24 June 2016
Construction

EU Referendum: Where does the “Brexit” leave the construction industry?

We now have the results of the EU Referendum confirmed: the UK has voted to leave the EU, by 52% to 48%. In the immediate, sterling has tumbled and the stock markets have plummeted. The question now is what impact this will have on the construction industry.

17 June 2016
Employment

Religiously motivated attacks on apprentice dismissed as ‘workplace pranks’ by perpetrators

Attacks made on a young Christian apprentice were dismissed by the perpetrators as "workplace pranks". A clear anti-bullying policy must be enforced to keep criminal acts to a minimum.

16 June 2016
Immigration

Free range eggs but not free range workers

Following the DJ Houghton Catching Services Ltd modern slavery case, employers should ensure that modern slavery is eradicated from their supply chains, with larger organisations being expected to publish annual slavery and trafficking statements.

13 June 2016
Privacy and Data Protection

Phishers don’t discriminate against start-ups

Start-ups often believe that their business may not be susceptible to phishing attacks compared to the likes of giant corporates; however these attacks during growth stage could be lethal to the success of the business going forward.

10 June 2016

Clarkslegal advises on the sale of Microtor Limited

Clarkslegal, led by corporate lawyers Jon Chapman and Esma Kilic, advised the selling shareholders on the sale of Microtor Limited.

10 June 2016
Employment

It’s all in the consistency…

Where an employee is prohibited from wearing any visible signs of political, philosophical or religious belief, the prohibition must be consistent among differing religious group in order to not amount to direct religious discrimination. Employers must be consistent their policies and dress bans.

10 June 2016
Privacy and Data Protection

ICO prosecutes employee under the Data Protection Act for forwarding client data to his personal email address

Employees who breach the Data Protection Act should expect to see themselves hauled before the courts.

09 June 2016
Litigation and dispute resolution

Just because it’s reasonable doesn’t mean it’s proportionate

The Jackson reforms of costs in civil litigation (mostly) came into force on 1 April 2013, including a new test for proportionality. However, in the intervening four years, there has been precious little authority as to what proportionality means in practice. This has changed as a result of the judgment of the Senior Costs Judge, Master Gordon-Saker, in BNM and MGN Limited.

07 June 2016
Employment

Capitalism in disarray – is HR ready for the challenge?

There is no quick way to raise productivity; HR professionals ought to be spending more time transitioning to and developing a sustainable growth pattern.

03 June 2016
Employment

Duty to make reasonable adjustments triggered by employer’s expectation

An employers expectation that a disabled employee would work late has triggered the duty to make reasonable adjustments.

03 June 2016
Employment

Contractual variations: to write or not to write?

Parties should be wary of inadvertently agreeing variations to contracts in the mistaken belief that changes can only be in writing, rather than any message to alter their drafting in this regard.

03 June 2016
Immigration

Employing people from outside the UK – how recent and future changes to UK immigration laws could impact your business

Immigration is never far from the headlines and never has it been so widely discussed as in the lead-up to the EU referendum. There is much debate over whether leaving the European Union would mean that nationals of the European Economic Area (or EEA, being the EU member states plus Norway, Lichtenstein and Iceland) would lose their visa-free access to the UK.

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