Legal news
2007 Archive
29.01.07
In our health-conscious society, food products which claim to be good for you - or perhaps, more modestly, not all that bad for you - are attractive to consumers and have added value for businesses.
26.01.07
Incentivised transfers and other inducement offers: Regulator and HMRC guidance
The majority of defined benefit schemes are in deficit on some basis. For most schemes the bulk of the deficit relates to past service benefits. Recently employers have looked for innovative ways to reduce past service liabilities.26.01.07
On 23 January 2007, HM Treasury published a paper on Transforming Government Procurement, announcing a package of public procurement reforms designed to "equip the UK with the capability to deliver world class public services".
25.01.07
The 2007 limits apply where the event giving rise to the entitlement to compensation or payment occurs on or after 1 February 2007 NOT the date the tribunal makes the award.
12.01.07
L v M Ltd is an important decision dealing with the interaction between apportionment of Employer Debt (see further below) and the Pensions Protection Fund (PPF).
09.01.07
The turn of the New Year means that the commencement of the new gambling regime is now less than nine months away. The Department of Culture Media and Sport and the Gambling Commission continue their heavy programme of consultation and implementation.
09.01.07
09.01.07
The Companies Act 2006: Directors' duties (and first commencement order)
The Companies Bill (formerly the Company Law Reform Bill) received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006 and is now the Companies Act 2006. The Act is the largest piece of legislation ever passed by Parliament.03.01.07
The large majority of DB schemes have a deficit on the buy-out basis. As a result some employers have started exploring ways in which they can reduce or manage this funding risk.
