Banks and borrowers should be considering the effects of Basel II on increased costs clauses now to ensure that appropriate action is taken with regard to loan and other finance documentation.

Under section 23(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 ("ERA"), an employee can bring a claim for unlawful deductions in the employment tribunal, but only if the claim is for a quantifiable sum of wages.

The decision in the recent case of Fecitt & Others v NHS Manchester will make it more difficult for employers to defend whistleblowing cases.

A Scottish tribunal has held in Souter v Royal College of Nursing Scotland that an employee on long-term sick leave was not entitled to carry over her holiday to the following leave year and, in any event, because she had received the permanent health insurance (PHI) benefits she was entitled to, she had not suffered any loss.

The Court of Appeal has recently delivered a blow to employees claiming holiday pay whilst they are on sick leave.

What implications will reform have on the ART (alternative risk transfer) market?

The Court of Appeal recently ruled on the effect of an Iranian sanctions clause entitling insurers to cancel an insurance, but declined to rule on the effect of EU sanctions legislation where the ruling was not necessary and the enforcement of that legislation fell under the jurisdiction of the criminal, rather than civil, courts.

In Awoyomi v Radford (2007) the defendant barrister relied on immunity from suit in a criminal matter because the relevant events all took place in 1995, well before the House of Lords ruled on abolition.

The recent decision in Seventh Earl of Malmesbury and others v Strutt & Parker (a partnership) and another (2007) - a surveyors’ negligence case delivered on 11 May 2007 - contains some important lessons for professionals and those who insure them.

The Court of Appeal's decision in Laker Vent was handed down on 11 February 2009.

Powers to impose a 'fleet lien', revisited. In this recent case, a claimant leasing company failed to challenge the imposition of a statutory fleet lien against its claimant on the basis that it was contrary to the Human Rights Act 1998 and anti-competitive.

Air Carries are not liable to compensate passengers suffering from DVT during or arising out of flight, unless they can identify an event that caused their injury.

The decision itself is currently under appeal but more generally, in the current economic climate, D&O insurers may expect an increase in claims made under D&O policies and that such claims will be pursued with increased vigour, especially by liquidators.

The UK's commitment to achieving a 20 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 may be raised to 30 per cent (driven in part by reduced energy consumption from the recession).

Commutations are generally a good thing. However, you have to get the drafting right. There are two issues which must be thought through. First, does the agreement reflect what the parties want? Second, if you are a reinsurer, does it take account of the recovery of the commuted balances from retrocessionaires?

Can a nightclub owe a duty of care to its guests to protect them from other potentially violent revellers? By an interesting analogy, Lady Justice Smith has said yes.

An insurance business transfer scheme requires Court approval and provides a way for an insurer to transfer all or part of its insurance business to another party without the consent of any policyholder.

A recent case examines the threshold for arrest and the requirement of objective reasonable grounds for suspicion.