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To provide increased protection of air passenger rights and to enhance Macau’s aviation service industry Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) is set to implement a new administrative regulation covering air passenger rights.

Since our report on Hoyland v Asda Stores Limited (2005) in the July 2005 edition of the Employment Law review, there have been some changes to the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) and the Equal Pay Act (EPA) which may impact on the amount of bonus that an employee is entitled to receive.

This article looks at recent developments in Health & Safety.

It is now accepted that the global climate is changing and that man-made carbon emissions are the cause. The February 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has recently reinforced the already overwhelming evidence for this link.

The Supreme Court has abolished immunity from liability in negligence for expert witnesses. This is a landmark judgment made by seven, not the usual five justices, because of its perceived importance.

In the Margaretic case, a shareholder successfully argued his case against the administrators of a company for his claim of losses suffered by him as a result of depreciation of the value of his shares.

Maurice Agis was an artist who worked on a grand scale.

What is the relevance of the data protection regime to an outsourcing transaction? In an outsourcing transaction, data processing (i.e. the transfer of the data) may take place at several stages: during due diligence; perhaps during contract negotiation; and during the transition or implementation stage.

Legal Process Outsourcing has been a hot topic in the legal press for some time. Here we outline some of the key risk issues for firms considering following this route.

The Court of Appeal has recently looked at principles of sentencing for environmental crimes in circumstances where the defendant has already made significant pledges of compensation.

Carbon Capture and Storage could develop to become the leading technology in the fight against climate change. The introduction of a licensing regime could lead to opportunities for many companies, including insurers.

Although the last few months have seen fewer reinsurance disputes reaching the courts, there have been some important developments. Follow the settlements.

The High Court decision in The Football League Limited v edge ellison was handed down on 23 June. It deals with the difficult question of whether a solicitor owes a duty of care outside the express terms of his retainer and, if so, the scope of that extended duty.

The Bribery Act 2010, which comes into force in April 2011, aims to provide an effective legal framework to address an issue which is an increasing problem, in both the public and private sector, at both a domestic and international level.