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Company law update

Debbie King discusses introducing new investors into a business, the court's 'blue pencil rul'; and determining the ownership of UK companies

Shared parental leave will modernise today's working culture

An estimated 285,000 working couples will be eligible to share from April 2015

Stress and mental health remain primary reason for days off work

One third of employers are not taking any action to address the issue

Firms should voluntarily carry out equal pay audits

Compliance with new equality measures will see defendant firms obliged to display clean reports, explains Crystal Bolton

Beyond words

Treatment of the term 'best endeavours' and its variants shows that English judges and practitioners are interpreting contract language blindly, argues Kenneth Adams

Government's plans on public sector exit payments under fire

Recovery of public payments labelled 'unclear' and 'ill-conceived' by employment lawyers

Terminating terrors

Julian Acratopulo considers when repudiatory breaches of a contract can lead to termination in light of Valilas v Januzaj

CJEU defines 'arrival time' in the context of flight delay compensation

A summer of woe for European airlines continues as court decides when a flight has landed