This Practice Note considers the different types of interest you may seek to recover in a claim, the basis on which interest may be claimed (contractual entitlement to interest, the court’s discretion to award interest under the Senior Courts Act 1981, s 35A or the County Courts Act 1984, s 69, statutory interest, eg the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (LPCD(I)A 1998)), how to plead a claim for interest, and identifies some of the more common queries relating to claiming interest. This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your matter is proceeding, you may also need to be mindful of additional provisions—see: Court specific guidance. This Practice Note provides guidance on claiming interest when issuing a claim. For further guidance on claiming: • interest on foreign currency claims, see Practice Note: Foreign currency claims—interest on damages claims and judgment debts • interest on judgment debts, see Practice Note: Interest on judgment debts • compound interest, see Practice Note: Claiming

This Agreement is made on [date] Parties 1 [insert name of SaaS Supplier company] a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered number] whose registered office is at [insert registered office] (SaaS Supplier); and 2 [insert name of reseller company] a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered number] whose registered office is at [insert registered office] (Reseller), each of the SaaS Supplier and Reseller being a party and together the SaaS Supplier and Reseller are the parties. Background (A) The SaaS Supplier wishes to appoint the Reseller as an authorised reseller of certain of its online software applications in the United Kingdom. (B) The Reseller agrees to market and distribute the SaaS Supplier’s online software applications in accordance with this Agreement. STOP PRESS: From 1 October 2026, section 48 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (inserting sections 14A and 15A of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) extends right to work civil penalty liability in certain contractual arrangements, including where a supplier which, having contracted to provide services to a customer,

Public Law analysis: As of 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) are in force. Procurements begun on or after this date must be carried out under PA 2023, whereas those begun under the previous legislation (including the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, and Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) must continue to be procured and managed under that legislation. This analysis highlights some of the key details and developments, with top tips and insights from expert contributors to our practical guidance on PA 2023.

Welcome to the 24 October 2024 highlights from the Immigration team, which provides links to key news stories from the last week, as well as a round-up of new and updated content in Immigration.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a Court of Appeal decision upholding HMRC’s tax assessment on expense payments of an umbrella company, (2) an EAT judgment holding that the Jhuti approach of looking behind a decision-maker’s reason should not be applied to detriment of dismissal claims, (3) a CJEU decision providing guidance on whether pseudonymised data is personal data under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), (4) the announcement by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of reforms to the banker remuneration regime, (5) confirmation that the government will not attempt to reintroduce employment tribunal fees, (6) an EAT judgment finding a tribunal had erred in refusing a permanent anonymity application on the basis it was not supported by medical evidence, (6) the November 2025 edition of the Industrial Relations Law Reports (IRLR), (7) dates for your diary, and (8) other news items of interest to employment practitioners.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a Court of Appeal judgment on whether there is an implied contractual indemnity to cover all losses of any kind (including loss of earnings) suffered by an employee as a result of them carrying out their duties, (2) a consultation by the Office for Students on proposals to require universities to record personal relationships between staff and students as part of a wider review of regulation of harassment and sexual misconduct in England, (3) a FTSE Women Leaders Review report examining the number of FTSE 350 board positions held by women, (4) revised HMRC advisory fuel rates for company cars, (5) HMRC guidance on rates and thresholds for 2023–24 for employers, (6) results from the 4 Day Week Global six-month trial of a 4 day working week across 60 companies, (7) analysis by Jacqueline Vallat, and Sandra Potlog of CMS on the overlap between employees’ rights and competition law, (8) an EAT judgment on when a restricted reporting order should be made permanent, (9) a joint Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority consultation on proposed changes to the remuneration regime for firms covered by the Capital Requirements Directive, (10) revised Home Office guidance on right to work checks, (11) a Migration Advisory Committee call for evidence as part of its review of the Shortage Occupation List, (12) amending legislation relating to criminal record checks on, and the disclosure of spent convictions by, individuals seeking to act as adult placement carers in Northern Ireland, (13) dates for your diary, (14) updates to our legislation and consultation trackers as well as our horizon scanner, and (15) new Q&As.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the decision in Renaissance Securities Ltd v ILLC Chlodwig Enterprises which considered whether an arbitration agreement was intended to apply to claims by or against third parties, news that the Cabinet Office has published new guidance on the Procurement Act 2023 in relation to the Plan phase, and news that the Crown Commercial Service has published guidance on sustainable procurement which highlights five common 'tripwires' that public sector organisations should avoid.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) the Supreme Court’s decision in the Tesco ‘fire and rehire’ case, (2) the government’s updated remit for the Low Pay Commission, (3) an EAT judgment which held that English nationalism, which included anti-Islamic views, was not a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010, (4) an employment tribunal decision that an employer’s request for an employee to return from remote working in Spain to attend the London office was not direct or indirect sex discrimination, (5) an EAT decision that an employment tribunal had wrongly found that a dismissal due to disability-related absences was direct discrimination, (6) new guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission to help employers support disabled staff with hybrid working, (7) recent developments on the equal pay claims brought against Asda, (8) an EAT judgment allowing an extension of time where the appellant’s remaining grounds of appeal did not relate to the claims he had omitted to include, (9) six former Glencore employees appear at Westminster magistrates’ court charged with conspiring to make corrupt payments to benefit Glencore’s oil operations in West Africa (10) the UK signing its first legally-binding international treaty on AI risks, (11) the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 217, (12) dates for your diary, (13) updates to our case tracker and horizon scanner, and (14) new Q&As.

This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes: News Analysis on the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)’s launch of the much-awaited consultation on policy and support for the non-pipeline transportation of CO₂, the opening of NESO’s two-week feedback window on methodology areas for Regional Energy Strategic Plans, and the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra)’s publication of a policy paper on environmental compensatory measures reforms for offshore wind. In addition this week, Ofgem has updated licence application guidance for electricity and gas markets and has issued a call for input on the role District Network Operators (DNOs) could play in supporting the rollout of low carbon technologies and energy efficiency measures in homes. We also cover DESNZ’s consultation on proposed amendments to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) standard terms to implement Clean Industry Bonus reforms for CfD Allocation Round 8 (AR8), following the 2025 consultation and government response.

This Practice Note examines dispute board decisions in international construction contracts. It considers the requirements for a valid decision, including form, reasoning, unanimity, timing and delivery, as well as the consequences of late decisions and the role of notices of dissatisfaction. It analyses the binding status of decisions and the consequences of non-compliance, including potential termination rights. It also considers mechanisms for correction and interpretation, the principal routes to enforcement (whether by court proceedings or arbitral awards), and the grounds on which enforcement may be challenged or resisted. It includes a comparative overview of key frameworks, including FIDIC Dispute Adjudication Boards (DAB) and Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication Boards (DAAB), the ICC Dispute Board Rules, the CIArb Dispute Board Rules, the AAA-ICDR Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Board (DARB) Specifications and the Singapore Infrastructure Dispute-Management Protocol. For a practical checklist which provides an end-to-end guide to considerations when advising on contracts which provide for dispute boards which issue binding decisions, see Practice Note: Dispute boards—practical considerations checklist. This checklist can be read alongside this Practice Note, when

This Practice Note examines the extent to which traders based in England and Wales can make their contracts with consumers based in other UK jurisdictions subject to the governing law and/or jurisdiction of England and Wales. It considers the laws which determine governing law and jurisdiction (in respect of both contractual and non-contractual obligations) in the UK in business-to-consumer (B2C) contracts. For the purposes of this Practice Note, a ‘consumer’ is a natural person acting for purposes outside of their trade or profession. Brexit This Practice Note contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. Assimilated law is the name given to REUL which remains in force after the end of 2023. The re-categorisation of REUL (and associated terms) to assimilated law reflects a change in its status and treatment under UK law, in that it is generally to be interpreted according to ordinary domestic law and principles. From 1 January 2024, REUL is ‘assimilated’

This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: more on the Law Society’s new draft Code for exchanging contracts, a government consultation on transparency of land ownership held on trust and cases on the recovery of the costs of a dispute via a service charge, options to purchase, costs of enfranchisement and VAT when letting apartments.