29 July 2010
On 22 July 2010, the Government announced its intention to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board and to take measures to bring agricultural workers within the scope of the National Minimum Wages Act. The Government believes that these changes will allow the agricultural industry to adopt flexible and modern employment practices.
13 April 2010
Businesses should now review their anti-corruption procedures to ensure protection against a new corporate offence introduced by the Act.
16 March 2010
Quarterly newsletter from our Construction and Engineering Group. This edition focuses on nuclear new build, health & safety developments and an update on recent construction case law.
14 January 2010
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14 January 2010
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14 January 2010
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09 December 2009
Quarterly newsletter from our Construction and Engineering Group. This issue looks at the new planning regime which should help bring major projects to delivery phase faster, and the new construction act which should rectify a number of anomalies with the current legislation. Also covered are self-employment, blacklisting and appeals.
10 July 2009
Quarterly newsletter from our Construction and Engineering Group. This edition focuses on nuclear energy, waste management and employment issues.
28 April 2009
Special edition of our Construction and Engineering Group newsletter. In this issue we look at Employer friendly payment provisions, Step in rights, Contractor insolvency and litigation against an insolvent company.
26 March 2009
Quarterly newsletter from our Construction and Engineering Group. In this issue we look at mediation as a means to resolve disputes, the ownership of materials on site, the credit crunch and updates to legislation.
04 September 2008
Combining the experience of our Real Estate, Planning, Environment and Construction teams we are ideally placed to offer developers advice that addresses the many issues surrounding regeneration and sustainability. We have, for several years, acted for clients who are at the forefront of these developments.
21 February 2007
A significant change to construction health and safety legislation is due to come into force in April 2007 with the introduction of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 ("CDM2007")1. The current CDM Regulations will be replaced and merged with the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996. There is little change to the content of the 1996 Regulations but there are significant changes to the CDM part.