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Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch. In the news Netflix to declare UK revenues…

The Acas early conciliation procedure has been mandatory for claimants (in most cases) since May 2014 when bringing claims in the Employment Tribunal. Its purpose is to offer a period in which the parties to a potential claim can reach a settlement before a claim is issued. A prospective claimant…

Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch. In the news Netflix doubles UK production budget…

Simkins LLP, advised major record label, Universal Music UK, on the establishment of new frontline label 0207 Def Jam with co-Presidents Alec and Alex Boateng. Alec Boateng joins 0207 Def Jam from Warner Music, where he was co-Head of A&R for Atlantic Records UK.  Alex Boateng moves from his previous…

Sadly but unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 outbreak has been having a major negative impact on many businesses and, in the case of Travelport Ltd v Wex Inc[1], the High Court considered the construction of a material adverse change clause in a share purchase agreement in light of the effects of the…

Ofcom has upheld a privacy complaint against the BBC over the broadcast of footage that showed the dying moments of journalist Lyra McKee.  In its decision, Ofcom found that including the footage in BBC Two’s Newsnight report amounted to an unwarranted infringement of Ms McKee’s right to privacy, representing a “very significant intrusion”…

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Marriott International, Inc. £18.4 million – reduced considerably from the circa £99 million fine that the ICO had originally proposed in 2019. This notable reduction follows the ICO’s further investigation into a massive data security breach that occurred in 2014, a cyber-attack that compromised…

Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch. In the news Wonder Woman 1984 to debut…

In the case of Primus International Holding Co v Triumph Controls – UK Ltd[1], the courts were left searching for the most appropriate definition of “goodwill” when considering a breach of warranty claim. Background: Primus (the seller) and Triumph (the buyer) entered into a share purchase agreement (SPA) in 2013…

On 13 November 2020, the Treasury published a fourth Treasury Direction, setting out the legal framework behind the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (‘CJRS’), commonly referred to as the furlough scheme. The fourth Treasury Direction extends the duration of the CJRS from 1 November 2020 to 31 March…