15 January 2016

Members only at the bar

The courts have considered a number of cases concerning disparities between the VAT treatment of members’ golf clubs (those owned and operated for the benefit of members) and proprietary golf…

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14 January 2016

Culture Secretary appoints six new trustees to the board of National Museums Liverpool

Jenny Baxter, Heather Lauder, Clive Wilson, James Chapman, Ian Rosenblatt and Virginia Tandy OBE have been appointed by the Culture Secretary as Trustees of National Museums Liverpool for terms…

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13 January 2016

Employer permitted to read worker’s private messages sent using personal accounts

Its common these days for employers to retain the right to monitor and review their employees work email accounts and work IT usage. However a recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights…

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01 January 2016

Rosenblatt advises Tracsis plc on the acquisition of Ontrac Limited

Rosenblatt has acted for Tracsis plc, a leading provider of software and technology led products and services for the transportation industry, in relation to its acquisition of the entire issued…

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22 December 2015

Are Bitcoins and the Like Truly Unregulated in Europe?

Notwithstanding attempts made by some to include blockchain-based currencies into the scope of the forthcoming PSD2, bitcoins and similar cryptocurrencies are quite sensibly not generally seen as…

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04 December 2015

Whistleblowing Rights – The new personal side of the Public Interest requirement

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has recently ruled in the case of Underwood v Wincanton plc (2015) that a dispute between four employees (together “Underwood”) and their employer…

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Marks and Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Limited and another – APPEAL DISMISSED

Further to my eBulletin dated 5 February 2015 the Supreme Court has now dismissed Marks and Spencer plc’s appeal and confirmed that landlords are not required to repay rent paid in advance which…

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23 November 2015

The Dangers of Signing Pre-incorporation

If a person signs a contract on behalf of a company that is yet to be incorporated, then the person signing the contract can be liable as if it were the party specified in the contract. In a…

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22 October 2015

Rosenblatt advises on investment in The Underfloor Heating Store

Rosenblatt has advised the owners of The Underfloor Heating Store on Travis Perkins plc’s acquisition of a majority stake in The Underfloor Heating Store. The Underfloor Heating Store is a…

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29 September 2015

Rosenblatt advises Tracsis plc on its investment in Citi Logik Limited

Rosenblatt has acted for Tracsis plc, a leading provider of software and technology led products and services for the transportation industry, in relation to an equity and debt investment in Citi Log…

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