ArticleWelcome To The Hotel Quarantine: Key Considerations For EmployersA number of those impacted by the new hotel quarantine rules are likely to be employees who have travelled to "red list" countries for work. United KingdomEmployment and HRStevens & Bolton
ArticleHome Office Publishes Changes To The Immigration RulesOn 4 March 2021, the Home Office published a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules detailing changes that will take effect on 6 April 2021 (unless otherwise specified). United KingdomImmigrationStevens & Bolton
ArticleTo Go Boldly Where No Litigator Has Gone BeforePicture the scene: two privately owned, manned capsules collide in space. Once the passengers have been rescued and the debris cleared, the debate over responsibility will start. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationStevens & Bolton
ArticleForthcoming Changes For EEA/Swiss Nationals And Their Family MembersThe realities of the 2016 Brexit vote are only just beginning to become clear for EEA and Swiss nationals and their employers. European UnionImmigrationStevens & Bolton
Article30 June Deadline For EU Settlement Scheme Applications Fast Approaching - Forthcoming Changes For EEA/Swiss Nationals And Their Family MembersThe 30 June 2021 deadline for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme (the Scheme) is fast approaching. There are also a number of other upcoming developments in relation to...European UnionImmigrationStevens & Bolton
ArticleCoronavirus: Safer Air Travel For PassengersIn line with the reopening of international travel, the government has published guidance on how to travel safely in airports and on aircraft during the Covid-19 pandemic.United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)Stevens & Bolton
ArticleIs It Lawful For A Male Employee On Shared Parental Leave To Be Paid Less Than A Female Employee On Adoption Leave?The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that it is not discriminatory on grounds of sex to pay a male employee taking shared parental leave at a lower rate than a female employee taking adoption leave.United KingdomEmployment and HRStevens & Bolton
ArticleTransfer Of Undertakings (Protection Of Employment) Regulations 1981 ("TUPE")United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawStevens & Bolton
ArticleHow To Prepare For The Death Of A Sole Director And ShareholderWhilst a difficult topic to consider, the sudden death of a company's sole director who is also the sole shareholder can be very problematic for the business' succession arrangements.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawStevens & Bolton
ArticleMaternity And Parental Leave And Time Off For DependantsUnited KingdomEmployment and HRStevens & Bolton
ArticleA Parting Of The Ways? The Recent Decision In Gategroup Puts Schemes And Restructuring Plans On Different Roads To RecognitionAfter a somewhat leisurely start, case law regarding the new restructuring plan in Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 now seems to be picking up pace.United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringStevens & Bolton
ArticleEmployer Guide: How To Implement COVID-19 Workplace TestingThe government is encouraging employers across all sectors to introduce workplace testing if they have staff who cannot work from home. There is no legal requirement for employers to...United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)Stevens & Bolton
ArticleChoose Wisely: Jurisdiction, Admissibility And Waiver In Arbitral ProceedingsThe recent High Court decision in The Republic of Sierra Leone v SL Mining Limited [2021] WLR(D) 102] serves as a useful reminder of the importance of choosing the correct procedure to deal with pre-arbitration issues ...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationStevens & Bolton
ArticleContracts (Rights Of Third Parties) Act 1999United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentStevens & Bolton
ArticleSuccession Planning: Prepare For The Death Of A Sole Director And ShareholderSuccession arrangements are vital to protecting a business on the death of a shareholder or director.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawStevens & Bolton
ArticleSupreme Court Hands Down Landmark Ruling On Jurisdiction And Parent Company LiabilityIn its recent judgment in the case of Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell plc, the Supreme Court has considered again the extent to which a UK-domiciled parent company may be responsible for the actions of one of its overseas subsidiaries.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationStevens & Bolton
ArticleFurther Extension To Covid-related Insolvency Restrictions: Practical Implications For Debtors And CreditorsFollowing a government announcement on 16 June, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations)...United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringStevens & Bolton
ArticleTrusts: Every Penny CountsCase law demonstrates the need for absolute clarity from the outset, the nuanced nature of cases involving trust assets and the enhanced duties of the lawyers involved to give judges ...United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialStevens & Bolton