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Contracting out procedures for commercial leases
26 Jun 2019
A recent reported case considered the procedure of contracting out tenancies from the statutory protection of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and reached a decision which is of significant importance to commercial property solicitors.
WBD hosts drinks reception alongside sponsors for the Leeds Manufacturing Festival
26 Jun 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) hosts drinks reception alongside a number of sponsors for the Leeds Manufacturing Festival. The festival is being organised by the Leeds Manufacturing Alliance and supported by West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and looks to bring greater awareness of depth of career opportunities that exist within manufacturing in the region.
Softness in a hard market
25 Jun 2019
Following the Lloyd's performance review in the second half of 2018 and the culling of capacity, the professional indemnity insurance market is hardening in 2019. However, the recent Court of Appeal decision in Euro Pools Plc v Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2019] EWCA Civ 808 and its 'soft' interpretation of what amounts to a notifiable circumstance could provide policyholders with some consolation that if appropriate insurance terms can be secured, the policy may capture a broad range of uncertain risks if notified at any early stage. Brokers and Insurers have been warned…
History cannot be re-written: employer's appeal successful
25 Jun 2019
On Friday 10 May 2019, the Court of Appeal (CA) handed down its judgment in the case of Bic UK Ltd v Burgess. The CA allowed the appeal by BIC UK, unanimously ruling that a retrospective amendment to the deed and rules of the BIC UK Pension Scheme (the Scheme) was invalid.
Student Insight II: legal writing in practice
24 Jun 2019
On the back of our successful Student Insight series in collaboration with the University of Southampton, we are now supporting a second cohort of students in law.
Brexit means...? Providing legal advice in a time of uncertainty
21 Jun 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson played host to the Association of Corporate Counsel National Capital Region for a collaborative presentation on how business leaders and their legal advisors should examine the opportunities and challenges Brexit presents.
easyAppeal: Court determines targeting and service outside the jurisdiction in easyGroup v Easy Fly
21 Jun 2019
In a trade mark infringement claim involving easyGroup and Easy Fly, easyGroup appealed the Court's earlier decision which set aside an order for service outside the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, pursuant to an application made by Easy Fly. The decision hinged on whether Easy Fly had targeted UK consumers. The judge, considering various factors that could indicate targeting, found that Easy Fly had not targeted UK consumers, and therefore easyGroup's appeal was dismissed.
How to limit stress when your pension plan's employer is in distress
20 Jun 2019
Insolvency may seem an unlikely scenario for your pension plan's employer today and for the foreseeable future but the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has recently published guidance recommending that defined benefit pension plan trustees should make contingency plans for employer insolvency "as with any sensible business continuity or disaster recovery planning".
Should voluntary overtime be taken into account when calculating holiday pay?
20 Jun 2019
Mr Flowers and 12 colleagues were paramedics who brought employment tribunal claims alleging unlawful deductions from wages on the grounds that voluntary overtime should count towards their normal remuneration and therefore be included in holiday pay. They could decide whether or not to do voluntary overtime so it was genuinely voluntary.
