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Tipping Act: implementation delayed until 1 October and final code of practice revealed

25 April 2024

The implementation of the Tipping Act has been delayed until 1 October 2024 and the final text of the accompanying stator code of practice has been published...

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Annual leave: updated guidance on annual leave and holiday pay

25 April 2024

Recent changes to the government guidance on annual leave and holiday pay have, among other things, addressed some of the confusion around the applicable rules for term-time only workers paid an...

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Equal pay: pay differences arising from secondment from operational to administrative duties

25 April 2024

Can an employer maintain the higher pay rates/benefits of male operational employees when they are seconded to administrative duties, whilst keeping a female employee doing like work on the lower...

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Disability discrimination: could a trial period in a new role be a reasonable adjustment?

25 April 2024

The EAT has confirmed that putting a disabled employee into a new role on a trial basis may, depending on the specific circumstances, be a reasonable adjustment where they are likely to lose their...

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Cargo interests bound by arbitration agreement in P & I insurance contract

24 April 2024

The Court has granted a final anti-suit injunction and declaratory relief to a P & I Club in respect of Sri Lankan court proceedings brought by cargo interests following the sinking of a container...

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Eyes wide open: non-party costs orders – disclosure in support

24 April 2024

A recent decision in the Technology & Construction Court (TCC) in Topalsson GMBH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd [2024] EWHC 297 (TCC) highlights the risks to directors’ funding and controlling...

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Contracting out of fixed recoverable costs

24 April 2024

With effect from 1 October 2023, commercial claims of up to £100,000 have been subject to a new fixed costs regime (FRC) (CPR 45). The amount of recoverable costs (costs which are recovered usually...

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A difficult relationship: AI and copyright

24 April 2024

Recent artificial intelligence (AI) tools have demonstrated an apparent ability to conjure creative material from the ether. These AI tools are trained to process vast amounts of existing works and...

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Supreme Court decision on recoverability of contractual losses, economic loss and the principle of remoteness

24 April 2024

The recent Supreme Court judgment in Armstead v Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Company Limited (2024) UKSC 6 has clarified important principles relating to pure economic loss, remoteness of...

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Tightening reins on cryptocurrency and trading platforms: a recap on the past year in virtual asset regulation

23 April 2024

Nearly one year has passed since the implementation of the licensing regime for Virtual Asset Trading Platforms (“VATP”) by the Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”), which formally came...

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Supreme Court reiterates principles applicable to incorporation of charterparty terms into bills of lading

22 April 2024

The UK Supreme Court decision in this case has been much written about and discussed for the guidance it provides on charterparty war risks provisions. One issue that arose for the Supreme Court’s...