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Case review 20/04/2021
Bank’s liability for enforcement of its security: intimidation/economic duress
The Court of Appeal decision in Morley (t/x Morley Estates) v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [11.03.21] considered whether a borrower had been subjected to economic duress or intimidation during negotiations with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to restructure a loan.
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Article 13/04/2021
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on occupational disease claims
It has been more than 12 months since the first national lockdown began. With the roadmap out of lockdown set, we reflect on 2020 and consider what lies ahead in 2021 and beyond.
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Article 25/03/2021
Health and safety roundup: March 2021
We have taken a look at some of the Health and Safety Executive focus areas and key developments emerging over recent months. Here is a short summary of what we found.
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Article 25/03/2021
The building and fire safety regulatory framework: new national construction products regulator
In December 2019 we looked into some of the key proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system. Just over a year on, various developments have taken place as this area of law continues to evolve following the Grenfell disaster. Recent examples include the introduction of the Fire Safety Bill, which has progressed through both the House of Commons and House of Lords, and is now in its final stages before receiving Royal Assent.
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Case review 23/03/2021
High Court confirms ‘workers’ as well as ‘employees’ entitled to protection
The High Court has handed down a landmark decision in the case of The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain v The Secretary of State for Work & Pensions and others [2020] confirming that ‘workers’ and not just ‘employees’ have the right to be provided with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and to be protected from detriment on health and safety grounds.
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Article 22/03/2021
Europe’s cannabis products regulatory regime: evergreen or erratic? Part 1: Food products
For some time, the regulatory framework applicable to cannabis products in Europe has been widely recognised as being particularly complex. As a result of this, companies frequently struggle with successfully navigating the regulatory regimes applicable in each country in which they sell. This looks set to continue as new UK requirements come into force on 1 April 2021.
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Article 12/03/2021
COVID vaccine passports – impact on the hospitality sector
The leisure and hospitality sector, alongside the retail and aviation sectors, has been one of the sectors most affected during the last 12 months as a consequence of the national lockdowns. Operators have spent millions of pounds ensuring their premises are ‘COVID secure’, have traded when permitted under onerous restrictions, and anecdotally, the number of COVID-19 infections arising from such venues, appears relatively small.
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Article 11/03/2021
There’s a storm coming
The government announced on 10 March 2021 that the ban on the use of forfeiture is to be extended for a period of three months to 30 June 2021. Legislation is also being laid to extend the current ban on the use of the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery procedure to 30 June 2021.
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Article 04/03/2021
A business friendly budget?
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.
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Article 04/03/2021
Spring forward, fall back – the commercial impacts of the Spring Budget 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP delivered his second budget yesterday which predominantly focused on maintaining, extending and creating new COVID-19 measures. This budget was a response to the pandemic first and foremost and, on that front, it more than delivered. Here, our commercial experts provide an overview of what the measures mean to businesses in a number of critical areas.