Insights & Events

The new failure to prevent fraud offence will capture subsidiaries, supply chain partners and franchisees, and its effects will extend overseas. It’s a reminder that fraud risk is a shared responsibility, and every piece of your business needs to be aligned to prevent it, or you could face serious legal and financial consequences.

The UK government has released a roadmap for the implementation of the raft of new employment rights to be introduced through the Employment Rights Bill. We’ve summarised the key changes for you.

The differences between litigation and arbitration for resolving complex disputes in high value contracting.

The judgment in Aldi v Thatchers has arguably changed the landscape in new product development as other brands are now emboldened to enforce their rights. Businesses should sit up and take this as a sign to review their IP strategy now before it’s too late.

Sustainability, flexibility and innovation are driving change and growth. Our scanner highlights key developments to help your business navigate the manufacturing horizon.

With the current state of the globalisation of supply chains it is no wonder that Trump’s tariffs have caused trepidation. If nothing else the uncertainty caused serves as a reminder for businesses to understand what their supply chain arrangements require contractually and the importance of flexibility to counter any adverse impacts.

Do you have minors and young people in your workforce? Great! Employing minors and young workers can bring many benefits to a business – new energy, affordability, meet staffing needs. But here’s the question – are you compliant with the laws on employing young people in your business? If you’re unsure, read on.

Our Manufacturing specialists cover 2025 challenges including supply chain sustainability, ESG reporting, Industrial strategy, packing responsibility and logistics in our latest Manufacturing Horizon Scanner

Catherine Thompson outlines the benefits of performance testing in modern engineering projects and how the recently published Model Form of Contract MF/1 2024 (Revision 7) (MF/1) can be used as a framework, by those looking to procure such projects and enhance testing processes.

In our recent webinar series "AI – Getting it right", experts from across Walker Morris discussed several different ways that the technology is changing what organisations think and do. This article provides an outline of the series and helpful resources.

Matthew Lingard from our Technology & Digital team looks at AI in the food and drink industry and how it can help meet sustainability needs.