13 Jun, 2018 Plumber 'wrenches' victory in the UK Supreme Court. But no 'flood' of claims expected. By Harriet Gaillard On 13 June, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Pimlico Plumbers v Smith. As many expected, it upheld the Court of Appeal’s...
26 Jul, 2017 Access to justice: employment tribunal fees unlawful By Harriet Gaillard The Supreme Court has decided that the employment tribunal fees system, which was introduced in July 2013, is illegal under both UK and...
25 Feb, 2015 Goodyear: The SEC's reminder of the perils of commercial bribery By Peter Jaffe Conventional wisdom has it that the US FCPA—unlike, say, the UK Bribery Act—doesn’t cover commercial bribery. See, eg, this, this, this,...
15 Jan, 2014 Supreme Court clarifies the jurisdictional reach of US Courts over foreign corporations By David Livshiz In a unanimous judgment, the US Supreme Court has again reversed a lower court’s assertion of extraterritorial jurisdiction over a...