The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 come into force on 1st October.

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 are to undergo re-drafting by the HSE and reissue during the course of 2014.

At the Conservative Party Conference today George Osborne announced that the Government intends to make it "much less risky for businesses to hire people".

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served an Improvement Notice in relation to a cooling tower at Wheatfield Road, Edinburgh for allegedly failing to adequately control the risk of legionella.

The EMI individual limit increase from £120,000 to £250,0000 announced in the 2012 Budget will come into effect on 16 June 2012.

Today, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate change (DECC) invited applications for licences in the 27th Seaward Licensing Round.

The planning regime may become easier for investors wishing to develop energy sources on sites without a local zoning plan.

News about shale gas continues to dominate the energy press.

Following a period of relative quiet, there has been a recent flurry of activity by the Bank of England and FSA as they released further details of the approach the new Prudential Regulation Authority will take to banking and insurance supervision.

Recent changes to the CEA required under the Dodd-Frank Act are likely to significantly increase the number of UK fund managers who will be required to register as a CPO with the CFTC.

On 25 July 2012, the FSA published Consultation Paper 12/15 which proposes a number of minor alterations to the Client Asset rules for oversight and reporting (CASS 1A).

The European Commission published on 20th October 2011 its legislative proposals relating to its review of both the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and the Market Abuse Directive (MAD).

The School Food Trust – a registered charity and specialist advisor to the UK Government on school meals, children’s food and related skills – has published new guidelines relating to food and drink suitable for children under five years old. These guidelines are applicable on a nationwide and voluntary basis.

The UKBA published a raft of new policy guidance on 16 March relating to Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 5 categories.

Our recently published guide to coverage defences in Europe provides an overview of the key coverage defences under the law of England and Wales and the extent to which these defences are available to insurers in other European jurisdictions.

A recent Court of Appeal judgment demonstrates that professionals should seek payment of their fees promptly in order to avoid their claim becoming time-barred.

A defendant has been given an immediate sentence of nine months’ imprisonment for contempt of court in signing statements of truth on documents that he knew to contain untruths.

On 4 June the European Commission launched a public consultation on procedures for notifying and acting on illegal content hosted by online intermediaries.

The clever scheme to acquire the freehold of Dolphin Square has been held at a red light since September 2011

Local Authorities have a history of falling foul of the complex statutory consultation requirements relating to major works paid for by lessees through their service charges.