Feature Articles

Opeyemi Ogundeji, researcher and employment law writer at Croner-i, details the upcoming changes to the National Living Wage, effective from 1 April 2021.

Coronavirus news has dominated the headlines for the last few months, but as we saw the end of 2020, the full implications of Brexit started to become a clear reality for many. On 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Originally scheduled for 29 March 2019, the date the UK was to officially leave the EU was delayed to 31 January 2020, and on this date, the UK left the EU.

In this feature, Caroline Raine gives an update on Annex VIII harmonised poison centre notifications following the first implementation from date of January 2021 for consumer and professional uses.

On July 3, 2020, the Court of Appeal gave judgment in the case of Biffa Waste Services Ltd v The Queen. Biffa had appealed against its conviction in the Crown Court for exporting illegal waste.

Major economic gains over recent decades mean Mexico is now a market to be reckoned with — and it wants UK firms to play their part.

In order to cope with the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic and maintain essential transport, a number of relaxations have been made by the Government. The Senior Traffic Commissioner has also published a set of temporary updates to certain of the existing Statutory Documents that provide guidance to Traffic Commissioners when dealing with regulatory issues. These relaxations apply to England, Scotland and Wales only, as the arrangements for Northern Ireland are devolved.