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Forbes News
23 Jun 2022
At a recent Centre for Cities event in Manchester, there was a focus on innovation and regeneration in the North to maximise growth and productivity. It brought together academics, politicians and professionals from a vast array of disciplines such as law, banking, insurance and universities. Lord…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
22 Jun 2022
JD Sports and Elite Sports broke competition law by fixing the retail prices of certain branded clothing products of Rangers Football Club. The Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA"), in its provisional findings, said that all the three parties colluded to keep prices of the Glasgow…
Commercial
Legal Article
22 Jun 2022
It is common for tenants of commercial properties to wish to make physical alterations to a property during the term of their lease, to adapt the property to fit the tenant's way of working and to ensure that the property continues to meet the operational needs of their business. If the tenant…
Commercial Property
Legal Article
22 Jun 2022
With the manufacturing sector experiencing ongoing supply issues with labour shortages and the never-ending price increases across fuel and raw materials, many businesses are finding themselves in difficult circumstances and are struggling to keep up with supply and demand. There are a number of…
Dispute Resolution
Legal Article
21 Jun 2022
If you make, import, distribute or sell consumer products in the UK, you are responsible for making sure that they are safe for consumers to use and to follow any legal requirements required in relation to ensuring the product is safe. If you do not comply with these legal obligations and products are…
Commercial
Legal Article
20 Jun 2022
The current legal position surrounding business disruption caused by industrial action is that if your business faces industrial action, employers are unable to recruit agencies to supply workers specifically to cover work that is not being done by lawful industrial action, however, that could soon be…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
16 Jun 2022
The Pandemic, Brexit and war in Europe have wreaked havoc on our supply chains. Outsourcing used to be the ultimate business model, outsourcing ancillary activities at an arm's length so that businesses could focus on what they do best. It was efficient and it was affordable. However, all of that…
Corporate
Legal Article
14 Jun 2022
In March 2020, following the Grenfell tragedy in June 2017, the Fire Safety Bill was introduced into Parliament. The Fire Safety Act 2021 set out to demolish any previous loopholes from the previous Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order Act 2005 (FSO). It provides significant development on the issue…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
14 Jun 2022
In the recent case of Mellor v The MFG Academies Trust, the tribunal had to consider the effect of how an employee had been treated following numerous requests for a room to enable her to express breastmilk whilst at work. In July 2020 Ms Mellor, a teacher, returned to work from maternity leave.…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
14 Jun 2022
From August 2022, the government will make the apprenticeships programme simpler for employers to use. It hopes to make the system more user friendly by reducing 'bureaucratic burdens'. The improvements are set to include: · Making it simpler for individuals to accelerate their…
Employment & HR
