On 7 August 2007, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issued a consultation document regarding further changes to the employer debt regime.

In the construction industry, the term “global claim” is most frequently used to describe a contractor’s claim for loss resulting from any number of different causes, for which the employer is responsible, where there is no link between the individual causes and the loss.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released a consultation document on proposed changes to the FAS, which are being introduced to implement an extension announced in the Chancellor's recent budget statement and which provide for other changes to the operation of the scheme.

After publishing and consulting on draft regulations amending the employer debt regime in the summer/ autumn of 2007, the Department for Work and Pensions (“DWP”) laid before Parliament the long-awaited (and much re-drafted) formal amending regulations on 14 March 2008.

In April 2005 the Pensions Act 2004 came into force. The Act gave the newly formed Pensions Regulator (the Regulator) so-called “Moral Hazard Powers”.

State aid and public procurement are legal subjects deriving from the law of the European Union ("EU"). Both regimes have a significant impact on large development projects.

Question: "How can you benefit from a conflict?"

In a decision that will have important repercussions for creditors with the benefit of guarantees, the High Court this week has held that a company in financial difficulties may not propose a voluntary arrangement which is unfairly prejudicial on its terms to certain creditors.

Includes: Europe gradually becomes smoke-free, Germany's baby bonus, UK health and safety laws given the green light for the time being, Spain puts subcontractors in the spotlight, Italy sets budget for 2007, ECJ case watch.

There has been steadily increasing talk in the pensions industry recently of surpluses. What is more, this talk has not been romantic reminiscing of a bygone age but has been considering the current or readily anticipated funding situation of many occupational schemes.

17 years ago, the ‘hot topic’ for everyone involved in pension schemes was the equalisation of pension ages as between men and women and the implications of the Barber case.