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The Cabinet Office has advised that the go-live date for the Procurement Act 2023 has been delayed into 2025.

The Government has reportedly decided not to implement new laws on requesting a predictable working pattern, and will instead introduce a more robust right to a contract that reflects regular working hours.

An employee’s failure to fully complete every step of an internal grievance process will not impact their right to claim constructive dismissal, according to the recent ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

In the EU, there are regulations - lots of them. There's even a specific regulation for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pharma sector. The EU is seeking opinions on support for pharmaceutical SMEs.

The UK Government has recently allocated substantial funding of over £100 million to support five new quantum research hubs across the UK.

When a licensee entered into a trade mark licence for 25 years and decided five years in that they did not want to use the trade mark any more, they were still required to pay the large minimum royalties, the Court of Appeal has ruled.