Articles

Public Sector articles:

• 25 Jan 2013
  Employment Law Reforms: What does 2013 hold?
  As ever, 2013 looks set to be another busy year in terms of employment law reforms. This article gives a summary of the key changes we can expect over the next 12 months.
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• 22 Jan 2013
  Compromise Agreements & The Freedom of Information Act
  The recent decision in Trago Mills (South Devon) Ltd v Information Commissioner and anor, from the First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights), has reinforced the confidential nature of the details of a compromise agreement.
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• 14 Jan 2013
  A Christmas Carol or a Tale of Two Cities?
  Affordable Housing: Addressing the Housing Supply Crisis.
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• 17 Sep 2012
  Twitter's Olympic trials
  It is fitting that Twitter – surely the closest thing in spirit to the 100m sprint in the Social Media world - has seemed omnipresent throughout the London 2012 Olympics.
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• 7 Aug 2012
  HR Q&A: Annual Leave and Sickness Absence
  In this article we explore some of the recent decisions and provide guidance on how to approach this awkward area of employment law in practice.
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• 6 Aug 2012
  Dilapidations: All may not be as it seems
  In the current climate where occupier demand is weak, the issue of dilapidations has become ever more prominent.
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• 2 Jul 2012
  Supermarket Wars
  An interesting developing Procurement Case Law involving R (on the application of Midlands Co-Operative Society Ltd) v Birmingham City Council and Tesco Stores.
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• 2 Jul 2012
  New Regulations now in force for 2012
  Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 are now in force.
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• 2 Jul 2012
  Is President Assad of Syria entitled to British Nationality?
  For over a year, many of us have been closely monitoring events in Syria. What started as an extension of the “Arab Spring” uprisings has now deteriorated into something approximating a bloody civil war.
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• 14 Jun 2012
  Jury Awards in Fatal Cases – New Guidance for Jurors
  Scotland’s highest civil court stated this week that new procedures should be followed in respect of issuing guidance to juries assessing damages in fatal cases.
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