September 2011

Corporate risk and reputation: the brand, consumer trust and the media | Schillings

Consumer engagement, particularly online, is key to creating and maintaining trust in a brand. Post-recession distrust means that brands have to carefully consider their reputation risk strategy. Developing a risk strategy to prevent a crisis is key to ensuring that the company, and those at its helm, are well prepared for any activity that could …

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Cost of careless talk | Macfarlanes

In Spring v Guardian Assurance [1995], the House of Lords held that an employer who provided a reference owed an employee a duty to take reasonable care in the preparation of that reference. Therefore, failure to do so could lead to a claim for negligence if the employee suffers damage as a result. HR departments …

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An approach to IP benchmarking | Rouse

A recurring theme in conversations with our clients is how their approach to IP protection, management and enforcement compares with that of other rights holders. If this is a question you have ever considered, you will know that obtaining the information necessary to make the comparison is far from easy. There are a number of …

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Insurance regulatory roundup | Holman Fenwick Willan

In this article, we discuss three topical issues affecting the insurance industry. REGULATORY REFORM TAKES SHAPE The future shape of insurance regulation in the UK has become clearer following the publication of the latest paper from HM Treasury and a joint paper released by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Bank of England.

‘Pay when paid’ or not? Lessons in commercial contract drafting | Druces LLP

Originally, the purpose of a ‘pay when paid’ clause as used in the construction industry was to absolve the contractor from liability to pay the subcontractor until it had been paid by the employer. The effect of such a clause was to allow the contractor to pass the risk of default by the employer to …

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Cookies cut? Complying with the UK’s implementation of new EU rules on cookie use | Kemp Little

Mid-July saw the chill winds of EU infringement procedures blow across much of Europe. The European Commission took first steps in proceedings against twenty EU member states for their failure to fully implement into their national laws new telecoms rules that amend Directive 2002/58/EC (the 2002 Directive) in relation to the use of technologies that …

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