The Government has issued a response to the April 2008 consultation (see our May 2008 briefing) on the proposals to change the Pensions Regulator's moral hazard powers (contribution notices and financial support directions). The changes have now been tabled as amendments to the Pensions Bill.

The regulation surrounding renewable energy in the UK has undergone a significant transformation over the past decade or so.

The Competition Commission (CC) has identified a number of competition problems at BAA's airports that have resulted in adverse consequences for passengers and airlines, in its provisional findings in "the supply of airport services by BAA in the UK" investigation.

The European Commission has published its proposals to revise the rules for the safety of consumer products marketed in the European Union.

The financial sector has long been a focal point for UK competition law enforcement.

2012 has seen the Government take steps to encourage employee ownership which, according to figures released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), has become increasingly popular with the number of employee-owned companies growing by 25 per cent between 2009 and 2011.

All employees can ask for flexible working from 30 June.

Mental health issues are having an increasingly significant and costly impact on the workplace.

With the general election just around the corner, change within the realm of planning and infrastructure seems inevitable.

Changes in the planning system are continuing at pace. We report and comment on some of the recent key changes.

Since September 2012, it has been a criminal offence to squat in a residential building under section 144(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

The European Court has ruled in the case of Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club that green fees paid by non-members are VAT-exempt.

The issue of bankers' pay has been a "hot potato" ever since the global financial crisis hit our shores.

Two recent decisions of the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal deal with the issue of justification of age discrimination. Both are employment cases but they are useful examples of those tribunals’ approach to age discrimination.

On 11 June 2008, nearly five years after the introduction of the Enterprise Act 2002 (“the Enterprise Act”), the first UK prison sentences for cartel activity were handed down to three individuals at Southwark Crown Court.

In the words of ACAS, "2014 brings the biggest shake up in maternity and paternity rights in recent times."

It is approaching one year since the publication of the first regulatory report and large fine against Barclays for alleged LIBOR manipulation in June 2012.

Reforms to the Civil Procedure Rules brought into force on 1 April 2013, on the basis of Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations, include an amendment to the overriding objective.