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In the 43 years since the UK joined the EU, our laws have become increasingly dependent upon EU law. A vote in favour of leaving, or 'Brexit', will have implications both for corporate and commercial lawyers and for their clients.
Following on from our previous blog regarding Amazon’s proposition to deliver goods using drones, it seems now search giant Google wants to join in on the drone delivery bandwagon.
A few years ago, a prominent politician speaking at a media conference declared that, as a result of internet piracy and the challenges of digital technology, copyright was effectively dead.
The Charity Commission has recently published an interesting case report on Clevedon Pier and Heritage Trust Limited (CPHT), which provides a rare example of the conversion of a charitable company to a community benefit society (a society).
The Conservatives' election manifesto made a pledge to 'halt' the spread of onshore wind farms. The Government is now bringing in measures to make good on this promise.
When George Osborne announced at the Tory party conference in 2007 that a future Conservative government would raise the inheritance tax threshold to £1m the idea seemed simple enough.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that, in order to carry over unused statutory holiday in to the next leave year, workers on sick leave are not required to prove they were unable to take holiday due to their medical condition ...
In May, the government announced its proposal to introduce a cap of £95,000 on exit payments for public sector employees, following a review of the total cost of exit payments with the public sector.
In The Sherlock Holmes International Society Ltd v Aidiniantz the court determined that, in the particular circumstances of the case, the articles of association did not have to be followed.