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Judicial review reforms to take effect from 1 July

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 17 2013

Following on from our e-bulletin on 29 April reporting on the announcement of changes to the judicial review process, the Civil Procedure (Amendment

UK unfair dismissal: employers should follow ACAS Code on discipline where conduct or performance issues lead to a “SOSR” dismissal

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 14 2013

Recent case law has highlighted risks for employers dismissing an employee for a breakdown in trust and confidence, for example where the employer is

New powers for Ofgem to investigate and enforce breaches of remit

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 14 2013

On 6 June 2013 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) laid a draft Order (SI 20131389) before Parliament, which will grant Ofgem new

UK termination: final version of ACAS Code on settlement agreement discussions

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • June 14 2013

ACAS has published its response to consultation on a statutory Code of Practice on settlement agreements, and in particular on the new provision for

UK failure to inform and consult: maximum award not appropriate for technical breach over election of representatives, nor where urgency due to insolvency

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 14 2013

The EAT has reduced an award for failure to inform and consult on a TUPE transfer from seven weeks' pay to three weeks' pay, where the employer had

UK age discrimination: partnership mandatory retirement age of 65 lawful

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 14 2013

Readers will be aware of the Supreme Court ruling in Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes that a mandatory retirement age of 65 in a law firm partnership

High Court makes “unless order” for disclosure citing increased emphasis on compliance

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 14 2013

In a decision handed down last Friday, the High Court granted an extension of time to comply with a disclosure order but made an "unless order" that

UK employment law reform: timetable for tribunal reform, Queen’s speech, DBS certificates, consultation on equal pay audits

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 14 2013

The Government has confirmed that revised Employment Tribunal rules and fees for Employment Tribunal claims will apply from 29 July 2013. The new

The UK Supreme Court rules on whether properties held by companies controlled by the husband can be subject of an ancillary relief order (and provides important guidance on “piercing the corporate veil”)

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 14 2013

On Wednesday (12 June 2013) the UK Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited and others 2013

UK Supreme Court confirms corporate veil can be pierced in some circumstances

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 13 2013

The Supreme Court has confirmed that a court can in very limited circumstances pierce the corporate veil. According to Lord Sumption, the principle

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