Legal Insights

Facebook has announced a ban on ads for crypto-currencies on its platform, effective immediately.

The new policy actually bans ads for...

The NHS is to ban law firms from advertising inside hospitals in an attempt to stem the rising tide of compensation claims. 

A NHS...

Have you ever had a situation where an employee has raised a grievance and then refused to return to work unless that grievance is...

Gig economy worker bill: How it will hit your business

The EU has now brought it's new MIFID II rules in to force, meaning that fund managers now have to comply with a higher level of...

The FCA’s recent Dear CEO letter about contracts for difference (CFDs) - see link - makes depressing reading for firms and regulators...

It is no surprise that the wholly unacceptable events that took place recently at the Presidents Club have attracted a storm of publicity...

Goodman Derrick's Clare Gilroy-Scott  provides an employment law round up for the property industry in EG's podcast

From 11 January 2018, the absence requirements for Points-Based System migrants wishing to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)...

An employee’s period of continuous employment comes to an end on what is known as the Effective Date of Termination (“EDT”), which is...

The Practitioner Panel Survey is an important but frequently misinterpreted data set, and has a long a varied history going back to the...

Charlotte Mortlock flags this interesting reminder of the requirement to make reasonable adjustments for those who are classified as...

I thought it was just my memory that was like a goldfish, apparently our levels of concentration are even worse!  Here are a few...

This story has highlighted some of the dangers of entering into cross-border surrogacy arrangements. 

In this case, a gay couple from...

Here we go again: a ridiculous claim results in ridiculous payout which results in insurance guy saying we all have to pay higher...

Roll out the clichés, it seems that the gambling regime in Ireland is due for a long-overdue overhaul. 

This is likely to be of...

Amazon plans to launch its Amazon Go brand of grocery stores, which has been tested and developed by Amazon staff at its Seattle HQ. 

Today is the first day of family Mediation Week, aimed to raise awareness of mediation as a method to resolve family disputes.

As a...

Over the last week or two, Twitter has been buzzing with lawyers sharing a snapshot of how they entered the legal profession. The hashtag '

A number of my recent posts have focused on the gender pay gap; an issue that has attracted considerable publicity thanks, in part, to...

There is a subtle difference between this and the FCA's other approach documents. Whereas the latter are a recasting of familiar...

In a year end move to avert market disruption prior to the date of MiFID II implementation, and deal on US EU venue equivalence was...

As long time readers of Lewis Silkin's Newsnotes and other articles will know, we are not big fans of American Apparel, or their

On 17 January 2018, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) launched a new online application service for England and Wales. The service...

Fascinating research from the Office of National Statistics has demonstrated just how difficult the headline gender pay gap is to...

Back in November, I commented on YouTube's then latest update to its algorithm which determined whether or not content should be...

Surrogacy has been back in the news this week, thanks to the birth of Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West's third child, who was carried...

In case you missed this news from last week, Carphone Warehouse was fined £400k after a 'serious failures' placed customer data at risk....

Back in February 2016, the ASA published an Adjudication upholding complaints about a mobile phone repair business, FreeFusion,...

This is a much more conservative document than its consumer cousin. We shouldn't be surprised - authorisations is the core regulatory...

The cost of living is continually rising. It is therefore not surprising that it has been reported that the cost of divorcing has also...

I am a fan of both our Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohue and our President, Michael D Higgins.  Together however they delivered...

The questions posed here seem so simple, but it is such an important part of the process for both the interviewer and the candidate.. in...

With the introduction of more developing technological advances every day, data protection and privacy have become ever more increasingly...

These days, it seems everything is posted on social media, from holidays abroad to what someone has had for dinner that evening. Mostly...

So-called Open Banking kicks off on Saturday in what amounts to a gigantic financial experiment in which Britain is leading the world....

The referenced recent Ontario case from the attached article is a helpful reminder to employers of some key concepts that are clear at...

Commercial rents are only going one way, whether you are on an upwards only or upwards/ downwards lease.

The doubling of annual rents in...

When the FCA published its Approach to Consumers back in November, I wrote a quick blog (linked below) about the similarities of some of...

I thought that it would be good to share one of the most pleasing projects that I have been involved in which concluded late in 2017.

In...

With a new Lord Chancellor in place following the Prime Minister’s reshuffle, the Law Society Gazette has compiled a helpful to-do list...

If you haven't heard already, where have you been? We’re only two weeks into the New Year and accounting giant Deloitte has confirmed...

ITV Tonight featured a programme last night regarding the current divorce laws and exploring whether there should be amendments. 

It isn't easy to run a pub these days. Hundreds are closing each year. So on one level, one has to have sympathy with the plucky little...

Our Employment law expert, Richard Thomas, has been featured in Lawyer Monthly looking at 3 interesting stories from 2017 that have...

I have to agree with Mr. Lahiri of Egnyte that a good attitude is key to assisting with GDPR compliance. 

There is a lot of negative...

It is unlikely that many years from now, you will be telling your grandchildren what you were doing on the 3rd January 2018. But, last...

As more businesses with 250+ employees comply with their obligation to report their gender pay gap by 4 April, those reports already...

The headline to this article about a former employee who was awarded €64,000 by the High Court last October is somewhat misleading. The...

My first two posts in 2018 have included numbered lists, but this one – ironically about data – is intentionally number free. This is...

Our employment lawyers look at what changes are on the horizon in employment law for 2018. For more information on any of the below...

New guidance published by DCMS suggests that individuals giving press interviews on sensitive subjects, such as a terror attack, should...

The Christmas and New Year holiday can be a stressful time for couples, when finances are stretched and relationships strained.

The New...

2018 kicks off with positive news for those seeking to come to the UK under the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route, with the number of...

The question of equal pay remains dominant in the news with the resignation of the BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie over the BBC's...

The Law Commission has this week announced that it will be conducting a full review of the law relating to surrogacy arrangements as part...

Happy New Year!

2017 proved to be a considerable year for employment law developments and although there is actually relatively little on...

Today is  is dubbed "divorce day" by family lawyers and the media and therefore we expect a huge increase in the volumes of calls we...

I recently posted that the real teeth of the Gender Pay Gap Regulations lay in the potential impact upon an employer's recruitment and...

A timely reminder for anyone interested that the next Brabners' HR Forum (Liverpool 18th January: Manchester 25th January) will focus on...

Our Employment law expert, Richard Thomas, is featured in Lawyer Monthly this month, looking at what legal changes 2018 could be ringing...

Previously, an amendment to a claim took effect from the date of the original claim. It was therefore essential for the ET to consider...

I’ve written before about the strain preparations for Brexit is already causing regulators and this will only become worse in 2018. Here...

During my many years practicing family law I've heard a lot of reasons for starting divorce proceedings, but no one yet has said that...

Facebook and other online job advertisers are facing criticism because they are allowing recruiters to place job adverts that are only...

Today’s the day that top bosses will have earnt more than an average worker will earn in a whole year. Here, Jennifer Pinder from our...

Hold on to your hats… 2018 already appears to be another roller-coaster year full of legal developments.  Below is an infographic...

Today is the day. After TEN YEARS of speculation, scepticism and scuffling… MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II) has...

Given Iceland's storming of the Good Housekeeping Guide's mince pies chart (No.1 in 2016, No. 2 in 2017), today's ASA decision caught my...

With the recent Budget, there have been some important changes to Stamp Duty. 

When divorcing, if both parties retain an interest,...

Two days into the new year and 2018 has confirmed that female empowerment has not been taking a break over Christmas and New Year. 

This post is not about the major new regulations that will see light of day in 2018. These are well known, and there are more than enough...

On 1 January 2018, the Mediation Act 2017 came into operation in Ireland.

So, what now?

The purpose of the Act is to embed mediation within...

Law360 analyzes the impact that recent and upcoming regulation (specific to the U.K), including PSD2, the U.K Open Banking Initiative,...

Christmas can be a stressful time and there are usually additional financial pressures placed upon couples. It is often widely reported...

We've made it into the new year! If like me, you are wiping away the sleep from your eyes as you come to terms with being one of the few...