ArticleWhat Is Coming Up In 2017?Happy New Year! As the celebrations have now passed and it is back to work, let's look at some employment law developments coming up in 2017.United KingdomEmployment and HRRWK Goodman
ArticleWhat Role Does HR Have In Preparing A Business For Sale?A prospective buyer of a business will generally have limited knowledge about the target business. They will carry out what is known as 'due diligence' to understand more about the target's assets...United KingdomEmployment and HRRWK Goodman
ArticleMore Change To The Licensing Regime Ahead?Alcohol consumption, and night time leisure activities, remain hot topics for journalists and politicians alike.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesRWK Goodman
ArticleClaims Against UK Soldiers: A Balance To Be StruckRecently there has been widespread media coverage concerning claims made against UK soldiers arising from military conflicts abroad. United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorRWK Goodman
ArticleCarillion Lessons To Be LearntIt has only been a few weeks since Carillion went into liquidation and suddenly one of the biggest construction and service companies in the country is gone.United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringRWK Goodman
ArticleThe (Copyright) Law Of The JungleIt started as a funny news piece. A British photographer named David Slater was working on location in Indonesia in 2011.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyRWK Goodman
ArticleGroup B Strep Awareness Month – Why It's Important To Raise AwarenessJuly is Group B Strep Awareness Month, coordinated by the UK charity Group B Strep Support. So why is it so important to be aware of GBS in pregnancy?United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRWK Goodman
ArticleLegal Update: Maxted And Another v Investec Bank Plc [2017]The High Court recently heard the case of Maxted and another v Investec Bank plc [2017], which looked at whether amending loan agreements multiple times would discharge a personal guarantee given by the directors...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRWK Goodman
ArticleMediation In Uncertain TimesThe Civil Mediation Council (‘CMC') held its annual conference yesterday (16 May 2017) in Birmingham. It was an inspiring and informative day.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRWK Goodman
ArticleFreedom Of Speech And The InternetThis week has seen the strain between the freedom of speech and the internet.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentRWK Goodman
ArticleICO Publish Guidelines On Direct MarketingThe Data Protection Act 1998 is based on eight data protection principles. United KingdomPrivacyRWK Goodman
ArticleInterpreting Limitation And Exclusion Of Liability ProvisionsLast month the Judge in charge of the Technology and Construction Court handed down Judgment in Persimmon Homes Ltd & others v Ove Arup & Partners Ltd & another [2015] EWHC 3573 (TCC). United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticlePlanning Permission: Who's Responsible For It?The recent case of Jean-François Clin v Walter Lilly & Co. Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 490 confirms that, without express terms to the contrary in the contract, the employer will usually be responsible for obtaining planning permission for the works it wants carried out. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleResidential Service Charge Consultation – Developers Beware!It is relatively widely known that landlords of residential blocks must consult their tenants before they can recover (in full) certain items through the service charge regime. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleUpdate: Foreign Companies Who Own UK Property Are To Be Subject To New Transparency MeasuresOn 12 May 2016, ahead of the anti-corruption summit in London, David Cameron announced proposals for legislative reforms which will introduce a new public register revealing the "true owners" of UK property bought by foreign companies.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleExecutors' 'Formidable Task' Explained - Lilly Whale Published In Professional AdviserProfessional Adviser – the leading publication for financial advisers - has published Lilly Whale's article on the ‘formidable task' presented to executors, offering wide-ranging guidance on...United KingdomTaxRWK Goodman
ArticleGovernment Gives Divorcing Couples A Capital Gains Tax LifelineThe Government has announced that it intends to give divorcing couples and those dissolving a civil partnership a capital gains tax (CGT) lifeline, allowing them to transfer assets...United KingdomTaxRWK Goodman
ArticleGovernment Gives Divorcing Couples CGT LifelineThe Government has announced that it intends to give divorcing couples and those dissolving a civil partnership a capital gains tax (CGT) lifeline, allowing them to transfer assets...United KingdomTaxRWK Goodman
ArticleHigh-Value Property TaxationThe present forecast for the high-value property market is that it is set to slow down in the run up to next year’s election. United KingdomTaxRWK Goodman