Legal Insights

This is not a new case, but it has finally reached the US Supreme Court.  From a pure legal jurisdictional perspective, this case...

For the time being we have to accept that there are still some people in the UK who find the depiction of a kiss between a same-sex...

After numerous employees inquiries, the CFTC has recently told their employees that it is kosher for them to invest in cyrptocurrencies...

Many believe that cryptocurrency with underlying Blockchain technology has the power to disrupt our global economy. Hard to believe,...

Staff need to know you'll take their claims of harassment seriously. Mary Goldsbrough's recent article for Real Business advises...

The EU are 'threatening' to bring in regulation to control the risks spoken around things like Blockchain rise in Bitcoin values, mining...

A case I was really interested in settled yesterday.

That happens a lot, especially for an intellectual property lawyer and trademark...

So it makes sense to publish this article again on what employers should do when extreme weather hits:

With the ONS continuing to report that there has been a rise in the number of 'silver splitters' it is not uncommon for couples to wish...

CAP and BCAP have published two new sets of guidance on gambling advertisements. The guidance will prevent the use of urgent calls to...

This article highlights the powers of the Insolvency Act and how they can be used to help bring justice to unscrupulous individuals. 

Last Tuesday, the TSC released the unexpurgated version of the GRG Report - the report into RBS' Global Restructuring Group prepared...

There’s panic in the NHS, which regularly looks to non-EU doctors to fill skill gaps in the UK. And the issue isn't just relevant to the...

The Government has recently announced that the Immigration Health Sucharge (IHS) will double later this year in order to better reflect...

"Despite the hype, the large size of investments and the significant number of financial products and services derived from fintech...

At a public consultation on ESB’s plans to burn biomass instead of peat at the West Offaly Power Station in Shannonbridge, Minister...

Business is good in the construction industry.  Cash is flowing.  Relationships between contractors and subcontractors have...

On 31 January 2018, the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018 was signed into law.

The Act has lifted the prohibition on serving...

At the beginning of the year we advised you of important dates for your diary in relation to employment law. We have now updated our...

This month the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in collaboration with Uptimize (an online training provider)...

2017 was another great year for the Dublin office market.  It saw rents approaching the 2007 peaks and the multiple cranes across...

A group of European Union regulators will meet next week to discuss the regulation of cryptocurrencies.

I believe regulating the crypto...

Clare Gilroy-Scott, an employment partner with Goodman Derrick, says "training time is working time and the National Minimum Wage applies...

A story close to home hit the headlines a few days ago, when a Cardiff woman was made redundant during her maternity leave....

In my last post discussing the Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016, I set out the current licensing options...

The EHRC's survey results released yesterday have indicated that many employers have outdated/unlawful attitudes to employing women. The...

Cryptocurrencies, and especially privacy coins like Monero and Zcash, may provide a new channel for would-be money launderers....

Complaints to the ASA on the grounds of religious offence are relatively few and far between (notwithstanding a notable pick up around...

Grant Thornton BVI recently worked on this case with our UK colleagues to assist with obtaining information from a company that refused...

When resolving financial claims arising from a divorce, couples have an ongoing duty to provide full and honest disclosure to their...

In the wake of the recent headlines about Oxfam, Public Concern at Work (PCAW), the whistleblowing charity, has revealed that it has seen...

Joe Brolly is scathing again.

This time it’s with the GAA’s rule book.

The rules, he says, are so complex that they have created tyranny...

Tomorrow our Government will deliver the new National Development Plan and Planning Strategy at their launch event in Sligo. The...

Family solicitors are beginning to report the use of digital currencies in an attempt to hide personal wealth during divorce proceedings....

We have previously written about this case whilst it was in proceedings and now we have the judgement.

The couple met in Russia in 1989...

From 1 January 2018, all persons registered to practice as vets under the Veterinary Practice Act must be covered by a policy of...

It has been reported that both tech giants Amazon and Facebook are in rival talks to rent AIB’s current headquarters at the Bankcentre,...

Yesterday's announcement, jointly by the FCA and TPR, is a welcome (if implicit) recognition that a pause is called for.

Back in the...

There is an iconic scene in the film Jurassic Park where a pack of velociraptors cooperate to take out the game warden. His final words...

Advertisers and marketers beware.  You might be pretty free to use iconic old British buildings in advertising without permission...

This is a fascinating article about the rapid rise of surrogacy arrangements in Ukraine, which is one of the very few European countries...

The statutory reporting requirement of publishing gender pay gap figures for companies with over 250 employees is fast approaching. Come...

Advertisements (whether on TV, radio or in any other media) just shouldn’t add items to a consumer’s shopping basket without consent. 

Many advertisers look to reference famous copyright works in ad campaigns, whether they be paintings, photographs or music. We often get...

The High Court ordered those behind a series of scam pension schemes to pay back £13.7 million following a request by The Pensions...

In the recent decision of North v Wilkinson [2018] EWCA Civ 161 it was held that an agreement contained in a letter between a sole trader...

In a FinTech friendly move, banking regulators from 7 states have agreed to recognize each others findings, in an effort to help new...

Amidst heavy-handed cryptocurrency regulation coming from China and South Korea, U.S. regulators struck a "surprisingly optimistic" tone...

In recent years changes in the UK labour market have created flexibility for both workers and business, the most well-known example being...

Stay tuned for our Brownlee Education Team's summary and commentary on these new standards

Southwark Council is in the midst of an ambitious and wide-reaching regeneration programme. It’s also had its fair share of controversy,...

Sports governing bodies have a lot to deal with in 2018. 

• GDPR
• 2018 Winter Olympics 
• 2020 Olympic cycle 
• Governance and...

Seven months after the Taylor Review in July 2017, the Government has published a press release in response.

In its response,...

The ASA grappled with two potentially sexist ads this week.

Spoiler alert: One was a TV and VOD ad for Paco Rabanne XS, which received

Poundland’s naughty elf Twitter and Facebook campaign, which contained a toy elf larking about in sexually suggestive poses and making...

‘Good Work’ the independent review undertaken by Matthew Taylor into modern working practices in July 2017 considered the implications of...

In certain quarters there's been disappointment and frustration this morning following the long awaited announcement of next steps...

A Judge has slammed a UK divorcing couple for 'losing touch with reality' after spending a third of their £6.6m wealth on legal fees. 

Resolution and other organisations have been lobbying Government over the last few years to consider a reform of the current divorce...

Snapchat, the ubiquitous photo-messaging app that has captured the attention of supposed ‘hard-to-reach’ millennials now allows community...

A high court judge has described a couple who have racked up nearly £2 million in legal costs fighting over their £6 million fortune as...

Following a campaign picked up by the Times, Justice Secretary David Gauke has said that he will 'study the evidence' for reforming...

If a week is a long time in politics, 24 hours is an eternity in blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Keeping ahead of the hourly...

The President’s Club has been quietly doing its thing for the past 30 years, raising not inconsiderable amounts of cash for charities....

Coupled with the FCA's update on high cost credit (31 Jan), this IFS report provides a fascinating picture of the interface between...

The SEC and CFTC provide a sober review on regulatory enforcement in the cryptocurrency world. The agencies  aspire to bring...

Harbottle & Lewis is a first class law firm - the firm of choice for media and creative businesses, celebs and those in the public...

I’ve written recently about the likely impact of Brexit on the behaviour and prioritization of regulators, and the FCA’s transition...