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Supreme Court's opinion on browsing: the longer view

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 3 2013

As Lord Sumption said in the opening words of the Supreme Court's judgment in The Public Relations Consultants Association v The Newspaper Licensing

Round-up of UK employment law developments in April 2013

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 9 2013

Employers may need to distance themselves from discriminatory remarks made by shareholders who are closely connected to or wield influence over the

The prevention principle, time at large and extension of time clauses

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 21 2009

Most construction and engineering contracts require the contractor to complete the works by a specified date failing which the employer will be entitled to recover liquidated damages for delay at the rate stated in the contract

Court rejects business rates mitigation scheme

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 14 2013

The High Court has today rejected arguments on behalf of Public Safety Charitable Trust Limited (PSCT) that it was entitled to charitable relief from

ECJ ruling on definition of disability

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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May 8 2013

The ECJ has confirmed that a person who can work to a limited extent or limited hours can still be "disabled". Relying on the UN Convention on the

Terminating contracts for "material breach"

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 30 2009

In our March 2007 newsletter, we examined the English law position in relation to clauses which entitle a party to terminate a contract in the event of a "material breach" by the other party

Back-to-back contracts

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 15 2011

Back-to-back agreements, by which a main contractor seeks to pass its obligations and liabilities towards the employer through to its subcontractor(s), are becoming an increasingly common feature of construction projects