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Family Business United Conference 2018

Friday, 16 March 2018

We recently attended the latest Family Business United conference at the Royal Geographical Society in London, an annual event which brings together family businesses and those who advise them.

Articles & Blogs Family Business

DIY SOS - The Importance of Keeping Your Property in Good Repair

Friday, 16 March 2018

For most fortunate enough to own a property, that property is their main asset. This too can be true for a family business.

DIY SOS - The Importance of Keeping Your Property in Good Repair

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Don't Lose Damages Rights by Terminating Contracts Incorrectly

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

When something goes wrong in a commercial contract, it is important to take advice on the correct way to terminate the contract.

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Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Pharmacy Leaders Provide Guidance to Help Prepare for Falsified Medicines Directive

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Leaders in community pharmacy have provided guidance to help the pharmacy profession prepare for the implementation of the EU's Falsified Medicines Directive.

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Pharma Concerns Raised Again over US Reimbursement After Trump Vows to Bring Down Drug Prices

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

The pharma industry has once again become concerned over the future for reimbursement in the US following President Trump's State of the Union address.

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Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Pharma Firms Feeling the Pinch When It Comes to Recruitment of Overseas Talent

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Businesses are struggling to attract and retain key talent from overseas as a result of uncertainty over Brexit.

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Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

UK Government Sets Out Vision of Associate Membership of EMA Post-Brexit

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

One of the big issues for the Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences sector is: what will happen to the regulations post-Brexit?

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Articles & Blogs Corporate

Catch 22 - Can a Seller Disclose Confidential Contracts to a Potential Buyer?

Thursday, 08 March 2018

When a buyer is investigating a business as a potential acquisition target, a key part of its due diligence will be to review any contracts to which the target business is a party.

Catch 22 - Can a Seller Disclose Confidential Contracts to a Potential Buyer?

Articles & Blogs Employment

Must Pregnant Workers Be Given Priority Status in a Collective Redundancy Exercise?

Friday, 09 March 2018

In the recent case of Porras Guisado v Bankia SA and others (Case C-103/16), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that pregnant workers are not entitled to special treatment in a collective redundancy exercise.

VWV Employment blog on whistleblowing detriment.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Agency Worker Rights - Can Higher Pay Compensate for Less Favourable Terms?

Friday, 09 March 2018

In the recent case of Kocur v Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that a failure to give qualifying agency workers the same basic terms and conditions as employees...

Employment Law - What Schools Can Expect in 2018

Wednesday, 07 March 2018

2017 was a significant year for employment law and this looks like it will continue into 2018. We have set out the key employment law issues which might affect schools in 2018.

Employment Law - What Schools Can Expect in 2018

Articles & Blogs Private Client

5 Reasons Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Should Have a Pre-Nup

Thursday, 08 March 2018

With the royal wedding only three months away, there is still time for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to sign a pre-nuptial agreement setting out what would happen if their marriage breaks down in the future.

5 Reasons Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Should Have a Pre-Nup

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Gender Pay Update - Clarification of Calculations for Term Time Only Workers

Wednesday, 07 March 2018

With the first publication date approaching in April 2018, many schools are in the process of finalising their gender pay data...

Gender Pay Update - Clarification of Calculations for Term Time Only Workers

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Sexual Harassment Between Children - What Do You Need to Know About the New Guidance?

Monday, 05 March 2018

As anticipated in the last edition, the DfE has published new advice about peer on peer abuse entitled Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges.

Sexual Harassment Between Children - What Do You Need to Know About the New Guidance?

Current Issues in Charity Regulation

Monday, 05 March 2018

23 January 2018 should have been a high-point in the media for the charity sector as a whole, as the Duke of Cambridge addressed the Charity Commission's annual meeting with an uplifting speech about the importance of charities to a healthy society...

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