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11th August 2020
TUPE: Transferring worker may be split between multiple transferees
Can employees assigned to an undertaking which is fragmented upon transfer be transferred to multiple transferees? In ISS Facility Services v Govaerts the European Court of Justice (ECJ)…
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Furlough and SSP – Latest Developments
1. Calculation of a Week's Pay On 31 July 2020, the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week's Pay) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/814) came into force.…
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10th August 2020
A new Immigration landscape
The United Kingdom is currently in a transition period which is expected to last until 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021, the Government is proposing to issue…
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7th August 2020
The Building Safety Bill from the perspective of the occupiers of the buildings
Following on from Ian Seeley’s analysis on the Building Safety Bill (“the Bill”), there is a particular point which we expand upon here, in order to consider the…
6th August 2020
Damages for lost profit on cancelled O&M contract not too remote when preceding D&B contract terminated
In a case that may have significant ramifications for engineering projects, the Privy Council has concluded that a claim for damages for breach of a Design and Build…
5th August 2020
Changes to Use Classes – giving businesses more flexibility to adapt
The government has recently laid before parliament The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (the “Regulations”), which aim to simplify and overhaul the existing…
4th August 2020
Court proceedings may be stayed until payment of an adjudication award, but won’t be struck out
Following the Court of Appeal’s decision in Grove v S&T, parties to construction contracts know that a paying party in a smash and grab adjudication will need to…
3rd August 2020
Good news on the new Points-Based System
The new Points-Based System which comes into effect on 1st January 2021 will require UK employers who wish to employ European nationals, who have not applied for Settled…
31st July 2020
Service levels in commercial contracts
Businesses often make use of third parties to provide various goods, services and works on a regular basis. This can range from a third-party cleaning company, right through…
30th July 2020
Possession claims: update for residential landlords
Further update for Residential Landlords since the article below (21 August 2020): The Government has announced that the ban on residential possession proceedings has been extended from 23…