Bonus cap: more staff to be within scope
By Victoria Goode

On 16 April 2013, as previously reported, the European Parliament adopted CRD4 – the fourth amendment to the Capital Requirements Directive (“Directive”). CRD4 includes a cap on bankers’ bonuses of 1 x salary.

Framework agreements
By Clare Reddy, Owen Williams

Framework agreements offer a potential solution as contracting authorities attempt to minimise the impact of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 on their business. In this inbrief, Clare Reddy and Owen Williams discuss the framework agreement and where and when they should be used. 

How To: sever a partnership
By Fergus Payne

In a Law Society Gazette article, Fergus Payne stresses the importance of studying the partnership or members’ agreement when looking to sever a partnership.