Recent insights
Homes England appoints Womble Bond Dickinson
23 Apr 2018
Womble Bond Dickinson has been appointed to the legal panel for Homes England, the Government’s national housing agency.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy appoints Womble Bond Dickinson
23 Apr 2018
Womble Bond Dickinson has been appointed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to advise on guidance for Heat Networks projects.
Womble Bond Dickinson advises on major housing scheme in Bristol
20 Apr 2018
Our Bristol team has advised Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC) on its plans to create an inclusive housing scheme with the acquisition of 61 homes in the city.
The role of the court reporter in Scottish liquidation cases
19 Apr 2018
Lord Bannatyne has issued his opinion in respect the Note of The Provisional/Interim Liquidator of Equal Exchange Trading Limited [2018] CSOH 35 which gives guidance in respect of the role of the court reporter when fixing the remuneration of a liquidator.
Womble Bond Dickinson to launch transatlantic intellectual property videos to celebrate World IP Day
19 Apr 2018
To cclebrate World IP Day on 26 April 2018, Womble Bond Dickinson’s IP, Technology and Data Team will be launching a series of 'transatlantic top tip' videos.
Failure to provide enhanced shared parental pay is not direct sex discrimination
19 Apr 2018
Shared parental leave was launched in 2015 but the uptake has been relatively low. A common question that employers asked prior to its introduction was what approach they should take to shared parental pay. In particular, employers wanted to understand whether a male employee might succeed in a sex discrimination claim if he only received statutory shared parental pay in circumstances where a female employee taking maternity leave would receive enhanced maternity pay. The Government's view was that this would not be sex discrimination.
