The Pensions Regulator can issue a notice to the trustees, employers or other people involved in the administration of a pension scheme asking them to provide the Pensions Regulator with a report on specified matters. The person appointed to make the report must be approved by the Pensions Regulator and such person must appear to the Pensions Regulator to have all the necessary skills to make the report.

Skills England has issued statutory guidance for the second round of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs), following the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper. The guidance sets out how local leaders, employers, and education providers will collaborate on three-year LSIPs for all 39 LSIP areas, to be approved in summer 2026 and run until 2029. Employer Representative Bodies will lead development with Strategic Authorities in devolved areas and local authorities elsewhere, ensuring skills provision aligns with local growth priorities. LSIPs will identify skills needs from entry-level to postgraduate and support the government’s ambition for two-thirds of young people to undertake higher-level learning by age 25. Skills England intends to oversee the programme, using data and intelligence to make the skills system more responsive to economic demands.

Skills England has published guidance for employers on verifying apprenticeship behaviours under the reformed apprenticeship assessment system, setting out a proportionate process for confirming that apprentices have demonstrated the behaviours required by the relevant occupational standard.

Law360, London: Sky has secured a new victory in its multimillion-pound dispute with insurers over water damage to the roof of its headquarters, after an appeals court said on 16 December 2024 that the media giantbroadcaster can claim for damages incurred after its policy lapsed.

Law360, London: Sky has prevented a Chinese company from registering the term 'ThinkiSky' as a trademark in the EU, convincing examiners that consumers could confuse the logo with its earlier 'Sky' sign.

CASE HUB ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 26 September 2014; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline, commentary and relevant/related cases below. Case facts Outline Appeal by Skyscanner Limited against the OFT’s decision to accept commitments in the hotel online booking case (case number 1226/2/12/14). The CAT issued its judgment allowing the appeal and quashing the OFT's decision on 26/09/2014. Parties Skyscanner Limited. Skyscanner is a Scottish-based online travel agent (OTA), offering price comparison and booking services for hotels as well as flights and car hire. Competition and Markets Authority (which took over the functions of the OFT on 1 April 2014). Interveners: • Booking.com BV, • Skoosh International Ltd • Expedia Inc • Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC. Background The former OFT announced that it had accepted commitments from Booking.com and Expedia on 31 January 2014. On 31 March 2014, Skyscanner lodged its appeal of the OFT decision. Booking.com BV, Skoosh International Ltd, Expedia, Inc and Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC were granted permission to intervene on 1 May 2014. On 28 July 2014, the CAT ordered

A defamatory statement made or conveyed by spoken words, sounds, looks, signs, gestures or in some other non-permanent form, and relating to someone other than the person to whom its relates.

TMT analysis: This is the judgment on the trial of preliminary issues in a slander claim brought in relation to allegations of grooming. It provides a useful reminder of how well-known principles of defamation law, which are usually developed in the context of libel claims, are applied in the context of a slander action. Based on the parties’ evidence, the court drew conclusions as to the publication of the words proven to have been spoken and allowed two of the three publications complained of to proceed (disapplying the limitation period in relation to one of those publications). The court also determined the meaning of the words complained of, and found that the allegations (whose actionability at common law had been conceded by the defendant) were actionable per se and had caused serious harm to the claimant. In doing so, it queried recent guidance as to the proper analysis of the moment at which the cause of action in defamation claims crystallises, in the light of Lord Sumption’s analysis of section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 (DA 2013) in Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd and another. Written by Mathilde Groppo, senior associate at Carter-Ruck Solicitors.

Law360: Ireland is accepting applications from small and medium-size startups that seek to qualify as innovative businesses in order to allow angel investors to benefit from a reduced capital gains tax rate, the country's Department of Finance said 3 March 2025.

Law360, London: A London court has thrown out a claim against Slater and Gordon brought by 224 clients over the retainers on their personal injury cases, ruling that the terms of the agreements are clear and enforceable.

A management fee that varies over the life of a partnership.

The slip rule refers to the ability of an adjudicator to correct errors (or ‘slips’) in his or her decision (eg typographical or calculation errors) which arise by accident or omission.