Best legal reads of the week: February 9-13
Published on 13th Feb 2015
It’s been a busy week of news here at Osborne Clarke. We’ve been discussing driverless/connected cars, the £9m typo and the Internet of Things to name a few… So here’s our weekly round-up of articles written by Osborne Clarke people.
Here are your must-read posts of the week…
With nearly half of the UK declaring they would take a ride in a driverless car and with four UK cities selected for testing, the Government has declared that it wants the UK to become a world leader in driverless technology. Read the interview with our UK Head of Automotive, Simon Spooner, here.
- Osborne Clarke advises Schuh on its expansion into Germany
Osborne Clarke has advised UK-based shoe chain Schuh Ltd. on the opening of its first store outside England and Ireland. Read the full article here.
In Sebry v Companies House and the Registrar of Companies the High Court found that Companies House is liable at common law for a clerical error which resulted in a company’s collapse into insolvency. The quantum of damages is yet to be determined, but the amount claimed is roughly £9 million, Read more here.
- Employee share plans: Are you ready for the new HMRC requirements?
Companies operating employee share plans (whether tax-advantaged or unapproved) must take action to comply with the new HMRC online registration and annual reporting requirements. Read the latest here.
- Mechanisms of dissociation of personal data and the “Internet of Things”
Dissociation of personal data is becoming critical for companies whose business models are based on the so-called “Internet of Things” or “Big Data” technologies. Read the article in full here.
Simon Marshall, Head of Communications at Osborne Clarke, responds to the government’s driverless car review and takes a look at where the UK is heading with this innovative technology.
