ArticleNew Year Resolutions For HREmployment laws change frequently and HR professionals can find it difficult to keep up with changes. United KingdomEmployment and HRRWK Goodman
ArticleNew Year Resolutions For HR PractitionersAs January is often seen as the time for instigating change, we thought it would be helpful to consider some possible New Year resolutions for those of you who have HR responsibilities.United KingdomEmployment and HRRWK Goodman
ArticleWearable Fitness Trackers In The Workplace: Surveillance By Fitbit?Many people sport fitness tracking devices and/or smartwatches – forms of wearable technology which not long ago seemed futuristic but are now familiar accessories.United KingdomEmployment and HRRWK Goodman
ArticleJoint Bank Accounts – The Survivor Takes It All?Joint bank accounts are common and can provide for a useful way in which to manage finances.United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialRWK Goodman
ArticleMediation Update: To What Extent Can A Judge Nudge?Judges encouraging parties to attempt to mediate their differences is certainly not a new phenomenon.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRWK Goodman
ArticleEasing The Burden For First-Time Buyers: Stamp Duty Land Tax ReliefThe Chancellor announced some welcome changes for first-time buyers ("FTBs") to the Stamp Duty Land Tax ("SDLT") regime in his Budget on 22nd November.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleEnergy Performance Certificates And Minimum Energy Efficiency StandardsWhile the Energy Performance Certificate ("EPC") has been with us since August 2007, it has been largely viewed as a administrative bother that has to be done ...United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleParty Wall Act Update: Counter-Notices And Statutory DutiesThe Technology & Construction Court has clarified the purpose of a counter-notice issued under section 4 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 ("the Act"), and considered the scope of the statutory duty imposed by the Act.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleConstruction Case Comment – Adjudicating When The Contract Works As A Whole Are Excluded Operations?The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has recently issued guidance on what activities are excluded from the statutory adjudication process under s.105(2)...United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticlePotential Pitfalls Of Digging DeepSubterranean excavations may be an increasingly popular method of extending a property, but such developments also carry potential pitfallsUnited KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionRWK Goodman
ArticleGoogle Defeats Authors’ Guild In US Book-Scanning DisputeGoogle has won the latest battle in its long-running dispute with the US Authors’ Guild over its plan to create a digital library of every book in the world. United StatesIntellectual PropertyRWK Goodman
ArticleLCIA (The London Court Of International Arbitration) Introduces New Arbitration RulesThe LCIA’s new arbitration rules ("Rules") were introduced on 1 October 2014. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRWK Goodman
ArticleVirgin Media’s Ofcom Complaint – Payback Time For The Long Suffering Fans?Virgin Media has complained to Ofcom that the English Premier League practice of restricting the number of games available for live broadcast under its deal has the object or effect of restricting competition.United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawRWK Goodman
ArticleCourt Of Appeal Judgment: First Subsea Ltd v Balltec Ltd And Others [2017] EWCA Civ 186In First Subsea Ltd v Balltec Ltd and others [2017] EWCA Civ 186 the Court of Appeal had to make a judgment on whether a director found to be in breach of fiduciary duty could rely on a limitation defence...United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawRWK Goodman
ArticleTop 5 New Year Resolutions For HR PractitionersAs demonstrated by our articles in this special Christmas bulletin, the festive season can be a stressful time for HR professionals.United KingdomEmployment and HRRWK Goodman
ArticleWhat's In Store For 2015?An overview of employment law affecting the recruitment sector.United KingdomEmployment and HRRWK Goodman
ArticleThe Dangers Of DIY WillsContemplating mortality and planning ahead for death is not appealing to most people.United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialRWK Goodman
ArticleKaren Millen Loses Name Game, Again.Karen Millen has lost yet another legal battle, in this case to use her own name on clothing and household goods in China and the USUnited KingdomIntellectual PropertyRWK Goodman
ArticleParadise Paper Chase: When Is A Leak A Crime?Over 13 million files, many of them containing confidential and sensitive client information...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRWK Goodman