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Post-COVID-19 re-entry/return-to-work planning

The discussion will cover core planning and implementation teams, assessment of existing models, risk assessments, implementation of safety measures, screening measures, return to work plans, wellbeing and welfare and limiting legal risks....




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Eversheds Sutherland EHS and Employment clinic webinar - When does a pandemic crisis spell disaster?

The world is in turmoil. Rumour, fake news and wild assertions form part of our daily information overload. How are good organisations communicating with their employees, suppliers and stakeholders? Reputations will be made and lost during this cris...




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Essentials for academy clerks and company secretaries

Becoming an academy confers legal responsibilities under company and charity law which many schools and sponsors are unfamiliar with....




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Covid-19 - Policy for supporting renewables and how banks are approaching renewable projects impacted by the virus

The Energy Transition Club and the REA are hosting a webinar on Wednesday 6 May at 11am for 90 minutes....




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Handling complex, reputationally sensitive and high value disputes in the world of Covid-19

In this session we look at high value/reputationally sensitive disputes in the education sector. Running a university or Higher Education Institution is always a complicated business – and never more so than now. The sector is facing a time of unp...




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Eversheds Sutherland EHS and Employment clinic webinar - Recover, Reset, Re-engage - Preparing to Return to Work - 11 May 2020

With the Prime Minister due to address the nation on the government’s strategy to ease the lockdown on Sunday 10 May 2020, our Health, Safety and Employment clinic returns the following day to focus on the practical application of transitioning a wo...




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A new immigration system – what it will mean for your recruitment of non-British/Irish staff and an update on the implications of covid-19 - webinar

There are fundamental changes to the UK’s immigration rules in the pipeline. These will result in a new immigration system applying to non-British and Irish citizens and will not just therefore mean changes to the existing provisions in respect of y...




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Austrian employment law training

Although there are similarities, it is dangerous to consider the German and Austrian employment law systems to be one and the same. Austrian law is distinct in many ways, most importantly in relation to probationary periods, the termination of emplo...




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Webinar - COVID-19: The continuing rise of pension scams, with guest speaker Margaret Snowdon OBE

With figures (quoted by the FCA in 2019) suggesting that 5 million people could be at risk of falling for a pension scam, and (according to Action Fraud) March seeing a 400% rise in COVID-19 related scams, it is no surprise that pension scams featur...




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A new immigration system – what it will mean for your recruitment of non-British/Irish students and an update on the implications of covid-19 - webinar

There are fundamental changes to the UK’s immigration rules in the pipeline. ...




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Legal privilege and without prejudice webinar: “Keeping Communications Confidential”

This session will cover how legal privilege can be used to keep documents and communications confidential and how and when to use without prejudice. An essential guide to confidentiality and avoiding some of the pitfalls in real estate disputes. ...




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How to effectively settle a dispute – what are the options for dispute resolution and what are the differences? - webinar

Alternative forms of dispute resolution are becoming ever more common. Encouraged by the courts and increasingly favoured by parties, options such as mediation, arbitration and adjudication are becoming more widely used. But what are the differences...




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An introduction to trans-national agreements

This session will cover an introduction to academic collaborations and contracts with international agents. We will also cover topics such as due diligence, common clauses, local advice and what to do when things go wrong....




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Protecting your IP when contracting with third parties – IP development and exploitation agreements – webinar

In this webinar for education institutions we will consider: - contract principles - early questions to consider: • what is the purpose of collaboration? • what IP may be generated? • who owns background IP? ...




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Challenging times in the new regulatory regime – when and how to challenge the OfS

Two years in, the way OfS is exercising its powers is really starting to shape the sector. The dynamics between an institution and its regulators can be complicated but getting the relationship right is ever more critical for any institution to thri...




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An introduction to contracts - what to look out for when negotiating

We will look at the legal essentials for contract formation and the meaning of some common clauses found in contracts. ...




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Student mental health and information sharing

This panel-style session will provide a forum for high level discussion of data sharing and confidentiality in the context of student mental health and wellbeing and will assist institutions to identify best practice. It will be chaired and facilita...




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Trust-based pension schemes: trustee and employer responsibilities

Pension trustees are required by law to be familiar with pensions and trust law, scheme funding and investment principles and their scheme’s governing documentation. This course is designed to give those with responsibility for trust-based pension ...




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Cyber security and pension schemes

The Pensions Regulator has issued guidance on cyber security, highlighting the need for trustees to be aware of their “responsibilities in respect of cyber resilience” and to “receive regular training and have access to skills and expertise to under...




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Nuts and bolts of possession – residential - webinar

A review of the legal framework for recovering possession of residential premises. The process of recovering possession of student accommodation and the statutory regime which applies under the 1988 Act for other forms of residential property. A pra...




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Employee relations - working effectively with your union and employee representatives

Many senior managers lack experience of working with unions and employee representatives....




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European HR: cross-border employment law

This course considers strategic and practical issues that international HR professionals encounter, from methods to cut costs and improve business performance to contract and policy issues. We explain when HR and legal can support managers’ desire ...




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Pensions education sector annual conference

Following the success of our inaugural pensions education sector conference 2019 we will be holding another conference next year in our Birmingham office. ...




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Nordic (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) employment law training

This Nordic employment training course covers, in turn, an introduction to the employment law systems of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. We will also share the experience we have gained in assisting clients with their operations in the Nordic r...




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IHC HR e-briefing 104: Which way now? Employment law and the manifestos

Our recent poll sought your views on the areas of employment law you would most like to see reformed following the election. Unfair dismissal protection, employment tribunal practice and procedure and retirement age an...




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IHC HR e-briefing 106: the coalition - prospects for employment law?

The Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement provides some clues as to the future development of employment law under the new Government. The seven page document is an interim agreement and will be followed "in due course" by a final Co...




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IHC HR e-briefing 107: balloting requirements for industrial action

A growing number of successful injunctions against trade unions to halt strikes is attracting increasing media attention. Arguments will undoubtedly continue about whether such injunctions are undemocratic, or simply reflec...




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IHC HR e-briefing 108 - Queen's Speech developments

For employers, what a new government might bring to bear in a difficult financial climate was glimpsed at in the party manifestos (see our previous Full Article



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IHC HR e-briefing 110 - Vetting and barring scheme implementation halted

This morning, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced that the new vetting and barring scheme for people who work with children or vulnerable adults is to be "brought to a halt" pending review. The scheme, the scope of which is defined by the Saf...




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Eversheds' IHC HR e-briefing 112: Employment Tribunal claims soar

Statistics for 2009-10 released by the Tribunals Service this week reveal that claims to employment tribunals have dramatically increased this year. Despite an overall drop in 2008-9, when the number of claims was 151,028, claims have soared to 236,...




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IHC HR e-briefing 116 - Default retirement age to be abolished next year

Default retirement age to be abolished next year The Government has this morning confirmed that it plans to abolish the default retirement age (DRA) next year. The aim is that from 6 April 2011 the statutory retirement procedure in Schedule 6 of th...




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IHC HR e-briefing 120 - Legal professional privilege and in-house lawyers: EU declines to extend the scope

Those in legal practice are all too aware of the benefits but also the limitations of legal professional privilege, none more so than lawyers working in-house. Where such protection arises in the context of UK practice is reasonably well settled. Ho...




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IHC HR e-briefing 122 - Employment law changes from 1 October 2010

We have set out below a summary of the notable legislative changes from 1 October 2010. Equality Act 2010 Regulations have recently confirmed which parts of the Equality Act 2010 will take effect on 1 October this year and which parts are currentl...




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IHC HR e-briefing 133 - Government confirms October abolition of default retirement age

The Government has today published a response to its public consultation on plans to abolish the default retirement age. Although the regulations by which this will be effected are unlikely to be published for a few weeks, the Government has confirm...




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IHC HR e-briefing 134 - Employment Tribunal reform: a promising start

The Government has today published a consultation on employment tribunal reform.  The consultation floats a wide-range of proposals, going well beyond the measures which were rumoured to be up for consideration. The consultation document inclu...




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IHC HR e-briefing 135 - New tax rules may impact on employee rewards and incentives

New draft legislation may adversely impact on commercial arrangements which have been put in place by employers to reward and/or incentivise employees or which employers may wish to use in the future. The new legislation relates to 'Disguised Remune...




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IHC HR e-briefing 137 - Retirement abolition regulations not as expected

The government has laid before Parliament the draft Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 aimed at abolishing the default retirement age. However, in the version seen by Eversheds, the transitional arrangements f...




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IHC HR e-briefing 138 - EAT decides key case on TUPE and insolvency

Against a backdrop of difficult economic times, the appeal decision in Olds v Late Editions (and other cases) has been keenly awaited in the hope that it would clarify the application of TUPE law to insolvent businesses. A key question sits at the h...




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IHC HR e-briefing 140 - Retirement regulations amended

The Government has laid before Parliament a revised draft of the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 which are intended to abolish the default retirement age. The new regulations correct a pr...




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Eversheds' IHC HR e-briefing 145: Local government two-tier code to be scrapped

The Government has confirmed that the Code of Practice on Workforce Matters in Local Authority Service Contracts is to be withdrawn. It is not yet clear when the withdrawal will take effect. The Code applies in England and Wales to local authority ...




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China’s government has tamed dragon investors and harnessed them to ride for the state

As originally published in React News Beijing is determined all outgoing investment will align with China’s strategic goals Stockholm - home of ABBA and fermented herring. A fish so pongy, the Swedes o...




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Lawbite: The retail CVA – Lessons from the Debenhams case

(1) Discovery (Northampton) Limited (2) Discovery (Nuneaton) Limited (3) Southampton Estates Limited (4) Discovery (Torquay) Limited (5) Discovery (Folkestone) Limited (6) Discovery (Harrogate) Limited v Debenhams Retail Limited (2) James Robert Tuc...




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Lawbite: What is the intention?

London Kendal Street No.3 Limited v Daejan Investments Limited (County Court) Earlier this summer the County Court at Central London issued the first decided case to apply the test given in the Supreme Court case of S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (...




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Lawbite: The broken rating system

The Treasury Select Committee’s report highlights the recent calls for meaningful reform to the business rates system.  The concerns have been growing, culminating most recently in a letter signed by over 50 retail bosses to the Chancello...




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Lawbite: The takeover of 5G – proposed reforms to permitted development rights

In August 2019, the Government consulted on the principle of amending permitted development rights in England to grant planning permission for mobile infrastructure to support deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage. The Government is committed ...




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Lawbite: Changing with the times – refusing consent to residential use

Sequent Nominees Ltd (formerly Rotrust Nominees Ltd) v Hautford Ltd [2019] UKSC 47 The Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the two lower courts and held that a landlord was reasonable to withhold its consent to the tenant’s applicatio...




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Supreme Court ruling to impact on registration of town and village greens

The Supreme Court has issued an important decision which considers whether land can be registered as a town or village green where that land has been acquired by a statutory undertaker and is held for purposes that are inconsistent with the use of t...




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Lawbite: Injunctions – the ‘intention’ is clear

CUADRILLA BOWLAND LIMITED & ORS (Claimants/Respondents) v (1-3) PERSONS UNKNOWN (Defendants) & (1) KATRINA LAWRIE (2) LEE WALSH (3) CHRISTOPHER WILSON (Appellants/Respondents to Committal Applications) [2020] EWCA Civ 9. The Court of Appeal ...




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Lawbite: Redevelopment and liability for business rates

Colour Weddings Ltd v Ritchie Roberts (Valuation Officer) [2019] UKUT 385 (LC) The issue of how a property undergoing redevelopment should be treated for rating purposes hit the headlines a few years ago with the case of Monk v Newbegin. That case e...




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Lawbite: The Lease Renewal Pilot Scheme in practice

Eventuate Capital Ltd v Grosvenor Estate Belgravia (E02CL652) The County Court and First-tier Tribunal Unopposed Business Lease Renewal Pilot Scheme has been in place for over 2 years but very few cases have, as yet, proceeded to trial. In one of th...