The two parties vying to form the next government after the UK general election on 4 July 2024, the Labour and Conservative parties, have set out commitments they will seek to impose in regards to food.

On 3 July 2024, the well-known ban on the placing on the market of single-use plastic beverage containers with a capacity of up to three litres whose plastic caps and lids are not capable of remaining...

Het ELTIF regime is bedoeld om langetermijninvesteringen in de economie van de Europese Unie te stimuleren.

MITECO submits the aid programme for the creation of large renewable hydrogen valleys or clusters for public disclosure.

Employment-related securities (ERS) are shares and other securities (including units in a collective investment scheme) acquired by an individual...

The Action Plan Q2 2024 is a summary of changes and proposals in UK pensions law and regulation over the last quarter, which employers and trustees need to respond to now or in the coming months.

The Action Plan Q3 2024 is a summary of changes and proposals in UK pensions law and regulation over the last quarter, which employers and trustees need to respond to now or in the coming months.

The rules for incorporating terms and conditions into a contract pre-date the digital area. Broadly, Ts and Cs do not have to be read by the other side: they just need to be aware...

Although there is nothing in the rules to make this clear, Mr Justice Foxton in Gordiy v Dorofejeva & Anor criticised a claim worth "between £650,000 and £900,000" being brought in the Commercial Court.

Although claimants get slightly longer to serve claim forms on defendants who are outside the jurisdiction (and have not nominated English solicitors to accept service...

A recent Supreme Court ruling in Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Ahmed & Anor clarifies that directors can only be held liable for a company's strict liability torts if they have knowledge of the tort's essential features. This decision overturned previous judgments where directors were held jointly liable despite acting in good faith and without knowledge of the tort. The Supreme Court emphasized that such knowledge must be explicitly pleaded and proven. Additionally, the Court noted that profit

On 31 August 2022, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) launched a review of hybrid and distance working, looking for evidence of trends in relation to increasing numbers of people choosing to work...

What are the potential risks for directors, and the situations in which they could be liable for a company's tax, or exposed to penalties in relation to a company's tax affairs?

The Collective bargaining agreements for the chemical industry and the industrial chemical wholesalers and importers sector establish wage increases in excess of 10%, linked to their wage guarantee clauses...

The Council of Ministers in mid-March sent to the Spanish Parliament the draft law creating the Financial Customer Ombudsman's Authority, a regulation defined by the minister for economy...

Companies seeking investment or sale should review IR35 processes and revisit checklists as HMRC ramps up its new regime...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has announced that its long-awaited general code of practice was laid in Parliament on 10 January 2024...

With renewable subsidies ending, asset owners are exploring corporate power purchase agreements for operational assets. CPPAs now offer shorter terms and multi-party structures, providing flexibility and new revenue opportunities for renewable energy projects.

The Council of the European Union adopted a revised directive on environmental crime in March that substantially broadens the scope of offences covered by environmental criminal law and increases...

The SREN law is now enacted as the Law no. 2024-449 of 21 May 2024 aimed at securing and regulating the digital space...