Blog archive

The sunset clause in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (REUL) is amended and the bonfire of EU legislation may become a smoulder. The Windsor Framework is challenged for labelling guidance at House of Lords Select Committee. Are HFSS restrictions a damp squid - reports show the enforcement budget is not there. Fairness in the Food Supply Chain an enquiry is launched. Massive fine in food hygiene underlines its' importance to companies reputation, customers and bottom line. Protected Designation of Origin strengthened in EU cases for Parma. Max levels of contaminants in food EU regulation expected this month.

The first raft of post-Brexit changes to EU-derived employment law include relatively minor changes to the rules on paid holiday entitlement...

The Government and the NHS announces a delivery plan for recovering access to primary care...

Coronation edition, Marketing special! A look at Kit Kat Cereal HFSS food and global website 'nutritious' claim based on B vitamins and minerals brought down by Henry Dimbleby tweets. Illustration of the difficulty of compartmentalising advertising in a global marketplace. Aldi vs M&S in the Caterpillar cake saga, winning the PR war? Border control consultation ends 19 May and FSA looks again at whistleblowing. Finally new precautionary listeria recalls.

Construction projects often involve collateral warranties and/or third party rights so that third parties (such as funders, purchasers, tenants) can enforce the benefit of a contract they are not a party to.

Why working out employment time limits is not always easy...

ESG has become important to the care home sector. While increased regulation and political focus are undoubtedly key factors, building ESG into a care home provider’s business strategy and planning can enable them to mitigate...

As the Raab report shows, decisions about whether complainants should be given anonymity are not always straightforward...

As part of our Building Safety series of blogs, we discuss the new causes of action against construction product manufacturers in more detail – in particular the new limitation periods that come with it.

The NEC (including NEC4) suites of contracts share their own style and approach to drafting and balance of risk. One area of difference between the NEC4’s approach, compared to other standard forms, is on any termination of contract. The NEC4 suite places the termination table at the centre of a contractual process for any termination. The termination table is similar

HMRC would like to tighten up some charity tax rules to improve compliance.

EU environmental/food/reporting Directives & Regs looked at: corporate sustainability reporting Directive (CSRD), Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Deforestation Free Product Regulation, EU pesticide monitoring regulation has Ethylene Oxide added. (NB EU 'greenwashing' Directive considered last week.) The Windsor Framework and scope of 'not for EU' labelling - Is Defra going to stipulate this UK wide? Finally, regulatory cases this time: Environmental - landowner imprisoned for 12 months & £600k fine for river dredging. Health &safety - fall from height - need to assess the risk and have a safe system of work. Dairy farm was fined over £60k despite provision of crawling boards on shed roof for gutter clearance. #food #sustainability #environmental #safety #csrd #deforestation #ethyleneoxide #windsorframework #labelling #healthandsafety #fallfromheight #dredging