The Court’s decision rested on whether the patents provided outstanding benefit to the employer’s undertaking. By Deborah J. Kirk and Catherine Marie Hughes On 23 October, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) handed down its highly anticipated ruling in Shanks v Unilever [2019] UKSC 45 — the conclusion to an extensive campaign by Professor Shanks to … Continue Reading
By Catherine Drinnan and Shaun Thompson The recent furore over the collapse of high street retailer BHS has caused fierce debate over whether companies, or their ultimate owners, are responsible for the upkeep of a pension plan. For private equity, the debate has important implications. In the US, pensions have also been hitting the headlines. … Continue Reading
