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  • 20.Sep.2017 IBM: High Court overruled on employer’s duty of good faith when making pension changes

    The Court of Appeal has overruled the High Court’s landmark decision in the case of IBM v Dalgleish.  The successful appeal overturns the High Court’s earlier ruling that IBM breached its duties as an employer in making certain changes to its occupational pension scheme. This will be welcome news for those employers who have already altered or are seeking to alter their pension arrangements but care will still need to be taken to ensure that members’ concerns are treated appropriately.

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  • 19.Sep.2017 New Corporate Criminal Offence: Preventing the facilitation of tax evasion

    The Criminal Finances Act 2017 contains two new corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent criminal facilitation of tax evasion, that will come into effect on 30 September 2017.

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  • 18.Sep.2017 How balanced is your board?

    Responses to the UK Government’s Green Paper on corporate governance reform have again highlighted the strong business case for gender diversity in the boardroom. We consider the current UK position, and current proposals at Scottish and EU levels, to tackle this issue.

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  • 15.Sep.2017 Four landmark cases that changed the legal landscape in the UK

    The UK legal system is one that is based on precedence and case law. Over the course of hundreds of years, the courts have made decisions that impact how the law works today and how it will evolve in the future. There are countless landmark decisions that have impacted the legal landscape in the UK and we have outlined just a few. 

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  • 13.Sep.2017 Webinar Recording: Litigating in Scotland Part 1 of 2 - How to Recover Your Litigation Spend in Scotland

    Recovery of the costs of litigation is an important consideration whether defending or pursuing a claim. The rules for recovery in Scotland are similar to those applicable in England & Wales, but there are important differences to be aware of. In the first of a two part webinar series we explore these differences and more.

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  • 13.Sep.2017 E-cigarette company’s appeal bid: Up in smoke

    CCHG Limited t/a Vaporized v Vapouriz Limited is an appeal of a decision by a hearing officer at the UK Intellectual Property Office. This decision marks the first appeal made to the Court of Session, indeed to any Scottish court, of an HO’s decision under the Trade Mark Act 1994. This is quite different to the position in England where a number of such appeals have been brought before the English courts. Ultimately, Lady Wolffe upheld the HO’s decision in full. 

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  • 12.Sep.2017 Legal Update: Asda loses equal pay case appeal

    The EAT has upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision that female Asda retail employees could compare themselves with the higher paid male Asda distribution centre employees for equal pay purposes.

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  • 12.Sep.2017 Reforming Scotland’s non-domestic rates system

    The Barclay Review, published on 22 August 2017, considers the current rates system in Scotland and proposes 30 individual recommendations on how the rates system could be reformed. Read more.

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  • 08.Sep.2017 TPR publishes Professional Trustee Description Policy

    The Pensions Regulator has published its policy document setting out its description of a professional trustee, which includes examples to demonstrate how it will apply the policy in practice. 

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  • 08.Sep.2017 How will Brexit affect the litigation funding market?

    As Brexit negotiations resume, there is a lot of talk about what the final trade deal will mean for the UK.  What is getting clearer as negotiations progress is that whatever deal is put in place will have far reaching consequences for all sectors and markets, including litigation funding. 

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