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Matthew Howse, Sarah Ash
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On 27 January, the UK Government published its proposals for resolving workplace disputes. These proposals are subject to consultation that ends on 20 April 2011, but, if implemented, will have a clear impact o... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | White Collar LawFlash
Alison Tanchyk, Leslie Caldwell, Iain Wright
A United Kingdom government official made headlines last week when he suggested that the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the Act), which is due to come into effect in April 2011, would be reviewed by the UK government. Ho... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Mark Dichter, Matthew Howse
The UK Government has today announced that the default retirement age (DRA) will be removed with effect from 1 October 2011. Transitional measures will be put in place between 6 April and 1 October 2011 to phas... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Matthew Howse, Sarah Ash
On 13 October, the UK's Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) handed down its decision in Todd v Care Concern . This case concerned a seller's failure to properly inform and consult with employees regarding ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Matthew Howse
On 30 September 2010 it was announced by the UK Government that the right to request a flexible working arrangement will once more be extended from April 2011, with the stated aim of creating a fairer and more family-fr... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Matthew Howse
Introduction
The majority of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) come into force on 1 October 2010. The Act brings together 116 pieces of equality legislation concerning sex, race, disabil... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | White Collar LawFlash
Litigation Practice
The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice has commenced the consultation process on the nature and substance of the guidance that it is to issue with regards to the policies and procedures that commercial organisations can... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act LawFlash
Michael Masling, Jürgen Beninca, Tiffany Johnson
The Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Obama administration has announced on more than one occasion that it is targeting the healthcare industry for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations, with a particu... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Rachel Ashwood, Matthew Howse
The UK government has today announced proposals to abolish the UK's Default Retirement Age (DRA) of 65. The proposals are subject to a consultation process; if implemented as set out in the consultation documen... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act LawFlash
Iain Wright, Eric Kraeutler
The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice today announced that the UK Bribery Act, including the new strict liability corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery, will come into effect in April 2011. This is l... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood
Earlier this week the UK government announced controversial new plans to place a cap on the number of migrant workers from outside Europe entering the United Kingdom. This is just one of various measures being ... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
On May 27, the European Commission (the Commission) published its new Motor Vehicle Sector Block Exemption Regulation (MVBER) and supplementary Guidelines (the Guidelines). The revision of the rules relating to... more
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Iain Wright, Eric Kraeutler
A fundamental change in the UK law on bribery will occur later this year, when the Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) is expected to come into effect. The Act has far-reaching implications, not just for UK-based entiti... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
On April 29, German Advocate General Juliane Kokott at the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) handed down her opinion in Akzo v. European Commission (Case C-550/07 P). The opinio... more
Presentation | Speech
Denise Backhouse
Presentation | Speech
Denise Backhouse
Presentation | Speech
Denise Backhouse