A key proposition underpinning EU competition law is that competing companies should act independently on markets. In principle, rivalry and competition can be expected...
This Practice Note is important first stage reading for analysing vertical restraints, that is, restrictions in vertical agreements caught by Article 101(1) TFEU (see The...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data Protection Act 1998...
Intellectual property (IP) agreements relating to, for example, licensing of technology and for the joint development of new technology, may have a restrictive effect on...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data Protection Act 1998...
UPDATE: The government published a consultation on employment status on 7 February 2018 seeking views on how to make the employment status rules for employment rights and...
FORTHCOMING CHANGE: The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/725, come into force on 6 April 2020. They will...
Background This Practice Note summarises the law and provides practical guidance to service providers in respect of their obligations to provide goods, services and...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data Protection Act 1998...
This Practice Note considers implied terms in contracts for goods and services, being the implied terms incorporated into contracts for the sale and supply of goods and...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data Protection Act 1998...
This Practice Note considers the key terms and conditions (or T&C, Ts&Cs or T&Cs) in contracts for business-to-business (B2B) transactions. It sets out the general...
This Practice Note considers the test for an employer’s vicarious liability in tort, which arises from certain legal relationships and in relation to certain acts. It...
What are managed service companies? Many individual workers supply their services to clients, not directly as a self-employed person, but via an intermediary (often a...
This Practice Note considers non-compete clauses in commercial agreements. Non-compete clauses are contractual obligations restricting a party from competing with the...
FORTHCOMING CHANGE: on 18 May 2018, HMRC published a consultation which looks at how best to tackle non-compliance with IR35 in the private sector. For more information...
