20 January 2012
The High Court has on 20 January 2012 confirmed that Eurostar is not a utility subject to the EU derived public procurement law regime effective in the UK.
12 January 2012
Burges Salmon is advising on one of the Top 20 Litigation Cases for 2012, according to industry magazine, The Lawyer.
11 November 2011
Accomplished commercial litigator Mark Gay joins leading UK law firm Burges Salmon as a partner, bringing with him broad High Court and arbitration experience, including a specialism in media and sport.
01 July 2011
The Bribery Act 2010 is now in force. Therefore it is a vital time to ensure you have taken all the necessary steps to review and document your compliance.
31 March 2011
Following delays due to heavy criticism from British business, the Ministry of Justice has published Guidance on the "adequate procedures" that all commercial organisations will need to put in place in order to protect themselves against committing the controversial "corporate offence" under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010.
18 March 2011
Top 50 UK law firm Burges Salmon has appointed four new partners from a range of practice areas across the firm. These appointments will bring the total number of partners to 69. They take effect from 1 May, 2011.
08 February 2011
This judgment (given 9 November 2010) in the Court of Appeal clarifies that it is the employee's responsibility to determine the position with HMRC for tax payable on any taxable elements received under a compromise agreement.
01 February 2011
The government has announced that the controversial Bribery Act 2010 will not now be implemented in April, as originally planned. The government declined to provide a revised implementation date, simply saying that the Act will come into force three months after the Ministry of Justice's guidance on the "adequate procedures" defence has been published. While this guidance was due to be published early this year, it is now not clear when this will happen.
20 December 2010
This recent judgment made in the First-Tier Tribunal highlights to employers the importance of apportioning the component parts of a settlement payment under a compromise agreement, so that there is no confusion as to the tax treatment.
07 December 2010
The Upper Tribunal has ruled in favour of HMRC in the Airtours appeal concerning the entitlement to recover VAT on advisor fees.
26 November 2010
Court of Appeal finds that the Competition Appeal Tribunal has no power to extend the time periods for bringing a claim for follow on damages.
22 September 2010
A Burges Salmon team has secured an extremely rare ‘no fault no negligence’ ruling concerning a positive drug test of a horse.
31 March 2010
The Court of Appeal reviewing the case of JN Dairies -v- Johal Dairies (originally heard during an 8 day High Court trial in March 2009) has unanimously found in favour of JN Dairies.
03 February 2010
We recently sponsored the Institution of Civil Engineers' (ICE) annual Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) conference. Click on the link to read about the key themes to come out of the conference.
02 February 2010
Click on the link to read a brief overview of the key recommendations of the Jackson Report on the costs of civil litigation.
29 January 2010
One of the longest-running and most complicated disputes in the technology sector has finally come to an end, with the Technology and Construction Court finding EDS guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation. BSkyB expects that EDS will be ordered to pay them damages of around £200 million.
19 June 2009
We have been selected to work with the London Development Agency.
27 May 2009
Tim Pope, Senior Associate in Litigation, looks at options available when suppliers are facing difficulties.