11/30/2017 12:00:00 AM Categorisation of workers: ECJ holiday pay judgment By Harriet Gaillard As you may have seen in the Press, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday ruled in the holiday pay case, King v The Sash Windows...
11/29/2017 12:00:00 AM SEC’s whistleblowing program reports record-breaking tips and awards By John Warren Since 2010, whistleblowers who provide information to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or Commodity Futures Trading...
11/20/2017 12:00:00 AM MPs propose overhaul of employment framework: Select Committees' Report published with draft Bill By Harriet Gaillard When the Taylor Review published its report, ‘Good Work’, in July (see our briefing here), many commented that the loss of the...
11/17/2017 12:00:00 AM Whistleblowing: Spotlight is on the decision maker’s reason for dismissal By Chantelle Nicholas The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Royal Mail v Jhuti has confirmed that courts and tribunals will look at only the...
11/13/2017 12:00:00 AM Whistleblowing: Strengthened calls for EU wide protection By Chantelle Nicholas This summer, we reported that the European Parliament had published recommended steps that could be taken by the European Commission to...
11/13/2017 12:00:00 AM Simply the best? By Rupert Macey-Dare “Simply the best- better than all the rest?” Littlewoods v HMRC [2017] UKSC 70 (01 November 2017) In a stunning decision which...
11/9/2017 12:00:00 AM Increased FCA Scrutiny of Unregulated Activities? By Christopher Robinson The FCA has demonstrated through high-profile enforcement action, for example in relation to benchmark and FX market conduct, its...
11/8/2017 4:24:12 PM Whistleblowing is on the rise By Caroline Stroud Whistleblowing is on the rise - according to survey results released today - but more can still be done to encourage employees to speak...
11/7/2017 3:08:59 PM Five behind-the-scenes insights into DOJ cross-border investigation priorities By Justin Simeone The Fraud Section within the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) plays a key role in shaping many multi-jurisdictional investigations. On...
11/6/2017 12:00:00 AM Trouble in Paradise By Ruby Hamid The leak of over 13m ''Paradise Papers' to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (which also obtained the Panama Papers last year) has...
11/2/2017 12:00:00 AM Civil litigation disclosure: the reforms are revealed By Tom Snelling The wait is over. Today, after much speculation about both process and substance, the proposed new disclosure rules for civil litigation...
11/1/2017 1:09:45 PM Green light for summary awards in ICC arbitrations? By Monika Hlavkova On 30 October 2017, the ICC Court revised its arbitration practice note to provide guidance on the immediate dismissal of manifestly...