The Government has announced that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for apprentices will increase by 57p (20 per cent) from 1 October 2015, from £2.73 to £3.30. The Low Pay Commission (LPC) had recommended
The appearance of the London skyline has always been controversial. However, in a major victory for developers, the High Court has given the green light for a project which will transform a 3.5 hectare site
The consequences of commercial deceit can come back to haunt businesses many years after the event, as a natural resources company discovered to its cost almost 20 years after it perpetrated a $40 million fraud
The Government is currently legislating to render the use of exclusivity clauses unenforceable in zero hours contracts. In addition, following a consultation exercise, draft regulations have been drawn up outlining proposals for secondary legislation to
The liability of subsidiaries for wrongs committed by their parent organisations came under analysis as the Supreme Court ruled that a UK-based charity could not be held responsible for a seaborne protest which caused damage
Wind turbines marching across the countryside are not to everyone’s taste and are a constant source of controversy. However, it was concerns about aircraft safety, not the visual impact on the landscape, which resulted in
The Government has updated its statutory guidance on calculating the National Minimum Wage (NMW). This covers eligibility for the NMW, calculating the amount payable, the working hours for which the NMW must be paid and
A leading UK fashion retailer which took an ethical stance and withdrew its business from an overseas supplier which it believed was putting its workforce at risk has succeeded in fighting off a High Court
Off the record briefings to the press by public officials are a fact of modern political life but one such meeting between national newspaper journalists and a top civil servant led to a test case
On 10 March 2015, legislation came into force making it a criminal offence to require an individual to exercise their subject access rights under Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) to gain
