2015 was a transitional year for the renewables industry in the UK in many ways, as a succession of policy changes altered the subsidy regime and shook investor confidence.

The Cabinet Office has today published proposals for implementation of the new European Procurement Directives, which came into force on 17th April 2014.

In Hastings, the judgment notes that the notification of intent to bring proceedings should contain the substantive points on which the decision to award is challenged.

A recent decision from the appeal court with responsibility for the sheriffs located in Tayside, Central & Fife has affirmed the long-established but often overlooked rule of Scots law that, unless agreed otherwise, a debtor is bound to pay his creditors at their principal place of business.

Further to our e-update "500,000 Reasons for Data Controllers to be careful", the Ministry of Justice has published the outcome of its consultation into fixing a higher monetary penalty for serious breaches of the data protection principles under the Data Protection Act 1998.

The Government announced yesterday that changes will be made to the regulations made under the Employment Rights Act 1996.

In the case of “Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA”, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has ruled that where a worker is sick during his annual leave, annual leave must be granted for a different period and, if necessary, outside the relevant holiday year.

The Persons with Significant Control (PSC) Register is a public register designed to disclose who has significant control over UK companies.

Many of you will have seen our Top Twenty Tweets of Twenty Twelve - a compilation of the 20 most topical employment law questions, answered using case study examples from the last year.

Parental leave has been available to parents of children under 5 years of age for some time. The same rules allow adoptive parents to take leave for up to 5 years after the child is placed with them and parents of disabled children can take the leave up to the child's 18th birthday.

The New EU Procurement Directives were approved yesterday by the European Parliament. This milestone follows a two year wait, since the Commission's initial publication of legislative proposals overhauling the current EU public procurement rules

This week, ACAS issued new guidance about employee dress codes which employers might find useful.

As of Tuesday 6 May 2014, ACAS Early Conciliation has become mandatory in most Employment Tribunal cases.

This is just a reminder, if you have not already registered, of our upcoming Employment Law Update.

It has been reported that Unite will not appeal the recent EAT decision about holiday pay.

The business decisions we take with the best of intentions sometimes have unexpected consequences.

Scotland's independence referendum has been decided. Voters have decided that Scotland should remain within the United Kingdom.

The insolvency trade body R3 have issued a useful guide to the insolvency process for creditors.

Our government has a longstanding commitment to cutting red tape. One of the ways of doing this it seems is to propose an Act of Parliament running to 153 pages.

The rules governing the UK's insurance industry were badly in need of reform, as they were old and, in many respects, outdated.