Legal alert - December 2011

A monthly checklist from BHP Information Solutions highlighting new and pending laws, regulations, codes of practice and rulings that could have an impact on your business.

This month:

• 2012 Diamond Jubilee gives UK businesses extra bank holiday 
• Unfair dismissal qualifying period to rise
• New governance guide for small charities and voluntary bodies
• New guide to help stop employees infringing intellectual property rights
• Case law: Campaign outside tribunal hearing can result in costs award
• Case law: Employers beware critical remarks about employees
• Case law: Employers still unclear over sick workers’ rights to holiday pay
• Case law: Guidance on how courts will interpret contract terms in dispute
• Case law: Court gives guidance on database legal ownership and protection
• Case law: European Court clarifies ‘informed user’ test necessary to register a product design
• Case law: Attempt to get business name back online from others using it fails for lack of evidence
• Case law: Employers should be sure of non-entitlement to work before suspending migrant workers

Issue 96, December 2011

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