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WBD advises South Tees Development Corporation on a major land acquisition
22 Feb 2019
WBD has advised South Tees Development Corporation (STDC), the first mayoral development corporation established outside of London, on over half of the developable land on the wider Redcar steelworks site. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen formally signed off the deal yesterday (21 February).
Sleep-in case to be heard by Supreme Court
21 Feb 2019
Unison have announced that the Supreme Court has granted them permission to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision in the combined cases of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake v and Shannon v Rampersad and another (T/A Clifton House Residential Home).
Did an employer breach its duty of care to an employee when it changed the passwords on his personal internet accounts on his company-provided mobile?
21 Feb 2019
Mr Richmond, the sales director of Selecta, was supplied with a work mobile phone, which he also used to access personal AOL and Apple/iCloud accounts.
High Court rules that the EMA's lease at Canary Wharf will not be frustrated by Brexit
20 Feb 2019
In a significant ruling today, Mr Justice Marcus Smith has decided that the European Medicines Agency's £13 million a year lease of premises at Canary Wharf will not be frustrated by Brexit. The decision will be a relief not only for the property industry but also for the UK economy as a whole.
I'm a tenant, get me out of here!
19 Feb 2019
It looks like 2019 won't be the new start many had hoped for. With large high street retailers already teetering on the edge after a disappointing Christmas and the government still up in arms about the B word, the country's commercial real estate market is looking more and more uncertain.
The WBD Million Makers team receives accolade by The Prince's Trust
19 Feb 2019
The WBD Million Makers team won The Above and Beyond Award at The Prince's Trust Million Makers North of England Regional Final (13 February), sponsored by Ascential, which was held at The Marriott Hotel, Leeds.
Could a complaint of defamation be a protected disclosure?
19 Feb 2019
Mr Ibrahim worked for HCA as a hospital interpreter. He asked a senior manager to investigate rumours circulating among patients and their relatives that he was responsible for some breaches of patient confidentiality.
Brexit: cliff-edge or cliff-hanger?
15 Feb 2019
The government's House of Commons defeat on 14 February may have sharpened divisions within the main political parties, but it changed nothing of substance. The legal position is governed by the terms of the EU (Withdrawal) Acts 2017 and 2018. The 2017 Act authorised the UK government to trigger the two year Article 50 notice period, which expires on 29 March 2019. The 2018 Act includes amendments conceded by the government to avert a Parliamentary defeat, and which locked in 11.00pm on 29 March 2019 as the "Exit day". Unless primary legislation is enacted to alter that position, the UK will cease to be a member state of the EU on that date, whether or not there is a "deal".
