Southwark Crown Court recently handed down the first sentence in relation to a corporate conviction under section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 which deals with 'Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery'.

A report recently published by the work-life charity Working Families and Bright Horizons has found that UK workplaces are failing to support fathers' wishes to take an active role in raising their children.

In a recently reported case involving a brokerage firm, the Employment Appeals Tribunal ("EAT") has opened the way to discrimination claims based on expectations in the workplace.

In a recent case the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has found that a "perfunctory and insensitive" redundancy consultation process can impact on the ultimate fairness of a redundancy dismissal.

The High Court case brought by Mari Vindis who is seeking a financial settlement from her late husband's £12 million estate brings into focus the difficulties that one can encounter when dealing with a claim against a deceased estate.

A summary of key legal updates for the Private Client sector over the past week is as follows.

Pfizer is a giant pharmaceutical manufacturer whose range of pharmaceuticals includes phenytoin sodium, an anti-epilepsy drug sold in the EU under the brand name EPANUTIN.

An early consideration in the course of litigation is whether a Judgment will ultimately be enforceable and whether a Defendant is likely to disseminate assets to prevent enforcement.

Duro engaged Severfield under a contract to carry out the design, supply and erection of steel structures on a site in Manchester. Some of the work comprised "construction operations"...

The love affair with changing the planning system as the panacea for solving the housing crisis is in full swing.

Wedlake Bell commercial property partner Suzanne Gill is providing a series of articles for HR professionals to give them a better understanding of the issues accompanying surplus premises.

Wedlake Bell commercial property partner Suzanne Gill is providing a series of articles for HR professionals to give them a better understanding of the issues accompanying surplus premises...

We've teamed up with Commercial Property Partner, Suzanne Gill, to bring you some helpful guidance on downsizing business premises – a task that often becomes the responsibility of HR.

In this case, the question was posed as to whether a manufacturer/supplier of a defective product can escape liability if the party who has suffered damage as a result of the defect...

"Safe as houses" is an axiom which resonates across cultures, and has an impact on pension investment. Although SIPPS can't invest in residential property, UK commercial property is an important asset class..

The UK has been highlighted as having one of the world's worst profit margins in Turner and Townsend's International Construction Market Survey 2021.

It is fair to say that the payment regime under the Construction Act (the "Act") is complicated.

Reaching further than the design phase, uses of BIM can extend throughout the building lifecycle to support cost management and facility operation.

In the case of Marks and Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) and another [2015] UKSC 72, Marks and Spencer sought a refund of rent it had paid for a period after the break date of its lease.

With El Salvador recently announcing the formal adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender and central banks around the globe experimenting with their own digital currencies, it is no longer possible to treat investments in crypto assets ...