Legal Insights

Okay, Okay, so the headline is fake news, but it certainly captures our mood at the moment.

In fact, there is quite an interesting story...

In England and Wales the only ground upon which a divorce can be sought is that the marriage has broken down irretrievably and this can...

I’m a Celebrity’s former Outback Shack attendant, Kiosk Keith, lost his job last year, reportedly due to inappropriate behaviour. He had...

I was saddened today when I read that Lee Se-dol has decided to retire as a professional GO player seemingly because of Alpha Go.  ...

Cohabitation is the fastest growing family type and has doubled in the last 20 years, with cohabiting couples representing 1 in every 5...

This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert features the small and excitable dragon, Edgar. For those who have not seen it yet, Edgar is keen...

There are many schools of thought that believe that the need for better workplace health management is a fast reaching crescendo. The...

Guest blog by Danyal Enver of ARC Pensions

A new Pensions Bill (the Bill) is threatening more challenges for companies with defined...

What has become known as “Black Friday”, when shops offer large discounts in-store and online, falls this week.  Onbuy.com has...

"When no one knows where else to go, they give it to marketing. That takes away from them really adding value." says Sadie Baron, CMO of...

You are welcome to join for my lecture about detecting infringement of AI patents and also with a discussion about inventorship issues....

With the general election now just 3 weeks away, the subject may well have started to filter into the workplace. We look at some popular...

Recent advertising and marketing tactics by political parties (and political movements) in the UK range from questionable to downright...

So, three weeks to go until the election and the parties are starting to publish their manifestoes, setting out all the ways they will...

Prior to her dismissal, the employee worked for an NHS trust as a medical secretary for 25 years. She was responsible for uploading...

I love this ad.  

It appeals to me for the obvious reasons of it being creative and amusing, and the fact it gives a modern twist to...

In the run up to the UK election on 12 December, it is starkly apparent that the UK’s lack of regulation of online political advertising...

Welcoming a new baby into the world means change for everyone in the family. Not for just mother and baby, but Dads to. The UK needs to...

At the LMA conference earlier this year, my colleagues and I met hundreds of people from across the globe who were all gathered to learn...

For anyone even remotely familiar with employment law this comes as no surprise.  In fact, most attorneys have probably been...

Lawyers are not always known for being generous when it comes to complimenting their competitors, so, when they do, it means a lot.

Today...

Today (14 November) is Equal Pay Day in the UK. It marks the day in the year when the average full-time working woman in the UK...

Today is the day in which the average man has earned the amount the average women will earn over the entire year.

The issue of unequal pay...

12 current and former tech employees of Facebook have accused it of creating a hostile culture  of discrimination, alleging that "

Recently, an employment discrimination lawsuit was filed against both McDonald's and the individual franchise where the employee worked.

It has been widely reported that Chelsea have introduced fines of up to £20,000 if players turn up late. 

According to what is...

The increasing digitisation of financial services continues to raise questions about if and how legislation should change to ensure...

With less than 6 months to go before the IR35 rules change in April 2020,  medium and large organisations who engage contractors...

It is well known that things like race, sex and disability are protected characteristics for the purposes of our discrimination laws....

India. The biggest democracy in the world with a population of over 1.3 billion people. This year, it was estimated that out of 1.3...

It's been incredibly rewarding to open opportunities to students with partners like LaunchNY and 43North, while helping entrepreneurs...

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 provided for same sex couples to form civil partnerships, which then grew into The Marriage (Same Sex...

In a few days, we are going to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that saved us from the jaws of communism and...

I'll tell you what celebrities don't want, what they really, really don't want, and that is for their image to be exploited commercially...

Maybe you won't be going to a New Years Party this year, maybe you will be celebrating the registration of your Civil Partnership as an...

From 31 December 2019 opposite sex couples will be able to enter into civil partnerships with each other. 

The Civil Partnerships,...

Next year will be the 50th birthday of the Equal Pay Act, but a group of the country’s highest-achieving women in business, law,...

Modern divorce, as we know it, has been around since the 1850s. Prior to that time divorce was the preserve of the wealthy and powerful,...

When Anna Gray joined Mulberry as a Market Support Assistant, she was asked to sign a ‘Confidentiality and Copyright Form’.

The wording...

There are some really interesting goings-on in Italy currently that could impact on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's...

Having spent a reported £1 million on legal fees, Ant is suggesting he and his wife attend mediation to try to reach agreement. So what...

During the LMA Midatlantic conference this week, Julia Bennett of Venable LLP brought to life how to plan an event that will drive...

New statistics produced by the Office of National Statistics (“ONS”) have shown the gender pay gap is set to stay. The current tribunal...

The Ministry of Justice has announced this week the allocation of £2 million in government funding to the tech firm, Tech Nation, to...

There are some major changes to the legal requirements concerning contracts of employment coming into force on 6 April 2020.

What are the...

Advertisements by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have been investigated by the ASA for being misleading.  Most of the...

Sometimes in all of the emotional turmoil that comes with a relationship breakdown, the wider impact on other parties, especially...

According to a recent survey, 59% of UK businesses are unaware of the upcoming legal changes as a result of the Good Work Plan. Don't be...

Brexit has always meant the end of financial service passporting for UK firms, and hundreds have set up or expanded offices in an EU27...

While press coverage of advertising regulation often focuses upon the “sexier” topics such as the social media exploits of celebrity...

Investigations regularly stretch across borders and therefore involved multiple regulators from multiple jurisdictions - who often have...

Have you got a specific "relationships at work" policy?
This story making the news today highlights that there can be serious consequences...

Two long-awaited and much-needed family justice reforms have been stopped in their tracks by the dissolution of parliament for next...

Tonight the BBC is reporting that Facebook has banned an ad by The Fair Tax Campaign which is apparently run by Alex Crowley, a former...

We spend hours at work every day so it’s good to have some friendly faces around. People to go for a quick drink with or discuss the...

It's been reported that Ant McPartlin is desperate to re-enter negotiations with his 'ex-wife' in mediation so that they can agree...

On 1st October 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered its judgement on the Planet49 case providing a...

A few weeks ago Mr Spence, the owner of an Aberdeen hotel, was forced to apologise for using a derogatory term about gay people at a...

Last week we hosted FinTechCityWomen, a group involved in London’s growing FinTech sector to discuss what steps could be taken to...