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The Great Repeal Bill seems to make no clear provision for EU Directives to play a role in the UK domestic legal scene following Brexit. The UK Government ought to clarify its plans as regards these crucial internal market measures, in the interests of assisting firms and their advisers in their Brexit preparations.
The European Union’s second Payment Services Directive came into force on 13 January 2016 and Member States have until 13 January 2018 to transpose it into national law. In February of this year, the UK Government published the consultation paper ‘Implementation of the revised EU Payment Services Directive II’ to invite views on its approach towards implementing the Directive. Feedback from the Consultation was published on 19 July 2017.
The speed at which the The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 have been brought into force has come in for significant criticism from The House of Lords’ Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.
In Scotland, the owners of homes that are let out for holidays are protected against holiday tenants obtaining security of tenure. However, owners should ensure that the complete terms and conditions of the letting are consistent with occupation as a holiday home to ensure they are protected.
The Crown Estate in Scotland has undergone major changes recently, however, the transfer of the Scottish assets to a Scottish body is only the beginning. Some of the most significant changes are still to come into effect and could have implications for landowners, individuals, and community groups when they do.
Scottish craft brewery BrewDog has lost a trade mark dispute concerning their grapefruit infused IPA named ‘Elvis Juice’. UK IPO held that the registered trade mark rights of the Elvis Presley estate have been infringed by drawing a link between the star and the alcoholic beverage. As a result, the registration of the ‘Brewdog Elvis Juice’ and ‘Elvis Juice’ marks has been refused and the company may be forced to find a new name for their product.
In this article, we discuss Ofcom’s latest announcement in the BT and Openreach story.
Amidst ongoing concerns around employment practices and employee status, the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices has been released to great press interest. We take a closer look at the Review’s recommendations and consider the implications these would have if implemented.
German conglomerate Siemens has started legal proceedings against Russian state-owned engineering company Technopromexport, over unauthorised moving of two of their gas turbines to the Crimean territory. The turbines were supplied for use in a project in Taman, South Russia. Instead, the equipment in question ended up in Russian-governed Crimea, which is currently subject to EU sanctions prohibiting export of equipment used in the energy sector.
The UK has experienced record breaking temperatures in a recent heatwave. As a result, men across the country have found that uniform policies imposed on them are (whether in school or at work) have left them a bit hot under the collar. When temperatures in Britain soar past 30 degrees, how do boys and men respond when uniform policies ban them from wearing shorts? According to recent news reports – they wear dresses.
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Shepherd and Wedderburn hosted three webinars this summer looking at three aspects of English Property Law. Webinars by Partners Neil Rainey, Lynne Scott and Colin McKay and Solicitor Emma Carmichael cover a broad spectrum of topics that are often discussed in relation to Real Estate.
There are three in the series:
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