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  • 17 April 2023
  • Employment

Protection Against Harassment by Third Parties

The current law protects employees from this treatment from within their organisation, but not from third parties.

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  • 12 April 2023
  • Privacy and Data Protection

TikTok is fined £12.7 million by the ICO for failing to safeguard children’s data

The popular social networking app TikTok, which allows users to record and share short videos, was fined £12.7 million on 4 April 2023 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for breaching data protection laws.
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  • 05 April 2023
  • Employment

Increase to Vento Bands – 6 April 2023

The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and Scotland have updated the Vento bands used for calculating awards for injury to feelings.
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  • 30 March 2023
  • Immigration

Changes to the UK Immigration Rules

The Home Secretary has published a Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules, with a phased rollout of changes commencing in April 2023. These changes will impact most of the work visa categories, including the Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes.
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  • 29 March 2023
  • Employment

Employee’s ‘meltdowns’ due to short temper, not his disabilities

This case will bring some comfort to employers trying to manage unacceptable conduct at work.

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  • 28 March 2023
  • Commercial Real Estate

Can I have access to a neighbour’s land to carry out works to my property?

We are often asked by landowner clients whether there is any legal right to go on to a neighbour’s land to carry out repair and maintenance works where it is not possible to carry out such works from the landowner’s own property and there is no legal right in place allowing access to the neighbour’s land.
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  • 23 March 2023
  • Corporate and M&A

Top Tips for Franchise Agreements

Franchising is an enduringly popular way to enjoy the benefits of running an established business, particularly in certain sectors such as food and retail.
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  • 20 March 2023
  • Privacy and Data Protection

The ICO’s updated Guidance on AI and Data Protection: What is new?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a new technology and its laws and regulations, as well as guidance released on good practices in this area, are quickly developing.
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  • 16 March 2023
  • Employment

Enhanced redundancy packages explained

The first payment to include in a redundancy package is the statutory redundancy payment. This must be paid to all eligible employees and the amount is set by legislation. Other mandatory payments on termination would also include accrued but untaken annual leave and unpaid wages. Some employers, where the contract allows, may make a payment in lieu of notice.
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  • 15 March 2023
  • Immigration

How to sponsor workers from outside the UK

UK businesses can sponsor overseas worker or non-settled worker already within the UK once successfully being granted a sponsor licence.
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  • 13 March 2023
  • Immigration

How to obtain a UK worker sponsor licence?

To be eligible for a sponsor licence, the Home Office must be satisfied that a business is a genuine entity operating lawfully.

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  • 10 March 2023
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Oh, of course! An Implied Term

Implied Terms have been around for hundreds of years, yet still provide issues for contracting parties from time to time. The Supreme Court, in the recent case of Barton & Ors v Morris & Anr UKSC 3, has considered the law in this area which should serve as an important reminder to all contracting parties.
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