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Article 04/03/2021
Over the past 11 months individual personal rights have been balanced against the need to protect public health. Individual rights to see extended family, to move unrestricted, to visit a family member in a care home have all been curtailed with the aim of reducing the spread of COVID-19.
Article 04/03/2021
Following an Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983 (the Act) – recommendations of which were published in December 2018 in a report, ‘Modernising the Mental Health Act: Increasing choice, reducing compulsion’ – the government, informed by those recommendations, has set out in a White Paper wide-ranging proposals “for a substantive programme of legislative reform”.
Article 04/03/2021
The government is set to publish a white paper with proposals for the reform of UK corporate governance and audit oversight. Accountancy firms are already splitting out their audit and consultancy arms and a new regulator, the Audit Reporting and Governance Authority, will replace the Financial Reporting Council.
Article 04/03/2021
The Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday announced his Spring Statement. Rishi Sunak has been clear that the public need to understand the true economic cost of the pandemic. And so whilst committing to do whatever it takes to support people and businesses throughout the pandemic, he has not shied away from highlighting the "enormous toll" this has had on the economy and our public finances.
Article 04/03/2021
With many countries now vaccinating and looking to lift lockdowns, the question on everyone’s lips seems to be “can employers require their employees to vaccinate?”. In this article, our experts based in Denmark, the UK, US and India look to provide an answer from each of their respective jurisdictions, and thereafter forecast the potential COVID-19 employers’ liability claims we can expect to see in the future.
Article 03/03/2021
Kennedys has secured a finding of fundamental dishonesty and subsequent custodial sentence following committal proceedings against a demolition worker after it was established that he lied about the circumstances of an accident when pursuing a claim against his employer.
Article 03/03/2021
On 1 February 2020, the Singapore government passed the Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill in Parliament (the Bill), amending the Electronic Transactions Act (ETA), Bills of Lading Act and Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act.
Article 03/03/2021
In this briefing, we consider some recent, global decisions addressing issues including: the application of the Collision Regulations; a Master’s responsibilities when presented with a draft bill of lading; a statutory moratorium’s effect on in rem writs in Singapore; the general average position when insurance provisions are contained in the contract of carriage; and the interpretation of letters of undertaking wordings.
Article 03/03/2021
2021 promises to be a year dominated by evolution, transformation, and resilience. In this article we identify some of the key areas and issues that will have an impact upon the London marine market in 2021.
Article 01/03/2021
