Today the European Commission has put forward its proposals on an extensive reform of the European Union's data protection rules which date back to 1995.

Following our recent e-update on the ECJ decision in "Akzo" relating to Legal Professional Privilege ("LPP") and in-house lawyer communications, the Court of Appeal in England ("CoA") has now ruled that LPP does not extend to communications of accountants giving legal tax advice.

The Chancellor delivered the comprehensive UK spending review in October, setting in train a series of steps which will change the nature of Scottish public services.

The Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") confirmed yesterday that four individuals are to be prosecuted for their alleged role in the British Airways price fixing probe.

Earlier this month, we reported that three UK nationals had pleaded guilty in the United States to participating in a bid rigging cartel in the marine hose industry. In return, they received record prison sentences of 30 months, 24 months and 20 months respectively.

On Monday 15 February 2016 the European Commission will launch their new platform for Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). Rather than resolve disputes, the new platform has been designed to channel disputes to the appropriate alternative dispute resolution (ADR) scheme in a relevant country.

The Pensions Regulator recently became involved in the current controversies attaching to pre-pack arrangements.

On 1 July 2010, following a number of research studies, the European Commission published its Green Paper outlining various proposals for harmonising contract law within the European Union.

Community Interest Companies (CICs) were introduced in 2005 as a structure to enable social enterprises to carry out commercial activity and deliver social benefits.

Company Voluntary Arrangements ("CVAs") have been in the news recently for all of the right reasons.

The protection afforded by the separate, limited liability status of a company, distinct from its shareholders and directors, is a fundamental part of day to day life in business.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has achieved its first successful convictions under the Bribery Act.

Lack of cash and/or borrowings and a widespread lack of confidence in these challenging times are resulting in more M&A deals being done on the basis of an element of deferred, and often contingent, purchase price.

"No Loving in Work E-mail", we commented on a case involving an American employee who used a laptop provided by her employer to send and receive e-mails to and from her lawyer.

It's an announcement that will no doubt bring a tear of nostalgia to the eyes of many in the pensions industry throughout the land: the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) will close its doors to new applications from pension schemes on 1 September 2016

The Employment Appeal Tribunal upholds the Glasgow City Council Job Evaluation Study as valid but finds pay protection discriminatory and not objectively justified in this case.

In the recent Court of Session case of Clinical Solutions International Ltd v NHS 24 and Capgemini UK plc, NHS 24 were successful in their application for an interim order under Regulation 47(10) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (the Regulations) bringing to an end a prohibition from entering into a contract with its preferred bidder, Capgemini UK.

On 13 December 2012 we reported on the UK Government's review of the Private Finance Initiative and their proposals for a new model for delivering public and private sector partnerships to be known as PF2.

In line with belt-tightening across the board, the Treasury has issued a draft guidance note on "Making Savings in Operational PFI Contracts".

A new model services contract has recently been published by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), part of the Cabinet Office.