Legal Insights

In circumstances where an employee’s employment contract does not contain a severance clause, it is up in the air whether the common law...

This case concerned a qualified teacher who was charged with the rape of a 17 year old girl whilst working as a taxi driver in 2009. He...

As you would expect for a tech-driven city like Dublin, blockchain developments are in the news nearly every day. Here is a quick summary...

A major simplification of the way the UK regulates farming has been proposed in an interim report published by Dame Glenys Stacey, Chair...

One of the main aims of these blogs is to set current regulation in its historical context, and to distinguish between those elements...

So with everyone asking how a court can force Mrs Owens to remain married until 2020, what does it all mean?

In case there are any law firms out there tempted to 'big up' their credentials ... here's a timely reminder of why we all need to adhere...

I’d like to start this post by getting some awkward words out the way: menstruation, fertility, infertility, PMT, incontinence,...

On 29 June, 2018 Mr Justice McDonald delivered a very important Judgment on the validity of the appointment of a receiver. It has wide...

The Manchester Evening News has recently reported upon the unusual approach taken by a recruitment start up business with regards to the...

One of our Partners Helen Marriott has recently provided a great blog around the long awaited judgement in the case of Owens v Owens.  

If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. That's the approach baked beans manufacturer Heinz took with it's 'Good without going...

The European Court of Justice has today dismissed an appeal brought by the owners of KIT KAT (Nestle) for protection of its...

I'm sure you're getting as bored of reading these updates about the use (or failure to use) #ad as we are of writing them, but this week...

The Supreme Court have just dismissed Mrs Owens appeal effectively forcing her to remain married until 2020 at which point she can then...

Recently, the Home Office published a document giving more information on the EU Settlement Scheme, which has implications for EU...

Rachael Oakes and I recently attended a training course, in our capacity as a family mediators, regarding child inclusive mediation....

The Office for Budget Responsibility has published a comprehensive analysis of the impact of Government spending on public activities in...

An article in defence of hourly billing!

Because clients say they want it and because, in this brave new (post-professional) world, the...

The Supreme Court handed down their Judgment in this case regarding spousal maintenance last week. 

This case has been followed by...

The article below shows that between 2007 and 2017, black male graduates earned £7,000 less per year than their white counterparts. 

Claire Holland, Managing Associate at Foot Anstey, comments for Money Marketing on whistleblowing rules and culpability in financial...

Today the Supreme Court provided their judgment in the case of Mills v Mills. Mr and Mrs Mills had divorced back in 2002 and at that...

The long awaited Mills judgment was delivered yesterday. This is a long running case about spousal maintenance. The husband wanted...

Marijuana cultivation and the production of cannabis resin in your home carries risks. At the extreme side, it can attract theft and...

Some relief for employers from the clarification that workers who sleep overnight in or near the workplace will only be entitled to have...

...and its from Ofcom. 

Islanders, Ofcom has confirmed that it will not be investigating the treatment of Love Island contestant Dani...

A significant proportion of UK employment law is derived from European Directives (TUPE, Collective Redundancies, Working Time and Agency...

Having just waded through 122 pages of this judgment, it is clear this is a case that will have significant importance on the law of...

Congress is considering a bipartisan bill (the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act, or RESA) that would encourage more SMEs to offer...

Elon Musk, the mastermind behind Tesla, has recently been accused of misappropriating a drawing of a unicorn farting into a funnel (and...

With the release of The Spy Who Dumped Me imminent, the stars have been talking about their worst relationship break ups.

Justin Theroux...

Tempering his optimism about the benefits that data science will bring to the financial services industry, Charles Randell, Chair of the...

We all know now that football didn't come home, despite the valiant efforts of the England team. 

However, in the midst of England's...

As previous readers know, I was, with others, heavily involved with the FCA TechSprint last November – the one that proved the concept of...

The new gender pay gap reporting laws currently make no mention of transgender or non-binary employees – employers can only classify...

The Court of Appeal have reversed the judgement of an earlier tribunal, which required care providers to pay national minimum wage to...

For the second year, the BBC has published it’s star salaries list – and the top 12 earners are all men. Last year, the revelation that...

Scepticism is at the heart of the value of an audit in establishing the truth of the numbers. It's independence's best friend in my opinion!

In a technical note published in June 2018, the Department for Exiting the European Union outlined its support for a post-Brexit data...

The ASA has today upheld complaints against Highland Spring and McCain Foods regarding ‘instant win’ promotions featured on their water...

Because I was on Leave last week, I wrote Part 1 of this blog last Monday, expecting to have to make only a few minor updates after the...

Another Wednesday, another round of Decisions from the Advertising Standards Authority Council. Among today's rulings was this one (link...

In recent months and years, we have seen the ASA crack down on more and more adverts that objectify women and may cause serious or...

Tomorrow, the ASA will publish its usual round of complaint reports. This is an important part of the self-regulatory system, with...

All employers, irrespective of size or sector, have a legal duty to check that any person they employ has the right to work in the UK....

It's being called 'dangerous' by IBEC and 'out of touch with reality' by the Small Firms Association. On the other hand Mandate are...

No one wants to find themselves in this position.  Either to have to enforce the order or being the person threatened with prison....

This is a great piece by Neil Araujo at iManage - looking at the 5 Best Practices for successful Digital Transformation.

The first point...

In an interview with The Times last week, Christina Blacklaws, the new President of the Law Society, described diversity in the sector as...

New chair Randell says monitoring misuse of data is top of his agenda adding “We need to be mindful of the fact that the financial...

On 7 July, in the context of the Volkswagen diesel matter, the German Federal Constitutional Court rendered its decision that the public...

As the Brexit divorce date (March 2019) draws closer, the Home Office has finally provided some guidance on the rights of European Union...

The deadline for large private and voluntary sector employers to publish their gender pay gap figures was 4 April 2018 and those affected...

Hello, and welcome to the first installment of a recurring blog, where I hope to share my transatlantic point of view on the legal...

As the saying goes, 9 out of 10 people admit they like chocolate; the 10th is a liar.

Unsurprisingly the UK advertising codes ban the...

Well, not yet.  

The UK Supreme Court recently handed down judgment in R (on the application of Steinfeld and another)  v...

Persuading the ASA that a social media campaign for a restricted product category has been properly targeted is a tough nut to crack....

Separation and divorce is often a highly stressful time for any family and picking the right adviser is crucial.

A good divorce solicitor...

Good news for those of you looking at your kids on school holidays and wishing you could spend more time with them! Soon you can!

The...

It was another good summit this year, exploring diversity and inclusion in the advertising and marketing industries. 

From BAME...

Panic over OR the calm before the “GDPR Enforcement Storm” ?

Possibly both..... !  

What we do know is that progressive organisations...

Ignoring the World Cup, Corrie, Eastenders, Emmerdale (wait, this is still going?!), BBC News and some others, it's the most popular show...

The  drive to modernise and digitalise the Court system is moving forward with new case evidence systems being installed. Guildford...

That's actually a very cryptic title but all will become clear (sort of). I'll even throw in my favourite T-Rex meme at the end as an...

This week a Modern Slavery Bill was introduced into Australian parliament. The Bill will introduce a reporting requirement for Australian...