BIS publishes the Employer’s Charter
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published the Employer's Charter on 27 January.
According to the Charter, which is designed to remind employers of their legal rights and to...
Archive for January, 2011
First corporate manslaughter case has finally begun
The UK’s first corporate manslaughter trial began at Winchester Crown Court yesterday (27 January.)
The prosecution against Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings is the first to be brought against a company...
Read the small print? Make sure you can…
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that small print on advertising posters should be clearly visible to a normally sighted person reading the marketing communication once from a reasonable...
Industry standard? Must be reasonable then – Röhlig (UK) Ltd v Rock Unique Ltd, Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has ruled that clauses in the standard trading terms of a particular trade industry body were reasonable under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA). The ruling upholds the decision...
Equality Act codes of practice expected to come into force in February
The Equality Act 2010 statutory codes of practice, produced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), are expected to come into force at the end of February 2011, though this date is subject...
Employer-friendly Tribunal Reforms
Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, today announced the Government's proposals for reforms of the Employment Tribunal system aimed at reducing the burden of employment...
VAT – Know your customer
A recent VAT case demonstrates the importance of knowing basic information about the person to whom you are selling. There is also a warning of an increasingly common VAT fraud.
Dom Buckley IRS Ltd...
Milton Keynes predicted to bounce back from the recession
As reported on this morning's Today programme on Radio 4, Milton Keynes has been listed as one of the UK's cities to watch for 2011.
The think tank Centre for Cities' Cities Outlook 2011 study (which...
Prospectus Directive: Proposed Amendments to Ensure European Commission’s Financial Watchdogs Have Teeth
Three new authorities – for banking, markets and insurance – commenced work on 1st January 2011 with the not insubstantial task of overhauling financial supervision in Europe. The EC has been busy...
PlayStation is not for hacking – Sony files legal action
Sony has filed proceedings in the Northern District Court of California against a number of hackers who published security codes for the PlayStation 3. The security codes effectively “sign” software,...
