Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Christopher Hitchins, Mark Dichter, Ashley Brown
Traditionally in the United Kingdom, the reigning monarch delivers a speech at the annual State Opening of Parliament, setting out the policies and proposed legislative agenda of the Government in the new parliamentary session.... more
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Christopher Hitchins, Kirsten Fox, Ashley Brown, Walter Ahrens
Risk, Reward, and Reform: Remuneration Practices The big-bonus culture associated with financial services institutions worldwide has been heavily criticised in the media as being one of the main…
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins
LawFlash/Client Alert | Tax LawFlash
Tax Practice
On 1 October 2009 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a decision in the case of HSBC Holdings PLC and Vidacos Nominees Limited v HMRC that concerned UK Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT). The EC... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its long-awaited decision in C-501/06 P GlaxoSmithKline Services v. Commission today (October 6, 2009). The ECJ overturned the European Commission’s (EC... more
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood, Christopher Hitchins
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Rachel Ashwood, Christopher Hitchins
On 1 October 2009, several key changes in English employment law went into effect. This LawFlash examines the principal changes:
- Increase in the national minimum wage
- Tips will no longe... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Christopher Hitchins
On 25 September, the High Court in the UK delivered its long-awaited judgment in the “ Heyday ” case in R (on the Application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2009] EWH... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood, Christopher Hitchins
Outside Publication | Article
Natalie Kingston
Outside Publication | Article
Ashley Brown
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed September 9, 2009, in Akzo Nobel and Others v. Commission (Case C-97/08 P), that parent companies are presumed to be liable for cartel violations committed by their... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood, Christopher Hitchins
On September 7, the UK government announced the implementation of new measures designed to ensure that British workers have every opportunity to apply for British jobs before the jobs are offered to overseas workers. more
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Rachel Ashwood, Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown, Sarah-Jane Mirou
Going on a Summer Vacation: Vacation Entitlement Policies Summer vacation season provides a timely reminder for employers to consider whether their year-round vacation entitlement policies are… more