Osborne Clarke's best legal reads of the week - October 12 - 16
Published on 16th Oct 2015
What are the top reads of the week around the web written by Osborne Clarke people? Which posts have been shared the most via social?
Here’s the best legal reads of the week…
On 7 October 2015 we held our annual Digital Media Legal Forum, where experts from our London and European offices, along with a host of guest speakers, shared their insights on key legal and business developments in the digital media sector over the last 12 months. Read about what was covered in the blog post here.
George Osborne has announced that the Government aims to extend shared parental leave to grandparents by 2018 (see here). The details are pending and consultation will take place in the first half of next year. This announcement came at the Conservative conference with the commitment of giving working grandparents paid leave to take care of grandchildren. Read more about the announcement here.
Cartels are by their nature secret. When it comes to private cartel damages claims, therefore, a natural information asymmetry exists. The extent to which this can be offset through court-ordered disclosure from the cartelists and/or relevant investigating authority is often a source of great contention, and differs between EU Member States. Read the full update here.
The latest edition of Osborne Clarke’s quarterly litigation update. When a dispute arises, parties rarely have any desire to spend months or even years locked in protracted court proceedings. In this edition we look at two common tactics for resolving a dispute at an earlier stage, along with new possible routes being created by an ever-more proactive judicial system. Used well, each of these can be extremely powerful, but an indiscriminate approach can reduce their effectiveness or, at worst, work against the party employing them. Read the October update here.
The Guardian has this week reported that “three former directors of City Link have been charged with criminal offences” in relation to its collapse last Christmas.This follows on the heels of the report at the weekend regarding the chief executive of Sports Direct who is facing similar charges in light of collective redundancies at former employer USC in administration. Read the full blog post here.
From 1 October 2015, new rules come into force, which impose additional restrictions and formalities on landlords wishing to terminate an assured shorthold tenancy (AST), granted on or after that date, by serving a section 21 notice at the expiry of the fixed term. Read all about the new restrictions here.
