United Kingdom | Publication | May 2024
This article first appeared in the May 2024 issue of PLC Magazine.
A number of new employment laws came into force in April 2024 to provide greater flexibility for employees, including enhanced flexible working rights and new leave entitlements. However, a recent survey by Acas found that 43% of employers were unaware of the changes to the flexible working regime (www.acas.org.uk/7-out-of-10-employees-are-unaware-of-new-law-changes-to-flexible-working). It is important that employers are aware of, and prepared for, these changes.
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In <em>V & Anor v K</em> [2025] EWHC 1523 (Comm), the Commercial Court has dismissed jurisdictional and serious irregularity challenges under sections 67 and 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 arising out of an LMAA arbitration.
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The recent Singapore High Court decision in <em>The “CHLOE V” [2025] SGHC 142</em> explores the legal and commercial tensions that arise at the intersection of ship finance, charterparty negotiations, and mortgagee enforcement rights.
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