McCormicks' Employment Team Wins Landmark Case [caption id="attachment_2291" align="alignright" width="214"] Sara Morgan[/caption] An appeal to the Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Chamber by HM Revenue and Customers (HMRC) over a Judgment that a number of referees were not employees of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has been dismissed. The appeal related to referees…

Job Retention Scheme Update The Job Retention Scheme has developed over the weeks of the pandemic and a Treasury Direction has now been issued which sets out the legal framework for the Scheme. Here are some points worth emphasising in relation to furlough: Employees who were employed on 19 March 2020 (previously 28 February 2020)…

Job Retention Scheme Update A number of questions relating to the scheme have been dealt with. There is up to date guidance covering the scheme from ACAS and HMRC which is helpful. Here are some further developments of interest : ACAS have designed their own furlough agreement which can be found on their website. Many…

COVID-19 and Your Contracts Partner Philip Edmondson, Head of our Commercial Litigation Team, takes a look at COVID-19 and Your Contracts. Can the virus release your or other parties from important contractual obligations? In her article of 8 April 2020, my colleague Emily Steed discussed the issue of force majeure clauses in contracts and how…