One of the stated aims of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act) was to codify and put on a statutory footing the various fiduciary duties imposed on directors under the general law, albeit in some cases slightly modified and recast in modern and supposedly more accessible and readily understandable language
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 ("the Regulations"), which implement the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive in the UK, came into force on 26 May 2008
The recent Lands Tribunal decision which ruled against Camden Council is another example of the ongoing struggle social landlords face in complying with Government guidance and best practice when procuring long term partnering contracts and trying to recover service charges from tenants under those long term partnering contracts
Secondment arrangements are often used in the context of a TUPE transfer to enable the transferor employer to retain the experience and skills of a member of staff who, though temporarily seconded to the transferee employer, does not transfer by virtue of TUPE
The growth of the Islamic finance industry and the extensive use and marketing of Islamic financing techniques and products is now a global phenomenon