22 June is notable as chocolate éclair day, onion rings day and now, following today's announcement by the NEC Contracts board, it will go down in history as NEC4 day!

The Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") today issued a Statement of Objections to 112 firms in the construction sector in England for alleged breaches of the Competition Act 1998.

In our e-update of 20 January 2010, we looked at a decision of the English courts from December 2009 in which it was decided that, in England, the Administrators of a tenant company are bound to account to the landlord of premises for rent due in relation to the period during which those premises are being used in connection with the administration, and that the rent is to be paid as an expense of the administration.

The end of the current tax year is looming on the horizon and there are some tax issues which it is sensible to bear in mind and, if appropriate to action, prior to the end of the fiscal year.

The 2014 Commonwealth Games are now underway in Glasgow! Given that the Games are likely to lead to an increase in unauthorised absence, employers should have procedures in place to ensure minimal disruption to their business.

First mooted in 2011 and subsequently rejected in 2013, the PNR proposal has, in light of the Paris and Brussels attacks, resurfaced, under a perceived urgent need to address the terrorist threat.

First mooted in 2011 and subsequently rejected in 2013, the PNR proposal has, in light of the Paris and Brussels attacks, resurfaced, under a perceived urgent need to address the terrorist threat.

The European Commission today imposed a record fine of €1.06 billion on Intel Corporation for breaching EU competition law.

The European Commission yesterday imposed a fine totalling €750 million (£500m) on members of a European gas insulated switchgear cartel. The fine is the largest ever imposed by the Commission on a single cartel.

The Office of Fair Trading has launched a consultation on proposals to provide protection for children in the marketing of online and app-based games.

The recent Court of Session case of Tayplan Limited (in administration) v Smith, is particularly interesting as it is a case where the administrator chose to pursue directors for breach of fiduciary duties rather than using any of the more common statutory remedies.

The Government has announced that many of the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 ("the Act") that were due to take effect from 1 October 2008 will be put back by 12 months.

In addition to owing a number of fiduciary duties to the company to which they are appointed, personal responsibility for directors can arise in a number of areas and under a variety of statutes. One such area is health and safety.

A bold set of proposals, to attract high-growth companies to set up global bases in the UK and to grow their businesses here, has been unveiled by the Government.

The Insolvency Service ("IS") has published a consultation on proposed reform to the regulation of insolvency practitioners. The consultation responds to various recommendations made last year by the Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") in their study entitled, "The Market for Corporate Insolvency Practitioners".

The recent sale of the bulk of Connaught's failed social housing group has received a lot of positive press attention of late, due largely to the number of jobs the deal is reported to have saved.

It can often appear that the main emphasis of recent changes to UK company law has been to increase the burden on directors. One change, relating to the personal information available on the public record about directors, is designed to have the contrary effect.

In Finnerty v Clark, the Court of Appeal has given guidance on what constitutes "good and sufficient" grounds for the removal of administrators.

The next implementation date for the Companies Act 2006 is fast approaching. Some significant changes are made to UK company law with effect from 1st October 2007. The new statutory statement of directors’ duties partially comes into force (those provisions relating to conflict of interest do not come in until 1st October 2008) and the provisions relating to decision making by members also come into force.

The Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) is a new legal form that as of 1st April, is available to organisations who are applying for charitable status and for existing charities applying to change legal form.