ArticleRules On RestA worker's average working time must not exceed 48 hours per week.United KingdomEmployment and HRRWK Goodman
ArticleSacking An Employee For Being Sick Could Land You In TroubleWinter is the season for coughs and colds, meaning employees often take a few days off sick here and there. But what about the employee who has been on sick leave for months? How do you deal with that?United KingdomEmployment and HRRWK Goodman
ArticleGovernment Publishes New Plans On Business Energy And Carbon ReportingDetails have emerged this month on what may replace the unpopular CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme ("CRC").United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesRWK Goodman
ArticleIntestacy And Family Provision Claims On Death: UpdateFollowing a six-year project by the Law Commission, the Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014 ("the Act") received Royal Assent in May 2014 and came into force on 1 October. United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialRWK Goodman
ArticleWyatt V Vince: It’s Not OverKathleen Wyatt was recently successful in her case to take her former husband, wind farm entrepreneur Dale Vince, to court despite not lodging a claim until nearly 20 years after their divorce.United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialRWK Goodman
ArticleApple Design And Patent Wars ContinueIt’s not been a good couple of weeks for Apple as the patent and design sagas continue.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyRWK Goodman
ArticleCopyright: Hyperlinking And The Right Of Communication To The PublicLinking is the practice of posting clickable links on the internet which lead to content posted elsewhere.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyRWK Goodman
ArticleEC Proposals For A Directive On Copyright In The Digital Single MarketThis is how the EC set the scene for the publication of these Proposals. United KingdomIntellectual PropertyRWK Goodman
ArticleAdjudicating Multiple DisputesBy its nature, adjudication is a rapid process. However, the need to run multiple adjudications in tandem often arises.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRWK Goodman
ArticleDispute resolution in a future EU / UK trade "deal": what are the likely costs of avoiding indefinite European Court of Justice jurisdiction?In most commercial negotiations, discussions about dispute resolution procedures are usually left until last. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRWK Goodman
ArticleSnatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory; An Object Lesson In How To Get Litigation WrongWhen considering whether to embark on litigation two of the fundamental elements of the claim which need to be identified are, what is the breach and what is or are the available remedies?United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRWK Goodman
ArticleBrexit And The Creative IndustriesTheresa May, the new Prime Minister, stated "Brexit means Brexit", but it is not yet known what Brexit means for the UK.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentRWK Goodman
ArticleClaim First Time Or Lose The Right To ClaimOne question that is often asked, when a client ends up in adjudication, is do I have to run all of my defences in the adjudication? In the recent case of Mailbox (Birmingham) Limited v Galliford Try Building Limited...United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleDoes The Conclusivity Of A JCT Final Certificate Unlawfully Fetter A Party’s Right To Adjudicate?Where a project is governed by a JCT form of contract, the Final Certificate is intended to ensure that disputes arising after practical completion are resolved with a degree of finality and speed.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleNew Rules To Protect Pubs From Demolition Or Their Conversion To Shops And Other Retail Uses Recently Come Into Effect…For those of you amenable to a drink or two at your local pub from time to time, this will come as good news!United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleNew Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Regulations Set Off Alarm BellsAs of 1 October 2015, it is compulsory for all private residential landlords to ensure that their rented properties are fitted with smoke alarms and, where appropriate, carbon monoxide detectors.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleProprietary Estoppel: Family Feuds And Farming Fall OutProprietary estoppel is an equitable doctrine which allows the court to prevent a legal owner of property (usually land) from asserting their strict legal rights...United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleRight To RentThis article follows on from our earlier update in January of this year on the ‘right to rent' checks introduced by the Immigration Act 2014 (see here for a recap of these).United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleTackling The Late Payment Epidemic: A New Prescription From The Government?Efforts to tackle the issue so far have been little more than "nudging" techniques to pay more promptly. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman