The Equality Bill that is currently before Parliament is intended to harmonise discrimination law, and to strengthen the law to support progress on equality. It will have particular significance for the public sector.

Mr Justice Ramsey issued his long awaited decision in this case on 26 January 2010. He found EDS liable to Sky in respect of one claim of fraudulent misrepresentation, one claim in respect of negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract

In recent years a number of cases show the principles of environmental and insolvency law colliding. The courts have upheld the importance of compliance with environmental duties regardless of the company’s solvency. As officers of the court, an administrator must be aware of the environmental responsibilities a company may owe from the outset of their appointment, serious consequences, including personal liability can ensue from a breach.

Welcome to Morgan Cole's second edition of our newsletter specifically addressing competition issues in the healthcare sector.

It is not uncommon for LHBs engaged in the process of considering whether to remove, conditionally remove or suspend performers under the NHS (Performers List) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (‘the Regulations’) to receive requests from practitioners or their representatives to allow practitioners to be legally represented at Reference or Performance Panel hearings. The Regulations are silent on this issue, merely stating that the practitioner is entitled to an oral hearing. So what is the position?

EPB briefing no 26 -Two decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in 2009 relating to sick leave and holiday entitlement probably caused more concern for employers than any other case law developments last year. Guidance has now been published for employers.

Can companies sue employees responsible for breaking the competition rules? The Kraft/Cadbury merger decision, new groceries laws, CAMRA's fight for a better deal on beer, and the investigation into local bus services by the Competition Commission.

Local authorities that are considering replacing residential staff employed in sheltered accommodation with non-residential staff should ensure that decision makers have regard to the duty imposed on local authorities under section 49A(1) DDA 1995 to have due regard to the need to take steps to take account of disabled persons' disabilities when discharging their functions.

At present local authorities providing certain social care services can recover such charges as they consider reasonable in respect of those services, by virtue of section 17 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjustments Act 1983. Those services include personal care.

There has been much debate in recent years over the privileged or confidential nature of mediation appointments and recent case decisions have affected the way that both the parties and the mediators themselves approach mediation.