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Pension transfers: more scrutiny needed in shorter timescale

15 Jul 2019

The current laissez-faire attitude of progressing member requests to transfer pension benefits from defined benefit (DB) plans is just not good enough according to Guy Opperman, the Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion.

The Telecoms Code: a genuine intention to redevelop?

12 Jul 2019

There has been a steady stream of new Telecoms Code cases coming out of the First Tier Tribunal. The latest considers how the genuineness of a site provider's intention is to be assessed when the site provider seeks to prevent an operator accessing land on the ground of the site provider's intended redevelopment.

Brexit: Incoterms® 2020 and contract reviews

09 Jul 2019

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will release Incoterms® 2020 in early September 2019, with the new rules coming into effect on 1 January 2020. It will be possible to continue to use the 2010 version of Incoterms® in commercial contracts after the new version comes into effect, but only if clearly specified.

Government loses age discrimination fight over public sector pensions

08 Jul 2019

On 27 June 2019, the Supreme Court denied the Government’s application to appeal a Court of Appeal ruling that the reforms to judges’ and firefighters’ pension plans were unlawful on the grounds of age discrimination. This decision is likely to have far-reaching effects for other public sector pension plans.

Student Insight II: legal writing in practice

08 Jul 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.

Debranding can constitute trade mark use

05 Jul 2019

In Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd & Or v Duma Forklifts NV & Or, the CJEU ruled in favour of trade mark proprietors being allowed to oppose the action of third parties from marketing the proprietor's goods for the first time within the European Economic Area after first removing the proprietor's signs, modifying the product and then reaffixing their own signs.

Why you must be careful with your competitions if you want to be Queen or King of the castle

02 Jul 2019

A news item on 29 June reported on "fury" as property developers refused to hand over the keys to a luxury Kensington flat, valued at £2 million, because their ticket sales had raised only £227,000

The Wahaca 'wage theft': mental health awareness within the hospitality and leisure sector

02 Jul 2019

In this article we discuss the importance of mental health and wellbeing within the hospitality and leisure sector and beyond.

The creation of a Scottish consumer body

02 Jul 2019

After a period of consultation with various interested parties, the Scottish Government has recently published the Consumer Scotland Bill.

Foreign workers: what impact will a no-deal Brexit have on retailers?

02 Jul 2019

With the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looking more and more likely, many businesses in the retail sector are becoming increasingly anxious about the implications for their business.

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