Towards the end of last month the Government finally put legislation before Parliament explaining what it had in mind for Employment Tribunal (ET) fees. In a dramatic shift away from current practice, the Tribunal will have the ability to order the unsuccessful party to reimburse the fees paid by the successful party.

Burnetts' trainee solicitor Ross Galbraith has secured a six month secondment at the Law Society’s office in Brussels as part of this training.

In this months article, his 2nd in a series of monthly updates, Ross discusses his recent work on the Brussels Agenda as well as the debate on the UK - EU relationship.

Towards the end of last month the Government finally put legislation before Parliament explaining what it had in mind for Employment Tribunal (ET) fees.

On 12th October 2011 the European Commission put forward a set of legal proposals for reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The Commission proposed 4 regulations on direct payments, rural development, market organisation and horizontal aspects.

In a recent summary hearing (E-NIK Ltd v Department for Communities and Local Government) the High Court has highlighted the dangers of setting minimum quantities of product which a buyer must pay for.

Senior Partner John Morris warns against getting too creative with redundancy selection criteria….

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision provides a reminder to all employers that any departure from the conventional approach to selection criteria during a redundancy exercise must be treated with caution.

In this month's issue of InfoLaw, Joanne Stronach shares new guidance and updates from the Information Comissioners Office (ICO) as well as examining the penalties being issued by the ICO for breaches of the law in relation to cold-calling.

Burnetts' trainee solicitor Ross Galbraith has secured a six month secondment at the Law Society’s office in Brussels as part of this training. 

Whilst at the Brussels Office, Ross will be attending parliament committee meetings and helping to write and edit publications for the legal profession including the Brussels Agenda, developments and case law updates from Court of Justice of the EU and the Societies’ EU Legislative Update.

View to the recording of our latest webinar, hosted by commercial law Partner Vaughan Jones.

Solicitors’ litigation costs have undergone seismic changes with effect from 1st  April 2013.  The reform is statutory (under the Legal Aid and Sentencing Punishment of Offenders Act 2012), in conjunction with statutory instruments and far reaching procedural rule changes, all directed towards implementing the recommendations of a major report produced by Lord Justice Jackson in January 2010.