Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 19
Read the nineteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Article Archive
The UK’s hotly anticipated hydrogen strategy – Cool Britannia, or full of hot air?
Following stated intentions to become a global leader in hydrogen, the UK government recently launched its long-awaited hydrogen strategy. But is this new strategy the foundation for a future hydrogen super economy or just full of hot air? Read our analysis to find out!
Inconsistent terms and the binding nature of quality certificates
This article looks at an English Court of Appeal judgment concerning the effect of a quality certificate which will be of interest to all those involved in the purchase and sale of oil products.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 18
Read the eighteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Contractual interpretation: Getting what you bargained for
This article looks at the UK Commercial Court decision in BP Oil International Ltd v Vega Petroleum Ltd and another, which is a useful reminder of the English courts’ approach to contractual interpretation.
English Courts continue to sympathise with claimants in fire safety related proceedings
In a recent case, the English Technology and Construction Court has provided important guidance on the approach it will take when exercising discretion to allow amendments to include new claims.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 17
Read the seventeenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Approved Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules
This article reviews the new Nasdaq listing rules relating to board diversity and disclosure that were approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2021.
Having your cake and eating it: TCC finds Liquidated Damages not invalidated by employer taking over part of the works
In a recent case, the English TCC found that an employer was entitled to claim the full amount of liquidated damages payable upon contractor delay, even though they had taken partial possession of the contractor’s works.
Pay cuts for home workers?
News reports have been circulating of a Big Tech company developing a pay calculator for its US employees, but what could this mean for UK workers and how easy is it for UK employers to follow Big Tech’s lead?
