Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Fiona McGuinness, Ashley Brown
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Rachel Ashwood, Christopher Hitchins, 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
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
LawFlash/Client Alert | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act LawFlash
Mark Srere, Iain Wright, Amy Conway-Hatcher, 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, Ashley Brown
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood, Christopher Hitchins
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, Christopher Hitchins
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
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Mark Srere, 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
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
After a long and somewhat contentious review process, the European Commission (the Commission) published its long-awaited new Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and Guidelines (the Guidelines) on Apri... more
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
The Equality Bill in the UK on 7 April passed the final stages of parliamentary approval and has been sent for Royal Assent before the General Election on 6 May 2010. It is likely that the majority of the new provisions will co... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Christopher Hitchins
The month of April will see various changes to employment-related benefits and compensation take effect in the UK. The changes include the following:
- “Fit notes” to replace “sic... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
The House of Lords has recently approved legislation which will allow new parents to share childcare responsibilities.
Assuming the relevant eligibility requirements are satisfied, the current statutory... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Tax LawFlash
E.S. Kate Habershon
The 2010 UK Government budget was handed down on 24 March. It was titled “Securing the recovery” and did not contain any surprises, nor changes to the corporate tax regime that will have a dramatic impact on busines... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood, Christopher Hitchins
The way in which skilled migrant workers will qualify for permission to work in the United Kingdom will change with effect from 6 April 2010, following an announcement from the UK government on 18 March 2010. The proposed new m... more
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Hitchins, Ashley Brown