RPI or CPI for pension increases? This is a hot topic for defined benefit pension schemes. Although legislative changes could be on the...
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This week the English Court of Appeal decision in Beatt v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has confirmed that courts and tribunals will...
The hack into Target's computers has spawned attention, law suits, and investigations. Now, Target has put its state investigations...
Global clients are often flabbergasted by US legal fees. "Does it really cost more in the US?" clients ask. Well, a new study answers...
This issue has today in part been decided by the Supreme Court in the case of Hartley v King Edward VI College. In Hartley, a sixth form...
Global companies don’t like to have their disputes heard in US courts – the costs are high and the risks higher. For anyone who has ever...
The European Commission increasingly issues large document requests in complex merger cases. The number of requested documents has...
This week saw the publication of the UK Pensions Regulator’s (tPR) Annual Funding Statement. It is clear from this statement that tPR’s...
The Law Commission is proposing a change in the law that could mean that whistleblowers find themselves inadvertently breaching the...
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is the chief regulator of financial institutions and insurance companies...
You’re a global company, and you’re increasingly keen to do business in the US. With business, comes the possibility of disputes. In the...
When a buyer purchases a business it wants to get what it paid for -- and nothing else. A buyer definitely does not want to be saddled...