Directive 2011/7/EU entered into force on 16 March 2011 (the ‘2011 Directive’). EU member states have until 16 March 2013 to implement it.

In Beck v Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce UKEAT/0064/09/ZT, the Employment Appeal Tribunal ("EAT") has highlighted the potential scope of an employer's disclosure obligations during Tribunal proceedings, in this particular case in relation to discrimination claims.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that Realpubs Limited went too far in trying to re-position London's first gay pub as a gastropub catering for a wider clientele.

Entire agreement clauses continue to generate disputes which, in turn, lead to further judicial re-statements and refinements of previous decisions.

The regulatory regime for prepaid products across Europe changes on 30 April 2011 (at least in those Member States which are on time with implementation, which includes the UK).

A feature of English contract law is the willingness of the court to recognise the realities of commercial life.

A company can act as a director of an English company (known as a ‘corporate director’). Individuals, who would otherwise be directly appointed as directors, can ring fence their liabilities by acting through a corporate director.

Resolution No. 223 of the National Bank of Ukraine ("NBU") Board dated 30.04.2010, "On transactions using special payment instruments" ("Resolution 223").

In Macculloch v Imperial Chemical Industries plc [2008] Ms MacCulloch (M) was made redundant by Imperial Chemicals Industry plc (ICI).

Smith was an occupational therapist on long-term sick leave with chronic fatigue syndrome.

In the recent case of Whitham v Club 24 T/A Ventura ET/18/0462/10 ("Whitham v Club 24"), the Employment Tribunal considered whether the dismissal of an employee who had made derogatory comments on Facebook was unfair.

The long-awaited judgment of the ECJ in the GSK/Syfait quota policy case was handed down on 16 September 2008. The ECJ was asked to rule on whether GSK's refusal to deliver the whole of wholesalers' orders could constitute an abuse of dominant position.

After some delay, the Bribery Act 2010 (the ‘Act’) finally came into force on 1 July 2011 (see Commercial Thinking 2010 – 2nd Edition for our comments on the Act when it was originally enacted).

In a decision confirming a flexible and pragmatic approach to the enforcement of international arbitration awards, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the English courts have the power to enforce parts of international arbitration awards under the New York Convention and the English Arbitration Act 1996.

Ukrainian Parliament Imposes Temporary Additional Import Duty.

On the 1st of April 2008 Act No. 104/2008 Coll., on Takeover Bids and on Amendments to Certain Other Acts, came into effect.

When the Companies Act 2006 came into force, company directors were deluged with advice

Employers need procedures to prevent potentially damaging "knee-jerk reactions" to allegations of wrong-doing

In the recent case of Whitham v Club 24 T/A Ventura ET/18/0462/10

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