The International Federation of Consulting Engineers has recently produced a test edition of a new set of Conditions of Subcontract for Construction for Building and Engineering Works Designed by the Employer. This briefing by Herbert Smith comments on some of the principal clauses.

This administrative and public law e-bulletin from Herbert Smith examines a recent decision of the Court of Appeal affirming that decisions of the Upper Tribunal are susceptible to judicial review in limited circumstances.

In this briefing Herbert Smith looks at how the defence of "change of position" has developed through case law, considers how the Pensions Ombudsman has viewed this defence and summarises the main take-away points for practical implementation.

Herbert Smith examines the consultation on proposals for a restructuring moratorium, recently opened by the Insolvency Service. Under the proposals, eligible companies satisfying certain qualifying conditions would be able to apply to court for a moratorium to prevent creditor action.

European Union Member States have expressed their support for a draft regulation concerning the auctioning of emission allowances during the third trading period of the EU Emissions Trading System beginning in 2013. Herbert Smith reports.

The High Court has held that one of ASDA's marketing straplines used to promote its in-store optician took unfair advantage of Specsavers' Community Trade Marks, but rejected its infringement claims. In this briefing, Herbert Smith takes a closer look at the judgment.

On 30 July one of the most anticipated and contentious laws of the last decade, federal law ‘On Counteracting the Abuse of Inside Information and Market Manipulation and Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation', was officially published.

On 22 July in City Inn v Shepherd Construction the Inner House (Appeal Court) in Scotland gave a significant judgment on an important issue relating to the assessment of concurrent delays in awarding extensions of time. This article by Herbert Smith analyses the implications.

The High Court has given summary judgment in a case concerning copyright infringement by the sale of devices for playing pirated copies of computer games, providing some clarification of the complex provisions of sections 296ZD and 296 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

This e-bulletin includes short summaries on the following recent developments related to age discrimination: proposal to remove statutory default retirement age from October 2011; Court of Appeal relaxes test for justifying a retirement age; and cap based on service to retirement age was lawful.