Legal Insights

The Advertising Standards Authority has announced that the pithily named "Buckinghamshire And Surrey Trading Standards" has been...

Have you ever heard of James Charles?  I hadn't until this week.  He's a 19-year-old Youtube beauty vlogger, with over 12...

The high court on Wednesday approved Barclay's Brexit-proofing transfer of £170bn in assets for 5,000 clients to its Dublin-based...

Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise in the Middle East.

The announcement this week by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB), Union...

Only a couple of days ago, I circulated a blog on the Government launching a consultation paper to consider extending the redundancy...

After Guardian journalist Owen Jones posted a video of his interview with Wetherspoons CEO Tim Martin,  he reported receiving...

Further to our blog on Brexit and the EU Settlement Scheme the Government has published guidance on the immigration status of EU...

The Italian Senate incorporated the concepts of “Distributed Ledger” and “Smart Contracts” into the national legal framework, through an...

We all know that departing employees have the potential to hurt your business. Including restrictive covenants (i.e post-employment...

... There is no such thing! 

It is worrying that The National Centre for Social Research has published figures today which show that...

Over the last few weeks, there has been keen media interest in the area of 'family friendly' rights.

Travelodge have taken the lead...

Unlike other trends in discrimination, maternity, pregnancy and family discrimination shows no sign of diminishing over time.

Research...

The past 18 months have seen the financial regulator of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), the Securities and Commodities Authority (“SCA

One of the most frequent questions I’ve been asked about SMCR over the last few months, typically by Board members, is how its philosophy...

Say what you like about Jacob Rees-Mogg, but he always looks clean shaven. No metrosexual 5 o'clock shadow for the honourable member for...

Yesterday at CMS we had an exciting breakfast seminar to learn about a new category of technology, "ethical AI technology".  ...

In the midst of the frenzy to build the network necessary to quench our thirst for bites, rural areas create unique opportunities for...

Martin Lewis and Facebook have settled the moneysavingexpert.com founder’s defamation claim over so-called “scam ads”.

Mr Lewis started UK...

All Irish entities transferring personal data between Ireland and the UK need to be aware of impending changes in the event of a “no...

I was able to contribute some commentary to this excellent article from @natalierosegil in Refinery29 which highlights some of the...

It was previously reported that Martin Lewis (Mr Money Saving Expert) had issued defamation proceedings against Facebook in relation to...

The Government has set out numerous planned changes to employment law in its recently published Good Work Plan. The Plan is split into 3...

What do Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding, Alexa Chung and Zoella have in common? 

Nope, nothing to do with Veganuary. The reason they've hit...

Full disclosure: My colleagues  Adam Glass, Brinsley Dresden and I have acted for two of the celebrity influencers who were involved...

The battle for 5G is rife and there is a lot at stake because the need is huge - but with it comes huge risk too... 

On one hand,...

A recent study shows that nearly half of unmarried couples who live together wrongly believe they share the same rights as married...

The Government has set out numerous planned changes to employment law in its recently published Good Work Plan. The Plan is split into 3...

A hashtag is a wonderful thing because it allows you to come across bang up-to-date content that you may not otherwise have...

Tony Jaffa comments on the implications for open justice following recent privacy decisions

It’s clear that technology has infiltrated every industry and the legal sector is no different. The sector is often viewed as cautious...

The Government has set out numerous planned changes to employment law in its recently published Good Work Plan. The Plan is split into 3...

Judging by this weekend's Twitter reaction, I was not the only one in the UK who watched and was fascinated by Netflix's "Fyre: The...

There has been widespread publicity on a report produced by Age UK concluding that divorcing wives are losing out on pension...

Gender Pay Gap Reporting was brought in by the Government to try and reduce the Gender Pay Gap.

The deadline's for this year’s Gender Pay...

In a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) agreed with the employment tribunal’s findings that an employer's failure to...

Co-founder of Moneysupermarket.com, Richard Mason, set what could be a new precedent for claiming back against a divorce settlement when...

GDPR was drafted based on a world in which centralised and identifiable actors control personal data (generally!).  Many blockchain...

Supermacs, a leading fast food chain in Ireland, have been in a long running trade mark dispute with McDonalds. As part of this dispute,...

I was heartened to come across another lovely example of how tech is enabling people to better their lives. Russian grannies are flogging...

The key test in establishing whether an individual providing their services is a worker with certain minimum statutory entitlements, such...

After 25 years, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie are set to divorce. In a joint statement the pair said "After a long...

Interesting commentary from The FT relating to the tribulations of a year in the life of Mifid II and the uncertainty and lethargy it has...

How to define artificial intelligence is a difficult problem because scientists have never had agreement about the definition. As a...

BCAP publishes stricter guidance on use of Supers in TV ads.

While you were grabbing Black Friday bargains and stocking up on mince pies,...

Love it, hate it, offended by it... the British Army's latest recruitment campaign has attracted much controversy in an attempt to appeal...

Last year, I wrote a lot about Equality and in particular Gender Pay a topic I also spoke about at my #HR Forum on the 8 November 2018...

TransferWise, the London-headquartered international money transfer company, is applying for a new licence in Brussels, in a bid to...

A government order has come into force that allows single people to legally become parents through surrogacy arrangements. 

In the...

Yesterday, the ASA upheld complaints against Boohoo.com and Zacharia Jewellers. Both retailers were found to be promoting and selling...

2018 was another long, hard year, and the Christmas/New Year break was a natural pause, a chance to reflect on a few of the things a...

Un attacco hacker ha recentemente compromesso i dati personali e riservati di 500 mila studenti della San Diego Unifed School. Il...

It has taken nearly the entire term of the Juncker Commission, but we finally have a definitive text for the new Audiovisual Media...

Implementation of new guidance on food withdrawals and recalls proposed by the FSA (Food Standards Agency) could increase costs for food...

As a new year is upon us, we set out below a snapshot of some of the employment law developments you can expect to hear about in 2019. 

A surprising headline perhaps but an accurate one according to the Courts and Tribunals Service.

Since May 2018 applicants have been able...

I was pleased to join Vanessa Feltz for the first newspaper review of 2019 on her popular BBC Radio London show. As ever, there was...

At Markel Law we are often asked whether an employer is required to provide eye tests for their employees. The answer is yes if the...

There are good reasons why an "account information service" (AIS) became a regulated "payment service" under the not-so-new Payment...

'Phoenixing' is a constant source of frustration and not insignificant cost in the adviser sector - are there signs that the FCA is...

From ESPN:

Pennsylvania

The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course booked the first legal sports bets in Pennsylvania in...

This December has seen two important developments in the broadcasting sphere. First, on 13 December, the European Council and the...

As we look at the year ahead and what each wants from  it with hopes in our hearts and fresh energy, working towards a more diverse...

The Insolvency Service has reported on a number of investment scams involving the cultivation of truffles.

The court heard that...

Whether it is via new non-endemic investment, sponsors, teams/organisations or business ventures with other sectors, it is becoming...

Regulation (EU) no. 1807/2018 (Non-Personal Data Regulation or NPDR) recently entered into force and will become directly applicable in...