Legal Insights

“Innovation”, when closely associated with “law firm” makes me twitchy. I can’t remember the last time I came across a law firm that...

The decision from the latest in a series of defamation cases considering issues of meaning has been handed down from the High Court, and...

Out of office messages are getting so detailed nowadays. I particularly like this one: “Currently working nomadically and therefore will...

In July 2018 Cuadrilla (a shale gas fracking company) obtained an interim injunction against 'Person(s) Unknown' and others in respect of...

The challenger bank Monzo, yes the hot (pink) ‘coral’ card you’ve seen everywhere, has raised £113 million, doubling its value to £2...

Wahaca has been in the press recently for threatening to deduct pay from an employee as a result of a customer leaving the restaurant...

I am not a massive royal fan, but I am happy to  raise the awareness of Prince William's comments yesterday.  For an individual...

Employers often find it difficult to interpret existing legislation around maternity.

Government research published in 2016 found that one...

A new YouGov poll commissioned by fathers’ rights group FNF Both Parents Matter Cymru concludes that 8 out of 10 respondents agreed that...

Unlike house prices, upheld complaints against promotions involving properties seem to be on the increase.

In an example from 26 June, the...

There's increasing alarm that retailers will not be ready for new payment checks that must be applied from 14 September 2019 ("strong...

The BIS Annual Economic Report 2019 undertook a review of the opportunities and risks for large technology firms (“big techs”) who have...

This article looks at how it feels to be divorced at 20. It's really interesting and looks at different experiences which so many will...

I have been privileged to work with a lot of employees over the years. Sometimes they have a great new job and want me to check out their...

On 21 June 2019, the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") released recommendations for regulating crytpocurrency worldwide. If...

Congress members including Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California), who chairs the House Financial Services Committee,  called for the...

Earlier this month, the Living Wage Foundation launched its 'Living Hours' campaign which seeks to provide zero-hours contract workers...

Freeths Stoke invited junior professionals and employees from local Staffordshire businesses to join them for an evening at Middleport...

We will all remember the cyber attack which hit the NHS in 2017. The thought of all of your computers being frozen and all of your data...

Historically it has been possible for individuals to donate their sperm or eggs anonymously to help others conceive a child, provided...

Following on from our previous post, the Howard Kennedy family team welcomes today's announcement of the extension of Family Remedies...

Whilst the proposed divorce reform announced last week is a welcome step in the right direction, we are still a long way from bringing...

This month, MP's have criticised the government again for failing to reduce boardroom pay packages.

In recent years, it has come to light...

The President of the Family Division, has published further guidance on the drafting of orders to try to alleviate the pressures on the...

The long awaited judgement has been handed down by the Court of Appeal of the case of Kennedy v National Trust for Scotland.  In a...

As part of its plan to help make things fairer for consumers, the Government has announced that it will give the Competition and Markets...

Following a roundtable dinner in spring 2019 that brought together autotech industry leaders, we have produced a report capturing expert...

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Keith Miles (https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithmiles1/) to our London team. Keith is one...

Many companies use post-contractual non-compete covenants to protect their business interests. To negotiate such provisions with key...

It’s a common scenario in employment law.  An employee makes a complaint of harassment against another member of staff and...

The recent Court of Appeal (“CA”) case of Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust [2019] has confirmed that voluntary overtime...

Data trusts might provide a way for results of medical research to be shared in a controlled manner that will benefit pharmaceutical...

An interesting write up by Vincent Law and Raymond Chan of Mayer Brown on the recent Hong Kong case: K&L Gates v. Navin Kumar...

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) undertook a review of 20 non-systemic deposit taking firms which exhibit faster asset growth...

Defra and Natural England have today (Friday 14 June) issued three new interim general licences to kill or take certain species of wild...

Betting ads and sponsors are a common sight in English football. 

Last month, we saw the latest ad to be caught off-side: a Twitter...

While more regulation has been expected for some time, the greater protection for investors will be welcomed by investors following the...

I really wish I hadn't seen this headline. I am not an avid Sun reader, but while looking at the timescales for the Parliamentary reading...

The ASA's new and long-awaited rule on gender stereotyping finally comes into force tomorrow, Friday 14th June. 

It's arguable that...

In the week in which Northern Ireland’s Department for the Economy published a sobering report on the massive difficulties businesses in...

This isn't new news, but it may have escaped your notice if you haven't been keeping up with Welsh news over the past few months...

In...

An alert released by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau in 2018 revealed that 50% of UK organisations have suffered from employee fraud.

In partnership with Martin Thomas, author of the Financial Times Guide to Social Media Strategy, Goodman Derrick recently hosted a hugely...

Yesterday I attended a conference with a host of different expert speakers from across the Advertising & Marketing industry from...

A lorry driver was awarded €22,419 in compensation following a determination of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) that his...

A consultation period on the Law Commission's proposed reforms to UK surrogacy law has begun. The Commission's proposals were published...

The subject of how much you earn is often taboo amongst work colleagues but increasingly employees are wanting more transparency over pay...

This seems to be a classic example of failing to practice what you preach.

If you apply for a job at Aviva you are assured that: ‘Our...

The question was posed by fellow Family Law enthusiast Rhys Taylor recently, whether there was any material to assist advocates when...

Early May bank holiday has always been on the first Monday in May and celebrates the start of summer but next year, this is set to...

With drug taking revelations a hot topic in today's news, it seems like a perfect time to look at how drug taking is perceived and dealt...

The SEC has filed a lawsuit accusing the social media startup of conducting an illegal securities offering, in the latest step in the...

Revealing article by the team at Squire Patton Boggs analysing the results of their survey of ninety companies on experiences with DSARs....

The Hamilton review, commissioned by the General Medical Council, following a media storm when the GMC appealed the MPTS decision...

Today is the last day of National Volunteer week when we celebrate volunteering in all its diversity.   It is a subject close to my...

Organisations which have volunteers assisting need to be very mindful of what is said and what is done in respect of their volunteer's...

The Law Commission’s report about potential reform of the law surrounding surrogacy in England and Wales is released today (6th June).

The structure of law firms; LLP, corporate, floated etc. is a subject of much debate. The issues driving the discussion are staff...

The Beijing AI Principles was jointly issued on 25 May 2019 by the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, Peking University,...

In a recent employment tribunal case, the employee was employed by a housing charity, initially to provide telephone advice. The charity...

Vanity fair and a number of other publications have published leaked details of the prenuptial agreement Donald Trump entered into with...

The recent Court of Appeal (“CA”) case of Ali v Capita Customer Management Ltd (“Capita”); Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police v...

We protect our employees but what about our working animals who perform incredible roles and offer up their lives to save their human...

It wouldn't happen here would it? Employers demanding that their staff lose weight? It's unlikely that UK employers will be sending staff...

A survey by YouGov revealed that 81% of employers said that employing ex-offenders helped their business. Following this survey, the...

As noted in last week's Department of Treasury announcement, the connectivity between the U.S. and UK will be vital from an economic...

Carla Feakins at Lewis Silkin discusses Argus Media Ltd vs. Halim and the fact that the Court found that as long as an email trawl is...

The ASA’s recent decision to uphold a complaint against an ad for Smirk Tooth Powder, a teeth whitening product, certainly wiped the...

I’ve been an employment lawyer for more years than I care to remember but there are still some areas of the law that don’t make any sense...

The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Bill has been signed into law. The Bill, as presented by Tim Loughton has...