ArticleNew Compensation Limits Effective 1st FebruaryNew compensation limits relevant to awards made by employment tribunals will apply from today.United KingdomEmployment and HRCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleNew Guidelines for FirefightersFollowing calls for a change in the law to enable fire-fighters to respond effectively to dangerous situations, a new Health and Safety Executive policy statement says that while the fire service still has a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to protect their workers’ health and safety, fire-fighters will not consequently be prevented from doing their job of protecting the public. United KingdomEmployment and HRCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleScotland - Potential UK Leader In Waste ManagementOn 20 August 2009 the Scottish Government launched a consultation on a “Zero Waste” plan for Scotland. United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleExtension To The Environmental Permitting Regime (England And Wales)On 6th April 2010 the new Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 are expected to come into force (the "EP Regulations"). United KingdomEnvironmentCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleGovernment Review Of Waste Policy In England 2011: Waste InfrastructureThe UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has recently released the long-awaited waste policy review and accompanying action plan. United KingdomEnvironmentCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleDisclosure: Party Penalised for Opponent's Wasted Costs of Inspecting DocumentsThe English courts’ continued interest in managing the disclosure process in litigation was reflected in Lord Justice Jackson’s final report and the recent judgment by Senior Master Whitaker in Goodale and Others, which included the publication of the draft e-disclosure questionnaire. United KingdomFinance and BankingCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleNew FSA Rules For Packaged Bank AccountsThe Financial Services Authority ("FSA") has proposed new rules to regulate the sale of insurance policies as part of packaged bank accounts. United KingdomFinance and BankingCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
Article"F" is for Fat and Salt Levels in FoodNew guidance published by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) suggests that thousands of lives, thus far lost to deadly conditions such as heart disease, could be saved through reduction of saturated fat and salt levels in food. United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
Article"G" is for Guideline Daily Amounts and the Labelling Scheme of Choice for the EUThe European Parliament has provided definitive guidance as to what is likely to constitute acceptable front-of-pack labelling, with MEPs favouring the Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA) scheme rather than the rival "traffic light" labelling scheme. United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleBIS Structural Reform Plan – Important News On Process For GSCOP EnforcementOn 26 July 2010, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published a draft Structural Reform Plan (SRP). United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleBudget 2011: Infrastructure UpdateYesterday’s Budget announcements contained some good news for infrastructure investors and developers, including increased capital for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) and a new "fast-track" planning process, but the market will have to wait a little longer for details of clear initiatives on a number of the Coalition Government’s key infrastructure policies. United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleNew Transparency For State ContractsAll contracts entered into from 1 January 2011 onwards between the state and private businesses must be published. United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleCoalition Government Gives First Indication of Immigration PolicyIn a speech to an audience of key immigration partners at London’s Policy Exchange, the Home Secretary, Teresa May, has set the agenda for the Coalition Government’s immigration policy. United KingdomImmigrationCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleAccountants PI: ICAEW Revises Professional Indemnity Minimum TermsAccountants that are members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales are obliged to have professional indemnity insurance written on specific minimum terms. United KingdomInsuranceCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleCopyright Hub - The Future Of Licensing And Other ReformsRichard Hooper’s "Phase 2" report on copyright licensing was published on 31 July 2012, recommending the creation of a not-for-profit industry led and funded "Copyright Hub" to facilitate copyright education and licensing, to be overseen by a new steering group. United KingdomIntellectual PropertyCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleIndividual Managers Facing Prosecution Over Four Firemen DeathsA trial following the 2007 deaths of four fire-fighters has commenced at Stafford Crown Court. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleA New Criminal Offence Of Squatting In Residential PremisesOn 1 May 2012, Royal Assent was given to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. For the first time it will be a criminal offence to squat in a residential property.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleAn Unwelcome Blast From The PastIt is typical to see clauses in standard consultancy agreements obliging the consultant to provide information (usually documents) to a client or to assist the client in handing-over a property to a tenant or in resolving disputes arising on the project.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleChancel Repair Liability - Ignore At Your PerilAny property might have chancel repair liability attached to it. Such liability can often be onerous and will affect the owner and any mortgagor of the property.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleCRC - Results of the Working Party Consultation PublishedAt the end of last year a consultation was launched by a working party of various Real Estate industry bodies exploring whether a cross industry consensus could be achieved as to whether and, if so, how CRC costs should be apportioned between landlords and tenants in new leases. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang