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Automotive
- The Future of Vehicle Distribution in the EU - The Impact on Manufacturers, Dealers and the Aftermarket - Manufacturers' Perspective Speaking notes and Slides from Motor Law 2010, the RAC Club, London - 25th February 2010
- Automotive assistance programme - March 2009
- Update: Government support for the automotive industry - February 2009
- Own it until you’re paid - January 2009
- Are there any alternatives to redundancy? - “lay offs” & “short-time working” - January 2009
- Cutting costs in vehicle repair - January 2009
- Green machines - January 2009
- The nature of the credit crunch and government support for automotive manufacturers - January 2009
- Commission proposes to promote green transport via procurement rules - April 2008
Carbon Reduction Commitment
- CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Corporate Supplement - updated February 2010
- CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Property Supplement - updated February 2010
- CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Will it apply to you? - updated February 2010
- Sustainability: Green Leases - What might they look like? - December 2009
- Stop press: carbon reduction commitment update - October 2009
Charities
- Stop press - public benefit - July 2009
China
- Martineau publish a weekly update on China provided to us by our Chinese Consultant Jimmy Wang. To view any of these updates please click on the following link
Commerce

Instant contract advice for education institutions - September 2008
Advice for Education Institutions - July 2008
The direct selling industry - a multi-national business growth channel for the consumer products business - February 2008
The unfair trading regulations - clamping down on sharp practices - and more! - January 2008
The european contract law project - January 2008

Commercial
- EC public procurement - a guide to public procurement for the private sector - February 2008
- EC public procurement - a guide for local authorities - February 2008
Competition & Procurement

The Future of Vehicle Distribution in the EU - The Impact on Manufacturers, Dealers and the Aftermarket - Manufacturers' Perspective Speaking notes and Slides from Motor Law 2010, the RAC Club, London - 25th February 2010
Substantial amendments to the de-brief and remedies provisions of the public contracts regulations 2006 - January 2010
The Public Contracts Regulations - Financial Thresholds Update - January 2010
More smoky rooms - October 2009
Update - office of fair trading fines construction industry for cover-pricing - September 2009
Standstill periods and part B contracts - July 2009
The pitfalls in setting award criteria in relation to framework agreements - February 2009
Update - The OFT Investigation into Cover Pricing in the Construction Sector - August 2008
OFT alleges bid-rigging cartel in the construction industry - April 2008
Improved rights of remedy for breach of public procurement rules - March 2008
Category management - what are the competition law problems - March 2008
Competition law compliance - March 2008
The €38 million Seal - February 2008
Leniency Applications - February 2008
Public contracts - powers of amendment that are too wide - January 2008
Settlement of first representative action in the UK - consumers to be compensated for being overcharged - January 2008
Trade associations - a useful forum or a potential cartel? - January 2008

Construction
- Update - office of fair trading fines construction industry for cover-pricing - September 2009
- Proposals for the reform of Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 - September 2009
- The draft construction contracts bill? - July 2008
Corporate
- CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Corporate Supplement - updated February 2010
- Exclusivity and Confidentiality Agreements - Deal Point - January 2010
- Company records changes to statutory requirements from 1 October 2009 - October 2009
- LLPs & Companies Act 2006 - October 2009
- Private limited companies constitutional changes - October 2009
- Shareholder rights directive - briefing note - August 2009
- TUPE made easier? - Deal Point - February 2009
- Avoiding Conflict - Deal Point - October 2008
- Financial Assistance Re-Visited - Deal Point - April 2008
- Martineau Johnson give Traffic Light Deal the 'Green Light' - March 2008
- Capital Gains Tax Reforms "Entrepreneur Relief" - Deal Point - January 2008
Done Deals
- Done Deals Issue 3 - July 2009
- Done Deals Issue 2 - May 2009
- Done Deals Issue 1 - July 2008
Education
- AHUA Education Bulletin - February 2010
- AHUA Education Bulletin - January 2010
- AHUA Education Bulletin - December 2009
- AHUA Education Bulletin - November 2009
- AHUA Education Bulletin - October 2009
- AHUA Education Bulletin - September 2009
- AHUA Education Bulletin - August 2009
- AHUA Education Bulletin - July 2009
- AHUA Education Bulletin - June 2009
- The Equality Bill - May 2009
- AHUA Education Bulletin - May 2009
- Corporate manslaughter update - April 2009
- Capital project funding freeze - update - March 2009
- Why education institutions should make (even more) use of associated corporate bodies - March 2009
- Education update - the effect of delays to LSC funding decisions - February 2009
- The pitfalls in setting award criteria in relation to framework agreements - February 2009
- Education IT supplement - Winter 2008
- Safeguarding institutional commercial interests as recession bites - Winter 2008
- Instant contract advice for education institutions - September 2008
- Advice for Education Institutions - July 2008
- Avoiding Conflict - New Laws for Company Directors - July 2008
- Discrimination update - July 2008
- Legislation update - June 2008
- EC public procurement - a guide for universities (including higher education colleges) - February 2008
- EC public procurement - a guide for further education colleges - February 2008
Employment
- Managing employee creations - March 2010
- Employment contracts - case update - March 2010
- TUPE - Collective agreements - February 2010
- Ladele decision clarifies equality rights collision - December 2009
- Associative discrimination - October 2009
- Government to tighten up rules on employing skilled foreign workers - September 2009
- UK retirement age challenge fails - but law must change - September 2009
- Sickness during annual leave - another blow for employers - September 2009
- Compromise agreements tax issues - September 2009
- Redundancies/restructuring equality impact assessments - September 2009
- Compromise agreements - the easy option? - August 2009
- Out of sight not out of mind - long term sickness absence - July 2009
- Holiday pay during long periods of sick leave - June 2009
- Statutory payments to increase from 1 October 2009 - June 2009
- Equal pay - comparators working at different establishments - June 2009
- Consultation on temporary agency workers directive - May 2009
- News in brief - May 2009
- Equality Bill Published - May 2009
- Bad news for companies trying to survive the recession - April 2009
- New ACAS code of practice - are you ready? - March 2009
- Heyday judgment… beware of taking too much comfort too soon - March 2009
- TUPE made easier? - Deal Point - February 2009
- Redundancy - 10 top tips - February 2009
- Accrual of holiday during sick leave - January 2009
- Are there any alternatives to redundancy? - “lay offs” & “short-time working” - December 2008
- Ball -v- University of Aberdeen - a ground-breaking case? - August 2008
- Equality Bill - New Government Proposals - July 2008
- Credit Crunch: Will You Need To Cut Costs? - July 2008
- House of Lords Overhauls Disability Discrimination Law - July 2008
Energy & Utilities
- The feed in tariffs - March 2010
- Household energy management strategy - March 2010
- CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Will it apply to you? - updated February 2010
- The renewable heat incentive - February 2010
- Local Authorities can help to tackle emissions from homes - January 2010
- New guidance for micro - businesses - January 2010
- Pre-budget report energy briefing - December 2009
- Sustainability: Green Leases - What might they look like? - December 2009
- Carbon Accounting - December 2009
- Sustainability Bulletin: The CRC energy efficiency scheme
  have you thought about...? - November 2009
- Stop press: carbon reduction commitment update - October 2009
- UK low carbon transition plan - renewable energy strategy launched - July 2009
- Introduction to our energy practice - May 2009
- April 2009 budget - summary and comment - April 2009
- Don’t let the carbon reduction commitment make an April fool out of you - April 2009
- Where there’s muck there could be ad brass - March 2009
- Opportunities in the bioenergy sector for landowners/managers - February 2009
- Stop press - first part of climate change package agreed - December 2008
- Renewable Energy - Will Bioenergy Deliver the Target? - September 2008
- Renewable energy - centralised electricity - September 2008
- Transport - Reducing Emissions with Biofuels - September 2008
- Have your say - renewable energy - September 2008
- Distributed Energy - The challenges Ahead - September 2008
- Roll on renewables - The enduring access regime - July 2008
- Energy efficiency - is there more to be done? - July 2008
- Renewable heat - no longer the poor relation? - July 2008
- Climate change bulletin - budget 2008 - March 2008
- 20-20 vision? europe's climate action and renewable energy package - February 2008
- Biofuels - smoke and mirrors? - January 2008
Intellectual Property
- Flagging design - October 2009
- A helping hand for trade mark applicants - September 2009
- Cloud computing - September 2009
- Failure to pay patent renewal fees - August 2009
- Is your name in someone else’s domain? - August 2009
- Will you be sunk by student pirates? - July 2009
- A new dimension to protecting rights on Facebook - July 2009
- Message in a bottle - June 2009
- Green light to fast track for clean tech patents - May 2009
- Hidden Treasure - April 2009

Landed Estates
- Heritage Protection Bill - July 2008
- Heritage Protection Bill - June 2008
Penions
- Pensions provision for high earners - is there anything to be done post budget? - May 2009
Professional Negligence
- Welcome to our professional negligence bulletin - June 2009

Property

CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Property Supplement - updated February 2010
Coventry Bulletin - Competitive dialogue procedure: how to dialogue competitively but correctly - February 2010
Sustainability: Green Leases - What might they look like? - December 2009
Cumbria is still open for business (Cumbria) - December 2009
EBOC 2009 (Cumbria) - October 2009
Stop press: carbon reduction commitment update - October 2009
Can I get insurance cover to pay the rent if my tenant goes bust? - September 2009
Cumbria is open for business (Cumbria) - June 2009
Martineau looks north to investment opportunities (Cumbria) - June 2009
Done Deals Issue 2 - May 2009
Rents in the credit crunch - caught between a rock and a hard place? - December 2008
Done Deals Issue 1 - July 2008

Real Estate
- MIPIM 2010 - March 2010
- The 10 Cs of mediation - March 2010
- My tenant is in financial difficulty - now what?! keeping hold of your struggling tenant's rent deposit - February 2010
- Remedies available to landlords on corporate tenant insolvency - January 2010
Rural Business Practice
- Our Rural Business Practice - January 2010

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