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Articles by Leo Parkington
Industrial action forcing re-think of UK food supply chain resilience
The UK has been experiencing a wave of strikes and industrial action across various sectors. These disruptions have highlighted the vulnerabilities within supply chains, with food and drink shortages in particular making the headlines – underscoring the need for robust contingency planning. Over the last few years, there has been a surge in industrial action, primarily driven by disputes over pay, working conditions, and job security.
Operational real estate: an introduction to management agreements
A management agreement, sometimes called an ‘operational management agreement’ or ‘operator agreement’, is one vehicle for accessing operational real estate and seeks to harness third party operational expertise. A management agreement is an agreement between a property owner and a management company, or operating company, under which the property owner pays a fee in return for the management company operating the owner’s business from the property.
‘Hotelisation’ of real estate brings benefits to businesses
Changes in consumer demand have shaped the real estate market in the past few years and one major trend has emerged across the sector, with more real estate businesses adopting a service-led hospitality approach to a wide range of property types. Legal experts Danielle Clifford and Leo Parkington at Pinsent Masons referred to this growing trend in the sector as “hotelisation” and said that it has led to a shift in the market, focusing on “experience and dynamism”.
UK food and beverage firms must ensure protection against E. coli outbreak
UK health experts have identified a significant E. coli outbreak, with a total of 113 reported cases since 25 May. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that the outbreak is likely tied to a single contaminated food product distributed nationally. Leo Parkington, contract law expert at Pinsent Masons, said: “Incidents such as this can be extremely damaging to the reputation of a business in the food and beverage industry.
PODCAST: The surprisingly wide scope of new EU sustainability law, and how the UK could set global self-driving car legal standards
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British industry must engage as self-driving car law is passed
The Act received royal assent on 20 May paving the way for self-driving vehicles to be on British roads in as little as two years. The Act delivers the most comprehensive legal framework of its kind worldwide said David Thorneloe, an expert in public law and government at Pinsent Masons. This includes the establishment of a rigorous safety framework, ensuring clear legal liability, and a clamp down on misleading marketing regarding automated vehicles.
ESG Insights: Navigating The New Corporate Sustainability Rules
Supply chains in the food and beverage sector are often complex and knowing the intricacies of your supply chain has never been more important. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive aims to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour in companies' operations and supply chains and introduces regulatory fines for non-compliance.
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