New guidance: Acas publishes new guidance for employers on 'reasonable adjustments' for disabled workers
Employers will welcome new Acas guidance to help them determine when and what reasonable adjustments need to be made for a disabled worker.
Legal Alert - January 2018
A monthly checklist from Atom Content Marketing highlighting new and pending laws, regulations, codes of practice and rulings that could have an impact on your business.
Case law: Luxury goods brands can lawfully restrict sale of goods on third party online platforms
Owners of luxury brands will welcome a European ruling that they can lawfully stop distributors from selling their goods on third party online platforms, including websites such as Amazon, as this may affect the status of their brand.
Case law: Failure to observe underlying understanding led to successful unfair prejudice claim by minority shareholder
Parties involved in a private company must comply with any non-contractual arrangements and/or understandings between them, as well as the company's constitution and other formal agreements, or risk a successful claim from an 'unfairly prejudiced' shareholder.
New law: European Commission issues alert on potential effect of Brexit on UK companies and their EU branches
Companies established in the EU should consider a Notice issued by the European Commission that UK companies and their branches in the EU will not necessarily be treated as having legal personality or limited liability by EU member states after Brexit.
Case law: Prior local goodwill in a name can invalidate its registration as a trade mark by another business
Businesses in a registered trade marks dispute should consider whether the ability to prove pre-existing goodwill in the proposed marks created by someone else in a particular locality only, could mean the registration is invalid, and constitute a defence to an infringement claim.
New law: Government announces annual increases in maternity, sickness and other statutory payments in 2018
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced proposed increases to statutory benefit payments.
Case law: Employer held vicariously liable for publication of confidential data online in breach of data protection law
Employers should ensure employees are aware of any limits and restrictions on their activities, to reduce the risk of them acting wrongly in the course of their employment so that the employer becomes liable for their wrongful acts, a recent ruling makes clear.
Case law: Employees cannot claim dismissal was for whistleblowing if relevant disclosure was solely in their own self-interest
Employers faced with a whistleblowing claim from an employee should investigate the employee's motives for making their disclosure, as disclosures made purely in the employee's self-interest will not amount to whistleblowing.
Case law: Court clarifies when court will relieve directors from liability for breach of statutory duty
Directors of UK companies will welcome clarification as to when the court will relieve them from liability for breaches of their statutory duties on grounds they behaved honestly and reasonably.
Case law: Couple's failure to clarify property rights results in costly court action
Couples in a relationship should clearly record their intentions in relation to property ownership, and other rights in property in which they both have an interest - or risk costly court proceedings.
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