Tesco and Lidl are involved in a High Court case over a yellow circle logo on a blue square background. The logo is used by Lidl as its main logo and by Tesco to highlight offers available to members of its Clubcard scheme. Lidl claim that Tesco have infringed a trademark and copyright. It alleges…
Craft beer firm, BrewDog, has apologised to former employees who accused the company and its co-founder James Watt of fostering a “culture of fear” where workers were bullied and “treated like objects”. In an open letter former workers alleged that BrewDog’s growth resulted in cutting corners on health and safety, failing to live by its…
Wrigley Claydon has partnered with The Growth Company and Citizens Advice Manchester to ensure that Greater Manchester’s workers who have been hit hardest by the pandemic can access free legal advice. During this period of uncertainty, many people across Greater Manchester are worried about their employment, from their employment rights, redundancy, pay cuts, to terms…
Retail brokerages restricted trading recently in GameStop and other stocks caused big losses for hedge funds. Free-stock trading pioneer Robinhood and Interactive Brokers said that in some cases, investors would be able to sell only their positions and not open new ones. Both brokerages raised margin requirements on certain securities. Robinhood said its decision to…
Greater Manchester’s night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord has begun legal proceedings against the government over the closure of hospitality venues. He stated that a judicial review began on Tuesday 20 October 2020 into the legality of implementing emergency restrictions on the hospitality sector i.e. closing pubs and bars not serving food “without any evidence” it…
It has been reported that Lionel Messi has told Barcelona that he wants to leave the club immediately – and on a free transfer. Messi believes that a clause in his contract means he can walk away for no fee. Barcelona, however, insist that he is still bound by a €700m (£629m) buy-out clause. Barcelona believe…
Uber aims to change the ruling at the two-day hearing at the Supreme Court that previously said employees should be classified as workers in what could be a landmark decision. The legal battle began back in 2016 when an employment tribunal ruled in favour of a group of Uber drivers who requested employment protections such…
Businesses struggling to stay afloat through the Covid-19 crisis could be saved by the introduction of a new Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill giving companies time to restructure, refinance and keep trading when they might otherwise go out of business because of debts caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Under the rules, wrongful trading provisions will be temporarily suspended; meaning directors…
Source: Pannone Corporate At the end of last week the publication of a Direction from the Treasury to HMRC setting out the legislative framework for the operation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme caused concern for many employers who had furloughed employees without obtaining their express written agreement. The Direction specifies that in order for…
New legislation making major changes to existing employment regulations comes into force from Monday 6 April 2020. Employers and employees can find the updated advice here on Acas’s website. The most significant changes are: Parental bereavement leave and pay The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Act 2018 gives all employed parents the right to 2…