The UK government’s Employment Rights Bill is advancing through the parliamentary process quickly and is expected to become law in the next few weeks. One of the key changes to be implemented is an increase to the maximum financial penalty which can be imposed if an employer fails to comply with collective redundancy consultation rules.
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Legal advice privilege in employment
By Amanda Sanders (UK) & Nick Howard on
A recent decision in the UK Court of Appeal has provided guidance in the area of privilege in employment claims.
In Curless v Shell International Ltd, the Court of Appeal had to consider whether legal advice privilege should be disapplied to an email on the basis that the advice fell within the “iniquity principle”.
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Brexit – English Soccer and dispute over foreign players
By Nick Howard on
Another interesting and unforeseen consequence of Brexit is the power struggle that has been triggered between the Premier League and the FA in relation to post Brexit quotas for “home grown” players and the visa requirements for overseas players.
The FA is seeking to use Brexit as an opportunity to boost the longer term health…
New whistleblowing rules for regulated entities in the UK
By Nick Howard on
In October 2015 the UK regulators, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), released new whistleblowing rules for certain regulated entities in the UK (the New Rules). The New Rules impose obligations on these entities in addition to the requirements of existing whistleblowing legislation found in the Public Interest Disclosure…