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Job offers are frequently made “subject to” various conditions. The conditions might include satisfactory references, right to work checks or a medical examination. The nature of these conditions can become important where, for example, the prospective employer changes its mind and wants to withdraw the offer. It might be relatively painless to withdraw an offer of employment before it is accepted, but once it is accepted, can the prospective employer still withdraw the offer on the basis that the “subject to” conditions have not been fulfilled? 

Following on (mostly) from the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA), the government has this month introduced consultations, calls for evidence and guidelines.

In this article, first published in PLC Construction, Katharine Tulloch considers the government's consultation on proposals to improve the proportionality of the building control process for Category A and Category B building work on existing higher-risk buildings.

The société par actions simplifiée (SAS) has become the dominant corporate vehicle for private equity investments, foreign investors and holding structures in France. However, unlike its more heavily regulated counterpart the société anonyme (SA), it provides minority shareholders with almost no statutory protections by default. This article sets out what the statutory framework actually provides, where the gaps are, and what a well-advised investor should insist upon before investing in a French SAS.

On 20 April 2026, the Law Commission of England and Wales announced a major new project on the introduction of a collective class action regime for consumer actions. The review will explore how a new regime could be designed, and the benefits and risks associated with a consumer class actions regime.  The review follows significant changes made to the consumer protection landscape with the entry into force of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2004 (“DMCCA”) last year (which  granted the CMA the power to directly enforce consumer protection law (without needing to go to court),  issue infringement notices, impose fines of up to 10% of annual global turnover, order consumer redress and issue other directions. The proposal to permit collective consumer actions is the latest in a series of steps targeted at bolstering the consumer law enforcement regime.  As the CMA ratchets up its enforcement activity in the areas of drip pricing and fake reviews (discussed in our recent briefings here: CMA Imposes First Financial Penalty Under New Consumer Powers in Drip Pricing Crackdown; CMA Steps Up Enforcement on Fake and Misleading Reviews: What Businesses Need to Know), it is worth considering how rights to bring collective consumer actions will change the UK’s consumer protection landscape.  The Law Commission has invited views on the project, providing a valuable opportunity for stakeholders to influence the scope and shape of any regime ultimately put in place.