02 June 2016
Retail, Hospitality & Leisure

The Future of Retail and the Challenge of the Tech Revolution

The UK is known as a nation of shoppers. Over the last few decades shopping has become a leisure activity and shopping centres have become the place to spend at least part of each weekend – an opportunity to look at the latest stock and to try out various dining options.

02 June 2016
Commercial Real Estate

Office to Residential – permitted development made permanent

Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, planning permission is needed for the carrying out on land of any development. Development is defined as including the carrying out of building operations on land or making any material change in the use of any buildings or other land.

01 June 2016
Corporate and M&A

Clarkslegal’s Corporate Team Advises on the sale of UniServity Limited to New Era UK Holdings

Clarkslegal, led by Corporate Partner Ashan Arif, advised on the sale of UniServity Limited to New Era UK Holdings.

01 June 2016

How much HR do robots need?

Many companies are relying heavily on robotics and staff are becoming increasingly concerned about the implications this has on their job security.

27 May 2016
Immigration

Right to work checks – how to avoid a £20,000 fine from the Home Office

Employers who receive a “Information Request: Illegal Working Civil Penalty”must provide the necessary evidence within the set time frame if they are to have a statutory excuse against a civil penalty.

27 May 2016
Employment

Breach of Working Time Regulations does not, without more, lead to injury to feelings award

The case of Santos Gomes v Higher Level Care Ltd has made clear that compensation arising out of an employer’s failure to provide statutory rest breaks under the Working Time Regulations (WTR) does not extend to ‘injury to feelings’.

27 May 2016
Employment

Is ACAS Early Conciliation working?

Early conciliation is a free service offered by ACAS. It was previously available on a purely voluntary basis, however, from May 2014 it became mandatory to contact ACAS before lodging a claim. This was in an effort to encourage early engagement and settlement between the parties, thereby, removing the need to pursue claims in the Employment Tribunal. ACAS conciliation remains open to the parties thereafter, but on a voluntary basis.

24 May 2016
Employment

HR = Human Relationships

Focus in many successful companies is concentration on winning business, operational excellence and adding profit. All good, but do human relationships usually get sidelined?

20 May 2016
Commercial Real Estate

New case on damages paid to Tenant for Landlord’s breach of covenant

Those of you who attended our property seminar on 11 May 2016 heard about the circumstances in which a Tenant can recover damages from their Landlord where their Landlord has breached terms of the Lease

19 May 2016
Employment

Employers could be vicariously liable for privacy breaches

The recent High Court decision of Axon v Ministry of Defence and News Group Newspapers Ltd suggests that employers can be held vicariously liable for their employees’ breaches of confidence and privacy.

19 May 2016
Privacy and Data Protection

NHS Trust fined £180,000 over data protection breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have fined Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust £180,000 after it revealed the email addresses of 781 users of an HIV service.

19 May 2016
Employment

Teacher’s dismissal following husband’s criminal conviction held to be indirect religious discrimination

In the case of Pendleton v Derbyshire v County Council, a teacher who was dismissed for remaining with her husband following his conviction of voyeurism and making of indecent images of children successfully appealed a tribunal’s decision to reject her claim for indirect religious discrimination.

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