The Limits of the Bankers’ Book Evidence Act 1879
Nicola Sharp considers a recent case that highlighted the scope of the Act.
I am a Manager I am In Jeopardy
A Manager or a member of board of managers of the Limited Liability Company is considered to be a pillar of the company and its most important employee, thus Federal Law No. 2 of 2015 on Commercial Companies in the United Arab Emirates regulated clearly and in detail a chapter of legal articles regarding the …
Marine Cyberattacks: Analysis of Liability and IMO 2021
Cyberattacks bear risk for shipping companies in terms of contractual liability, third party liability, and regulator violations. Such liability may be excluded or limited by complying with IMO 2021 regulations and guidelines regarding Safety Management Systems, and/or incorporating appropriate contractual clauses.
What do the owners of a Startup need to know in order to protect their most important asset – intel
Every owner and creator of a Startup company carries a lot of irons in the fire: He has to successfully manage various relationships – from those with partners, business angels, investors, mentors, funds, developers, creators, marketers to those with employees and partners.
The right freely to exercise an economic activity, the obligation for loyalty and the prohibition of
The rights and obligations of the partners in a limited liability company (Ltd.) is always an interesting and very controversial topic, both in theory and in case law and doctrine. Today it is impossible to imagine the economy without the existence of a limited liability company as the most preferred form for the implementation of …
Portugal – Measures in response to COVID-19 Extension of time limits
Following the measures that have been imposed in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Decree Law no. 22-A/2021 was published, on March 17, with the aim of extending certain time limits and establishing exceptional and temporary measures.
Counterfeiting and Appropriation Art… or the Balance between Artistic Movements, Free Artistic Expression and Copyright Law
On 23 February(1) the Paris Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court of Paris of 8 November 2018 condemning the American visual artist, the highly-rated Jeff Koons, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris for infringing a Naf-Naf advertising campaign dating from 1985. This is not the first time that the artist has been penalized in France and …
Public entities entering the digital age forced by COVID-19
With the arrival of the coronavirus (Covid-19) the whole world changed completely, the way of communicating with each other becoming more digital, obviously, the Peruvian Government through its public entities have not been the exception.
Jennifer Marshall of A&O LLP speaks about the new UK restructuring laws and aviation restructuring
As part of the BlackOak Workshop Series we have the pleasure of having Jennifer Marshall, Partner in Allen & Overy’s Restructuring and Insolvency Group, speak about the new UK restructuring laws and London’s growth as a centre for airline restructuring, as well as the significance of the recent Gategroup decision. This informative blog is longer than our usual blogs …