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It was announced earlier this year that Parliament is finally to push through amendments to the Construction Act – officially known as the Housing Grant Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 - during the next Parliamentary Session.

The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has confirmed that communications between in-house lawyers and their employer do not attract legal professional privilege ("LPP") for the purposes of a European Commission competition investigation.

As 2015 dawns, if you are thinking of selling your business this year, what are some of the things you need to know?

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is undertaking a review of private schools to ensure they comply with the requirements of The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

Following the introduction of The UK Bribery Act 2010 last week, (please see our previous e-update for details), the Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC has approved an initiative for businesses to "self-report" any activity that may constitute bribery to the Crown Office's Serious and Organised Crime Division (SOCD).

The sectors affected include hairdressing, social care, hospitality and security services.

As our readers will be aware, Age Concern England (now "Age UK"), challenged UK law to the extent that it allows employers to compel workers to retire at 65, on the basis that to allow this is inconsistent with the EU Equal Treatment Framework Directive and is age discrimination.

In February 2016, the then Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities announced the Government Equalities Office's plan to introduce mandatory gender pay gap reporting for employers with 250 or more employees working in Britain in the private and voluntary sectors. The final regulations are anticipated very soon.

You may recall our previous e-update Enviroco v Farstad Supply - "Court of Appeal ruling on the meaning of "Subsidiary" in which we noted that Enviroco had sought leave to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal.

A recent press release from the insolvency trade body, R3, has identified that more than 20% of UK corporate insolvencies in the last 12 months have been caused by debtor default or late payment.

Following our e-update on 17 August discussing "Malcolm Snowie (and others) v Museum Hall LLP" - "Developer-1, Purchaser-0; another failed attempt to avoid completion", a sheriff court decision of 27 August rejected another (inventive) attempt by a purchaser to resile.

A strong and efficient marketing campaign can be the difference between profit and loss for many businesses. Often this will come in the form of newspaper advertising or "flyer" leafleting campaigns, which are targeted at certain consumers.

After a year-long investigation into aspects of internet privacy, the European Commission ("the Commission") has referred the UK to the European Court of Justice ("ECJ"), alleging failure to meet the requirements set by the European Directives on Data Protection, and Privacy and Electronic Communications ("ePrivacy").

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has handed a £90,000 fine to a boiler company for persistent nuisance calling and targeting vulnerable individuals.

Data Protection Day 2015 is officially upon us. Yes, you heard correctly. The 28th of January marks a curious celebration of data privacy on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond. Forget festive holidays, this is the one everyone has had marked in their digital calendars for months.

Recently, the Information Commissioner took enforcement action against the Chief Constables of three East Midlands police forces who failed in their data protection obligations, in establishing a collaboration scheme set up to pool unit resources and share expertise.

The European Commission, as of the 12 July, has formally adopted a new framework for transferring data between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) – the EU-US Privacy Shield – eight months after the landmark decision in the case of Schrems v Irish Data Protection Commissioner ruled the Safe Harbor mechanism as invalid.