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Cessation of activities for five months did not prevent transfer of undertaking
16 Aug 2018
In Colino Sigüenza v Ayuntamiento de Valladolid and others, the European Court of Justice considered whether a five month gap between contracts to manage a music school prevented there being a transfer of an undertaking, and whether dismissals of the outgoing contractor's staff were for an economic, technical or organisational reason entailing changes in the workforce.
The revised National Planning Policy Framework: housing focus
15 Aug 2018
On 24 July 2018, the Government published the long-awaited revised National Planning Policy Framework ('NPPF2'). This article sets out 10 key areas within NPFF2, which we consider will be of interest to our contacts involved in the housing sector.
WBD's private wealth lawyer shortlisted for Citywealth's Future Leader Awards
13 Aug 2018
Womble Bond Dickinson's (WBD) Newcastle-based private wealth lawyer, Katie Gosling, has been shortlisted for Associate of the Year in Citywealth's Future Leader Awards.
WBD provides heat networks guidance for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
13 Aug 2018
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has drafted a report for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), providing guidance for local authorities and other public bodies on developing heat network projects in collaboration with non-public investors in the UK.
Draft legislation published - register of beneficial owners of overseas entities
10 Aug 2018
The Government has published draft legislation to introduce a register of beneficial ownership of overseas entities that own real property in the UK or participate in UK government procurement.
Excepted Group Life Trusts are about to become more attractive
09 Aug 2018
The popularity of excepted group life trusts (EGLTs) has increased in recent years, especially for those individuals who have applied for lifetime allowance protection and cannot have "relevant benefit accrual" under a registered pension scheme or where the employer offers high multiples of salary as a lump sum death benefit.
