DLA Piper has released the 17 December 2013 issue of its Health Alert, which focuses on judgments, legislation and reports in the health sector. If you are registered and logged in to the site, click on the link below to read the DLA Piper briefing. If not, please register or sign in with your details below.
Allen & Overy has advised Heraeus Holding in connection with a €300m (£250m) syndicated credit facility. Allen & Overy acted as legal adviser for Heraeus. Partner Dr Neil George Weiand (banking and finance, Frankfurt) advised on the transaction.
By Belinda Tang and Jim Halpert The newly revised Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (the Consumer Rights Law, promulgated on 25 October 2013 and becoming effective 15 March 2014) is the first revision of China’s old Consumer Rights Law since its promulgation in 1993. The new Consumer Rights […]
By Rick Catanzariti and Carly Traeger The line between conduct that may be said to have taken place within or outside the workplace is often quite blurry. While the conduct of an employee in any part of their life has the potential to affect the reputation of their employer, at what point does their out-of-hours […]
By Rebecca Mauleverer and Anna Voss The last few years in the mid-market acquisition finance market have been tough for all parties. Opportunities have been fewer and the market has been more cautious and therefore slower to move when they do arise. While the market is unlikely to (and arguably should avoid) returning to the pre-‘credit […]
The claim revolved around the grant of planning permission for a new rugby club and the construction of 200 homes. The claimant sought to quash the decision on the grounds that it had been made unlawfully. The claim was dismissed. Hinckinbottom J noted that the ‘claim raises important issues relating to the principles of planning […]
The year is drawing to a close and with it comes the end of one of the year’s biggest cases. Claim after claim was thrown out in the weighty 323-page judgment against Excalibur last week with Mr Justice Clarke issuing some stern words for Excalibur’s key witnesses. The stinging review of Clifford Chance’s client saw […]
By Andrew Outram The Technology and Construction Court examined this issue in Sabic UK Petrochemicals Ltd v Punj Lloyd Ltd and Vivergo Fuels Ltd v Redhall Engineering Solutions Ltd and found in each case that it was not a repudiatory breach on the facts of the case. The cases involved a similar set of facts; namely […]
Paul Scott In Vivergo Fuels Ltd v Redhall Engineering Solutions Ltd, the Technology and Construction Court found that a letter could constitute a valid notice notifying a breach even if it did not expressly refer to the relevant contractual provisions. It is a generally accepted principle that minor defects in a notice will not necessarily […]
By Richard Barker Employers managing employees on sickness absence often turn to occupational health (OH) for guidance on whether an employee comes within the legal definition of a disabled person, but now need to be careful of unquestioningly relying on OH assessments. The recent case of Gallop v Newport City Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1583 […]
On 2 December 2013, after months of wrangling between member states, the council met in Brussels and is understood to have agreed a ‘general approach’ and compromise wording in respect of some of the more contested aspects of the draft directive on competition claims. The draft directive is now with the European Parliament, to whom […]
Barclays has launched its general panel review after a 12-month extension, introducing a two-pronged structure that will feature preferred and approved legal advisers. The revamp is the first time the banking giant has reviewed its list of advisers since 2011. The review was initially scheduled for June 2013, but Barclays announced in January that it […]