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Is travelling time working time? Discusses the European Court of Justice's recent judgment in relation to travelling time and the implications for UK employers. In the UK, the time spent by a worker travelling between home and work has traditionally not been classed as 'workin... Summer 2015: Pensions Ombudsman's determinations Summary of Pensions Ombudsman's determinations in July and August 2015. This briefing provides a summary of some of the Pensions Ombudsman's determinations issued during July and August 2015. What's happening between now and 6th April 2016? Table of actions required between September 2015 and 6th April, 2016. This supplement provides a brief summary of forthcoming legislation and covers action points for the following: new governance requirements for occupational schemes with money pur... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin TUPE: No transfer of employee on permanent long-term sick leave; Subject access requests: what is reasonable and proportionate? Topics covered in this bulletin: Cases Round-up: TUPE: No transfer of employee on permanent long-term sick leave subjec... The next chapter: life after settlement Examines some of the problems and ensuing challenges facing corporates following settlement with only a sub-set of regulators. Regulatory enforcement activity continues to grow on a global basis across all major industries, including within both regula... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Constructive dismissal; Fair dismissal for offensive comments on Facebook; Agency workers: right to information about vacancies; HMRC consultation on simplifying tax and NICs treatment. Topics covered in this bulletin: Cases Round-Up Strict policy ... Court of Justice provides further direction on the path between patent hold-up and hold-out A discussion of the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union on a preliminary reference in Huawei Technologies Co v ZTE regarding the licensing of standards essential patents. Last month, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued it... FCA: New competition powers and handbook amendments A discussion of the new self reporting requirements for authorised firms inserted into the FCA Supervision Manual persuant to its concurrent competition powers. On 15 July 2015, the FCA published its final guidance on the use of its new concurrent comp... CDC: The EU weighs in on common tactics in competition litigation A discussion of the CJEU's ruling in CDC Hydrogen Peroxide SA v Akzo Nobel & Ors on the use of "anchor defendants" in cartel damages claims. The highest court in the European Union has ruled on techniques commonly used by claimants to... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Abolition of DB contracting-out: Regulations for formerly contracted-out schemes made and laid; Finance (No.2) Bill 2015: Pensions measures; July, 2015 Budget; Discrimination arising from disability. Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List Ne...