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Ads & Brands Law Digest: June 2024
09 July 2024Welcome to the latest edition of our Ads & Brands Law Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Do I need an Agent, Distributor or Franchisee?
09 July 2024If you are looking to expand your business, there are several models to consider. The key ways to get your goods to market include agency, distribution, and franchising arrangements.
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Routes to Market Series: Consumer
09 July 2024Businesses intending to sell goods to consumers in the UK will need to ensure they are doing so in a way that is compliant with UK consumer laws. UK consumer laws are complex and are set out in a number of different pieces of legislation, including under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (“DMCCA”), and so it is important to think carefully about what laws will apply and how.
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US/UK M&A: restrictive covenants
09 July 2024In this article we will look at what restrictive covenants are, how they are used in M&A transactions in the US and UK and whether there are any changes on the horizon that may alter this approach in the future.
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Privy Council directs English Courts to adopt new test in deciding whether to stay a creditor’s winding up petition
09 July 2024The Privy Council has handed down its judgment in Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International, ruling that where the parties are subject to an arbitration agreement, the appropriate test for determining whether a creditor’s winding up petition should be stayed in favour of arbitration is whether the debt is “genuinely disputed debts on substantial grounds”.
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New Deal 2024: Digital, Creative and Commercial reforms
05 July 2024What regulatory changes regarding digital, creative and commerce should we expect from the new Labour government? Generally, Labour want a pro-business environment, with a competition and regulatory framework, that supports innovation, investment, and high-quality jobs.
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Labour’s immigration law policy dashboard
05 July 2024Our dashboard explains the key policies announced by Labour to-date on legal migration and focuses on the policies most likely to be of interest to employers.
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New Deal talking points: how is Labour proposing to rebalance “one-sided flexibility”?
05 July 2024The Labour Party has expressed its commitment to ending what it calls “one sided flexibility”. How will its proposals in relation to zero-hour contracts and shift scheduling achieve this?
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TUPE & the SPC Regulations in Northern Ireland
05 July 2024The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) safeguard employee rights in the transfer of a business. In Northern Ireland, alongside TUPE, separate local legislation applies specifically in relation to the transfer of employment in service provision changes.
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New Deal talking points: What are Labour’s plans for unfair dismissal?
05 July 2024Labour has pledged the “biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”. And a key part of this promise is the proposal to provide basic individual rights – including the right not to be unfairly dismissed – from day one of employment. What might this mean for employers and employees?
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New Deal talking points: What are Labour’s plans for apprenticeships?
05 July 2024Labour has pledged there will be a comprehensive strategy for post-16 education, involving reform to apprenticeships and the Apprenticeship Levy. Now that Labour has won the general election, what might this mean for employers?
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New Deal talking points: what will Labour’s trade union reforms mean for non-unionised employers?
05 July 2024The newly-elected Labour government plans to make wide-ranging reforms to trade union and collective employment rights. In this article, we consider the impact Labour’s proposals could have on employers which have previously had little, if any, engagement with trade unions.
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New Deal talking points: What could a new right to disconnect look like under a Labour government?
05 July 2024The Labour Party has promised to introduce a right to switch off, similar to models adopted in Ireland and Belgium. What do these models look like? And what impact could this have for UK employers?
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New Deal talking points: How will employment tribunals cope with Labour’s reforms to workers’ rights?
05 July 2024The Labour Party promises transformational reforms to employment law, but how will employment tribunals cope with a likely increase in the number of claims? And what will be the impact of increased delays on employers?
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New Deal talking points: How quickly can Labour implement its New Deal for Working People?
05 July 2024The Labour Party has promised the biggest “upgrade” to rights at work for a generation. But how quickly will it happen?
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"Good jobs" consultation - A blueprint for employment rights reform in Northern Ireland?
04 July 2024The Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland, Conor Murphy, has released the eagerly awaited “Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill” consultation document. We look at the key areas for employers to consider.
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Routes to Market Series: Competition
02 July 2024In the second article of this series, Alex Meloy delves into the competition law concerns within supply chains and how they can be mitigated. These are most relevant when working with distributors.
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UK election 2024: Digital, Creative and Commercial reforms
02 July 2024What digital, creative and commercial law changes should we expect after the UK general election? We’re listing the key pledges in our tracker. This article has been updated to include relevant SNP manifesto commitments.
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Former BHS directors in breach of duties and personally liable despite taking professional advice on insolvency. Where does this leave directors of distressed companies?
02 July 2024The High Court has handed down a 533-page judgment in proceedings brought by the liquidators of BHS against its former directors for wrongful trading and misfeasance trading, finding them personally liable for at least £18 million. The case is of great significance to directors of distressed companies. We analyse some key points arising.
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Routes to Market Series: Contracting
01 July 2024In the first article in our Route to Market series, Fleur Chenevix-Trench and Alan Hunt discuss how to create, and contract for, the most effective supply chain.