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Bribery Act 2010 (09 June 2010) The Bribery Act (the “Act”), which received Royal Assent on 8 April, is due to come into force later this year.   More... When is a Subsidiary not a Subsidiary? (04/10) Many contracts include special provisions or carve outs which apply to dealings between companies within the same group.   More... 2009 Pre-Budget Report snippet (12/09) Small companies' rate of corporation tax  More... Shareholder Rights (08/09) The Companies Regulations 2009 make a number of amendments to the 2006 Act which took effect on 3 August 2009  More... The new Bribery Bill, how will it affect companies and their directors? (08/09) On 28 July 2009 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Draft Bribery Bill published its first report.  More... Registered Designs (06/08/09) Rights in registered designs are protected as monopoly rights under the Registered Designs Act 1949  More... Age Discrimination (21/07/09) From 1 October 2006, it became unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person on the grounds of age.  More... Representation at disciplinary hearings (29/05/09) One of our employer clients was recently informed by an employee that his solicitor could represent him at a disciplinary hearing “because the law has changed”.   More... Trademarks (28/05/09) The term ‘Intellectual Property’ comprises a number of separate rights which protect different parts of a business.   More... Can I compulsorily retire staff at 65? (22/05/09) This was the question posed to the European Court of Justice.  More...

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