Osborne Clarke's best legal reads of the week: May 25 - 29
Published on 29th May 2015
This week David Cameron set out his plans for the new Conservative Government in his first Queen’s speech. Here are some great blog posts highlighting the key points from the speech, by Osborne Clarke’s employment, planning and property teams:
- What was in it for employers?
- How will the proposals affect property?
- The implications for planning law
Here are more of OC’s best legal reads from around the web…
The provisions in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 that prevent the use of exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts came into force on the 26th May. Read the full update here.
We looked at the issue of enforcing drag rights last year when the High Court upheld drag provisions which had been inserted into articles without the consent of the minority shareholder who was being dragged. This was the high profile decision in Arbuthnott v Bonnyman, involving the partners in Charterhouse, the well-known private equity firm, one of the most notable cases of 2014. That decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal in May 2015 on the same grounds as before. Read the main takeaways from the Court of Appeal’s judgment here.
At the beginning of this year, Osborne Clarke welcomed in a new UK Managing Partner after Simon Beswick stepped down after a 12-year run. Now entering his sixth month in the role, Ray Berg explains how he intends to continue Beswick’s legacy. Read the article here. [Registration required to view the full article]
- [Reuters] Osborne Clarke’s Partner Nick Johnson quoted by Reuters in the FIFA/Visa sponsorship story
Visa Inc’s public warning to FIFA that it may end its sponsorship if world soccer’s governing body does not quickly clean up its act will likely prompt other sponsors to take a tough stance as a major corruption scandal involving FIFA unfolds, brand experts said. After U.S. prosecutors indicted nine FIFA officials and five sports media and promotions executives on federal corruption charges, other major sponsors including Coca-Cola Co, McDonald’s Corp and Anheuser-Busch InBev urged FIFA to resolve its problems and repair its image. Read the full story and Nick’s comments here.
Diversity in games is increasingly a point of conversation in the games industry, both in terms of representation in the titles that reach players and among the people making them. While the former relies on creators putting more varied characters in their products, trade industry Tiga is addressing the latter with new equal opportunities policy templates aimed at UK games businesses. Osborne Clarke’s very own Anna Chamberlain donated her time and expertise to create these excellent equal opportunity policy templates, read the full article here.
