Legal Insights

Wearable technology - what once seemed a futuristic idea is now a reality which is becoming a more commonplace part of everyday life -...

Testing a potential business idea is expensive... isn’t it?

Actually, no. It doesn’t have to be.

There are in fact a number of clever and...

First it was gender pay reporting obligations being introduced, where employers are going to be required to report on the difference...

It will be interesting to see whether this case is successful on appeal. 

The wife's case is that her ex-husband should not have been...

The Standard reports that a city trader, Mrs Sharp, was ordered to pay her husband £2.7 million from a £7 million fortune that she had...

An different approach to assist in the prevention of duty evasion. closing date for consultation is 12th May 2017, if you are an...

Mr David Davis, the Brexit Secretary has offered more glimmers of hope for EU citizens currently working in the UK.

In the countdown to...

When a couple divorce, the main asset is often the family home. 

It is usually the parties' wishes to be able to re-house themselves and...

Few would disagree with the following statement: a strong, independent judiciary is integral to a well-governed, democratic country. 

Lord...

Hopeful news today as we see the publication of a new draft bill that if passed will see judges in the family courts compelled to prevent...

As an Argos store in Plymouth is closed for a whole week because of asbestos concerns identified by the Health and Safety Executive...

...and so it begins. I would keen to know how the legal sector will respond to this??

The new Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2017 SI 2017/175 (link below)  will increase the compensation limits and minimum...

So after my post about dealing with toxic employees, I have been asked to write a post on how to deal with toxic employers.

Contextually...

The Competition and Markets Authority have recently closed their public consultation on the Care Homes Market. It is a broad-reaching...

Sutton United's 23 stone reserve goal keeper - Roly Poly Goalie Wayne Shaw - is now at the heart of investigations by the FA and the...

In the world that we live in today, technology cannot be avoided. This is a fact. The launch of the Legal Innovation Centre, an academic...

The fate of tens of thousands of separated British families in which one parent is not entitled to live in the UK because they have...

Companies targeted individuals who had previously been involved with carbon credit investments.

I have previously written about the appeal of a heterosexual couple from London who were seeking to argue that they should be allowed to...

Few things separate us more than marriage - well the topic anyway. Even in the LBGT community there is division on whether Civil...

The Supreme Court are looking for three new judges and are making a concerted effort to ensure that the new members will make the Court...

Uber is already on the wrong side of employment law, having lost an Employment Tribunal case in the UK, which held that its drivers were...

Facebook has recently increased its bereavement leave allowance for its staff. Their employees can now take up to 20 days paid leave to...

Another one bites the dust.

Pimlico Plumbers were the next employers to have been taken to the Employment Tribunal (ET) over the status of...

Our Employment Solicitor, Angharad Aspinall, looks at Lloyd's of London's controversial ban on alcohol during working hours.

The Lloyd's...

As you may be aware, a plumber Mr Smith, who had a contract saying he’s a self-employed, was recently (February 2017) declared to be a...

Regardless of one's political leanings, it can surely not be argued that welcome leadership has been displayed this week by our Prime...

Oh very dear.

Debenhams have ended up on the wall of shame as the worst offender in the Government's biggest ever list of companies that...

Employers will have to start paying the apprenticeship levy from 6 April 2017. Recent commentary has suggested that many employers still...

A cautionary point for all users of social media to be aware that scammers can create a profile of your information that may convince you...

It appears that the growth in insecure employment through the “gig-economy” and an increase in self-employed status are having an impact...

It is so very rare for divorces to be contested. However, in this extraordinary case, the wife finds herself in the position of having to...

What can happen if an employee unlawfully copies personal data of clients and then uses that information in a new role? 

This type of...

We are all familiar with the concept of family rights such as a maternity/adoption leave, shared parental leave and time off for...

US law firm litigation partners and the Association of Corporate Counsel discuss their views on litigation areas in 2017

At the end of 2016, the government appointed Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the RSA, to head up a review of “Employment practices in...

Recent research has shown that potential employers appear to be rejecting those applications that are submitted by Muslim-sounding names....

If you have a highly unionised workforce, or if you live or work close to the Southern Rail line, you may be interested to know it’s...

The Federation of Small Businesses recently published a report on cybercrime and how small businesses can protect themselves in the...

Happy Valentine's Day! With today supposedly being the day where love will blossom, let's have a quick look at some of the potential...

HMRC has collected a not insignificant £5bn through its Fraud Investigation Service, but notwithstanding that, £16bn was still lost...

A small business owner, Ms Karthikesu has been prosecuted and fined £200 for a failure to notify the Information Commissioner’s Office...

Trump's recent Executive Order which brought in the 'Muslim Ban' has garnered a significant amount of coverage over the last number of...

On 2 December 2016, Public Health England published a review of the evidence on the impact of the health, social and economic impact of...

Our Employment Solicitor Angharad Aspinall was recently featured in an article that looks at what you can do if your colleague's...

So 25% of adults say work makes them unhappy and lawyers are amongst the most miserable. To someone who has spent 30 years moving and...

Is it right for employers to have rules on personal intimate relationships at work? Are managers able to play Cupid without being shot by...

There seem to have been an increase in the number of cases recently where ex-spouses seek to make a financial application long after the...

Who would ever accuse a lawyer of being longwinded?!  No need for anyone to reply to that!

Anything that makes our legal system more...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched its final guidance to large businesses to help them...

There has been a further stir in the so-called “gig economy” as the Court of Appeal decides that a plumber in the case of Pimlico...

The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in the Pimlico Plumbers v Smith case. They found that Mr Smith, a plumber, was a...

Most employment legal practitioners, the general public, the House of Commons Justice Committee and a cross-party group of MPs (to name a...

Expansion is on Uber's mind, and this time, it does not concern taxi services.

Uber has launched its on-demand meal delivery service in...

A French businessman is suing Uber for 45 million euros, claiming that a glitch in its iPhone app resulted in his wife discovering his...

Judges are being warned to cut to the chase. Sir Terence Etherton, Master of the Rolls, has urged brevity after a judgment of 20,000...

I have previously commented on the purported increase in couples who have separated following the UK's decision regarding Brexit. 

It...

This decision could have wider implications. In this case, a cohabitee was able to successfully claim against her partner's pension on...

A cap on certain leveraged lending has been in place in the USA for nearly four years. The maximum leverage for deals funded by regulated...

This week saw the UK’s inquiry into self-employment and the gig economy, led by the former Downing Street adviser Matthew Taylor, step up...

Apologies for those who are of the view that all I ever talk about is GDPR - the new data protection rules that are going to have a...

But what is it?

“Gig economy” working is used to describe the trend towards workers taking work on a “gig” basis, on flexible, generally...

A woman who was left without survivor's benefits from her late partner's pension has won her lengthy legal battle in the Supreme Court...

As news like this comes around, I find myself wondering how history will view current strategies a few years down the line.  As I see it,...

Following on from my post yesterday about relationship issues created by Brexit, the press in the US have also tracked down a California...

Ever wondered where 'the line' is in workplace conversations?

The truth is, it is often better to be safe than sorry, because where the...

Some helpful suggestions for what to consider when talking to children about separation.  

In particular I agree that for this difficult...

There have been reports before of Brexit causing tension in relationships, whether because of arguments arising from political...

Imagine this. You employ a driver who collects and makes deliveries for your business. On one occasion he or she was transporting...

2017 is going to be the year of the shareholders challenging directors pay.

We have already seen open challenges to severance payments...

This recent decision has been somewhat controversial with many criticising the wife's poor financial planning. 

The issue of spousal...

While President Trump may be shunning attending "traditional events" in Washington a new standing agenda item for every board should be...

The Government in its White Paper detailing proposals for leaving the EU stated that, "the UK remains ready to give people the certainty...

Before a Lawyer or the Courts can give indications regarding the possible outcomes of a financial case, the value of the matrimonial...

Our Employment Solicitor Angharad Aspinall looks at the latest report released by the Women and Equalities Select Committee on pregnancy...

Jargon is not a sign of intellect. And it doesn't impress anyone. Maybe like me, you're suspicious of anything that doesn't immediately...

Start-ups argue that Section 1033, which is a mere 1 page in the 849 page Dodd-Frank Act, preserves their right to pull data from...

With current surveys stating that we spend 1 hour 40 minutes on average on social media, it comes as no surprise that there may be a host...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has updated its guidance on competition law. The update was written in conjunction with the...

Sometimes employment law (typically collective redundancy rules or TUPE) requires an employer to consult with appropriate representatives...

The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has announced new rules banning the advertising of high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) food or...

Our Employment Consultant Clayton Williams discusses the new guidance on the duty to report on payment practices and performance. 

The New...

The healthcare profession, has some one of the highest levels of compulsory vetting for employers, involving an interview,...

Ofcom has published a report on the availability and experience of communications services for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the...

Whilst Brexit, Trump, and all manner of post-recession tremors are in the cauldron of live matters for most businesses, the hospitality...

Well, not in my world of law firm management, where the chargeable hour is a leading metric for both compensation and client billing. The...

The long-awaited review by the Government of the effects of the introduction of fees in the Employment Tribunal, introduced in July 2013,...