Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 1726 August 2021
Read the seventeenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
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Approved Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules25 August 2021
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 works20 August 2021
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?20 August 2021
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?
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 1619 August 2021
Read the sixteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 8617 August 2021
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly see how Covid-19 has been impacting on court business, from the effect on service abroad, to the implications for commercial transactions.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 1512 August 2021
Read the fifteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Keep your eye on the time-bar! Arab Lawyers Network Company Ltd v Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Ltd12 August 2021
This article looks at an English Commercial Court decision which highlights the importance of considering the effect of time-bar clauses carefully in order to avoid being prevented from bringing claims in the future.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 8510 August 2021
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly find out what the English courts had to say on the interpretation of a liquidated damages provision in a construction contract, the recovery of the costs of obtaining security in a foreign jurisdiction, and for how long an individual can be required to surrender their travel documents.
Legal Issues in Supplying and Financing Maritime Energy Saving Technology9 August 2021
The development and use of energy saving technology (EST) in ships is likely to play a significant part in the transition towards sustainability. However, the installation and financing of EST on ships may present several challenges, particularly with existing ship financiers.
Tax authorities provide welcome post-Brexit clarification of US-UK Tax Treaty9 August 2021
Competent authorities have provided welcome guidance regarding the application of the “Limitation on Benefits” clause of the US-UK income tax treaty.
Hotels & hospitality – stress to distress?5 August 2021
With the Covid-related restrictions of the last fifteen months easing for many in the hotel and hospitality industry, we consider whether any of the existing stress will turn into distress?