legal updates
New Right to Request Time off for Training
5 Mar 2010
With effect from 6 April 2010 employees will have a statutory right to request time off work to undertake study or training. Initially the rules will apply only to employers with 250 employees or more, but the right will be extended to cover all employers from April 2011.
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The Equality Bill - Be Prepared
1 Mar 2010
The Equality Bill is expected to become law in autumn 2010. More >>
Employment Law: What to expect in 2010…. and beyond
11 Feb 2010
As we are now firmly into 2010 we thought we would whet your appetite with a summary of the key changes in employment law anticipated in the coming year and beyond, including the news announced yesterday of an extension to paternity leave. More >>
Media Update February 2010
10 Feb 2010
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Jackson’s Dilemma
3 Feb 2010
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Rugby’s dilemma on eye-gouging: follow French law or your writ does not run in French Competitions
29 Jan 2010
If the players who have been banned from playing in all competitions world wide for eye-gouging want to play in matches in the French league, their lawyers are bound to ask for a full re-hearing as this is the form that French law requires an appeal to take. More >>
There is hope for beleaguered UK producers as traditional sources of finance dry up, says Sam Tatton Brown.
20 Jan 2010
No-one should ever underestimate the influence of cinema and television in shaping the ideas and values of our nation. From an early age the visual media can mould the way we as individuals and, more importantly, as a society see and feel about ourselves. A country with a healthy, thriving film and television industry is a nation in charge of its own voice, which will resonate further than any politician’s rhetoric ever could.
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Media Update January 2010
12 Jan 2010
General Media Law Update More >>
DL Review December 2009
17 Dec 2009
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Property Bulletin December 2009
15 Dec 2009
December's edition of Property Bulletin has been published. More >>
