The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that a 24-year-old woman, who worked as a carer at Wirral care home, has been sentenced for ill-treatment/wilful neglect of an 84-year-old resident based in the care home. According to the CPS, Valentina Baghiu poked, threatened and grabbed the wrist of the resident, who was frail and suffered from dementia. These incidents of ill-treatment were filmed on the defendant’s mobile phone. On 9 December 2019, Baghiu was suspended from her job and arrested. At Liverpool Crown Court, she received a six-month jail term, suspended for 18 months.

Carers UK and Employers for Carers have conducted a survey on the implementation of the Carer's Leave Act 2023, which came into force in April 2024 and grants employees in England, Scotland and Wales up to one week of unpaid leave annually to care for relatives or dependants with long-term care needs. The survey, conducted in October 2024, examines how organisations have implemented the Act, including any enhancements to the statutory provision, promotion to employees and impact on other forms of carer support.

The charity Carers UK has recommended that during the current Parliament the government should introduce a statutory right to five days of paid carer’s leave per year. This would extend the current right to take up to five days of unpaid carer’s leave which was introduced from 6 April 2024 under the Carer’s Leave Act 2023 (CLA 2023). Statutory paid leave provisions already exist for working carers in Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Sweden. The report examines the benefits of moving to paid carer’s leave, including the positive impact it would have for women and lower paid workers. It also outlines the anticipated costs and savings this would result in for HM Treasury.

FORTHCOMING CHANGES: In measures expected to come into force on 1 October 2026, time limits for making certain claims in employment tribunals in Great Britain (and, in certain cases, industrial tribunals in Northern Ireland) will be increased from three months to six months. The changes are set out in section 152 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) and ERA 2025, Schedule 12 (not yet in force), and in the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026, SI 2026/759, the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 (draft), the Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/758 and the Employee Study and Training (Procedural Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/473. This Practice Note will be updated as soon as the relevant statutory instruments are made. For more information, see Practice Note: Employment Rights Act 2025—tracker. The main provisions of the Carer’s Leave Act 2023, which received Royal Assent on 24 May 2023, were brought into force on 4 December 2023. The Carer’s Leave

CASE HUB ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 17 July 2015; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline. Case facts ARCHIVE 17/07/2015 Outline European Commission merger investigation into the proposed acquisition by Cargill of Archer Daniels Midland's chocolate business. There are horizontal overlaps in the markets for the supply of industrial chocolate. Latest developments The Commission cleared the transaction subject to commitments on 17 July 2015. Under the commitments accepted by the Commission, Cargill will divest ADM's industrial chocolate plant in Mannheim (Germany) to a suitable purchaser. The Mannheim plant is ADM's largest industrial chocolate plant in Europe and its only such plant in Germany. Parties Cargill is a US-based company active in the international production and sale of food, agriculture and risk management products and services. The company provides its services to customers across the world. It has 140,000 employees working in 67 countries. In relation to this transaction, Cargill's business includes the production and sale of industrial chocolate and fat-based coatings and fillings

CASE HUB ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 15 July 2015; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline. Case facts Outline European Commission Article 101 TFEU investigation into a cartel in relation to the marketing of cargo ‘blocktrains’ (AT.40098). The cartel involved the allocation of customers, the sharing of confidential information and the fixing of prices. The Commission issued its decision and imposed fines totalling €49m on 15/07/2015. Latest development On 15 July 2015 the Commission announced that, following a settlement, it has issued its enforcement decision against Express Interfracht (a subsidiary of Österreichische Bundesbahnen), Schenker (a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn) and Kühne+Nagel, imposing combined fines totalling €49.154m (Kühne+Nagel received full immunity from fines). Parties Express Interfracht, part of the Austrian railway incumbent Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) Schenker, part of the German railway incumbent Deutsche Bahn (DB) Kühne+Nagel, based in Switzerland, one of the largest transport and logistics companies

CASE HUB ARCHIVED—this case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 20 April 2021; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline and commentary. Case facts Outline European Commission Article 101 TFEU investigation into a cartel concerning cross-border rail cargo transport services on blocktrains (AT.40330). Latest development On 20 April 2021, the Commission issued its infringement decision after the three companies settled with the Commission and acknowledged their involvement in the cartel. Total fines totalling €48.59m were imposed. Total fines imposed on each company were: • ÖBB—no fine (as a result of being awarded immunity)• DB—€48,324,000 (including a reduction of 45% for leniency and a reduction of 10% for settling) (NB: DB’s fine was increased by 50% since it had previously been held liable in Cargo 'blocktrains' (AT.40098))• SNCB—€270,000

CASE HUB ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 29 March 2022; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline and commentary. Case facts Outline UK merger investigation into the anticipated merger between Cargotec Corporation and Konecranes Plc. The parties overlap in the markets of container and cargo handling equipment. Latest developments On 1 April 2022, the CMA formally cancelled its phase 2 investigation after the parties decided to abandon the proposed transaction. Parties • Cargotec Corporation (Cargotech): Cargotech is based in Finland and provides equipment and services in particular for cargo handling in ports in terminals, as well as for ship and road transport (including container handling equipment and terminal automated solutions) through its Kalmar business.• Konecrances Plc (Konecranes); Konecranes is based in Finland and provides equipment and services in particular for lifting and cargo handling equipment in shipyards, ports and terminals, such as container handling equipment and automation technology. Background On 1 October 2020, Corgotec and Konecranes announced they had signed a combination agreement and a merger plan

CASE HUB ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 24 February 2022; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline and commentary. Case facts Outline European Commission merger investigation into the proposed merger between Cargotec Corporation and Konecranes Plc (M.10078). The proposed merger involves a horizontal overlap in the markets of container and cargo handling equipment. Latest developments On 24 February 2022, the Commission cleared the merger subject to commitments. The the Commission was concerned that the merger would have substantially lessened competition and likely led to higher prices in the EEA, with respect to a number of container and cargo handling equipment types (rubber-tired gantry cranes, straddle/shuttle carriers and mobile equipment). In each of these areas, the parties have very high market shares and face limited competition. In addition, the Commission found that the transaction, given the vertical integration of Konecranes' mobile equipment business with Cargotec's spreaders business, would have restricted access to a sufficient customer base for competing mobile equipment spreaders suppliers.To address the Commission’s concerns: (i)

Law360, Expert Analysis: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) enforcement action in relation to Carillion PLC, which entered liquidation in January 2018, concluded on 16 February 2026. The FCA issued final notices to the company and its former group chief executive officer (CEO), Richard Howson. Wendy Saunders, partner and co-head of financial services at Lewis Silkin LLP, examines the implications of the Carillion enforcement action, including the FCA’s approach to individual accountability and the broader risks for listed companies.

Law360: Cruise operator Carnival has won its appeal and can reargue a former employee's claim that it unfairly dismissed her for redundancy while she was on maternity leave, convincing the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that the employment tribunal wrongly held that it failed to appoint her to a suitable alternative vacancy.

A syndrome causing pain in the hand and wrist caused by restriction of the median nerve.