Topics covered in this bulletin:

Breaking News

  • Vince Cable announces reforms to executive remuneration

Cases Round-up

  • Fiduciary duties and contractual duties of fidelity and good faith
  • Springboard injunction to prevent team move
  • Restrictive covenants cannot be enforced in advance of breach
  • Compromise agreements: proper scope of indemnity
  • Working Time: requirement to opt-out not a detriment

Points in Practice

  • Increase to unfair dismissal qualifying period will not be retrospective
  • PAYE 0T code for post-P45 employee shares and options from 6 April 2012
  • HMRC FAQs on disguised remuneration and NICs
  • ACAS guidance on the Olympics
 
 

Contacts

 

Clare Fletcher (professional support lawyer)

 
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