Legal News

The end of the year brought many changes to the labor law. What’s new for employers? We present part one of a three-part newsletter dedicated to amendments to the labor law. Next week you will receive part two of the newsletter summarizing the...By: Dentons

Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations add fraud and corruption certifications for bidders and increases the bidding threshold for construction contracts....By: Dentons

Ten years ago, the first Belgian offshore wind turbines started producing electricity, benefiting from financial support mechanisms established by the government to ensure the economic viability of these projects. This sector has now matured and...By: Dentons

The Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PP-4422 dated August 22, 2019, (The "Resolution") focuses on improving of electricity consumption efficiency by implementing modern mechanisms and standards in construction, providing...By: Dentons

The Work Injury Compensation Bill 2019 (the Bill) was passed in Parliament on 3 September 2019. Broad amendments to the Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) will be introduced to enhance protection for both employers and employees. The proposed...By: Dentons

The California Legislature passed a closely watched bill on September 11, 2019 that, if signed into law, will make it harder for California businesses to classify workers as independent contractors. Assembly Bill (AB) 5, which codifies and expands...By: Dentons

The Electronic Communications Code 2017 (the Code) applies across the whole of the UK and it is therefore an area where English real estate case law can also be relevant in Scotland. In the recent English case of Evolution (Shinfield) LLP v. British...By: Dentons

On June 14, 2019, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance handed down an interlocutory decision in McLarens Hong Kong Ltd v. Poon Chi Fai, Corey & Or, [2019] HKCFI 1550, refusing to grant a springboard injunction sought by McLarens against nine of its...By: Dentons

If an employment contract is illegal for some reason both the employer and employee may be prevented from enforcing their rights under it. However much depends on who is involved in the illegality and what makes it illegal in the first place....By: Dentons

Calculating holidays should be simple - but for workers with irregular hours this has always been problematic. Employers often simply pro rate holidays but, while simple, this may not be compliant for those who work only part of the year. Following...By: Dentons