Legal Insights

The central bank has been developing QRIS (a more complex QR pattern that allows users from one payment service to transfer funds to any...

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) new rules requiring authorised fund managers (AFMs) to assess the overall value that their funds...

As per Regulation 12 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (1998 Act), it is a legal requirement that employees who work more than 6 hours...

The May edition of the Lewis Silkin “Ads & Brands Law Digest” has just been published, offering a calming antidote to the hysteria of...

So, farewell Game of Thrones. And while fans may spend long winter nights for years to come arguing about whether the final episode was a...

If you have been involved in issues surrounding contact with children then you will almost certainly have heard someone mention 'Parental...

Agustin Carstens (General Manager of the BIS) spoken recently about five key cyber issues for international cooperation. He made the...

Acas has compiled a report into the effects of technology in the workplace. There are no exciting revelations, just thoughts penned to...

There is a certain irony in the BBC having to report on the accusations of plagiarism being levelled against it. Most advertisers on the...

What do Elton John, Michael Caine and Cliff Richard all have in common? They all changed their names before embarking on their careers....

Last week, Facebook published its Community Standards Enforcement Report, evidencing high automatic detection rates for sexual, violent...

We all remember the controversial £350m claim on the side of the 'Brexit Bus'.

For those interested in advertising and marketing - and I...

Will Electronic Arts ('EA') cash in on the rise of Esports by bringing back their College American Football game, NCAA Football? 

Last year when the sun was beating down, I commented on workwear in the office.  I noted that 'acceptable' workwear for women was on...

Diageo’s recent announcement offering 26 weeks paid parental leave to all employees in Ireland, regardless of gender or sexual...

Introduction

The one-year anniversary of the commencement of GDPR in Europe fell on Saturday, 25 May 2019. In the lead-up to GDPR, there...

At our recent Partners Conference we were lucky enough to have a refreshing lunchtime talk by Ian Sanders about how little changes can...

The ASA has just published its Annual Report for 2018 and the most interesting aspect of the report concerns the ASA's use of child...

Dňa 10. mája 2019 poslanci Národnej rady SR prehlasovali veto prezidenta Andreja Kisku a schválili novelu Civilného mimosporového...

As widely reported in the media and on the BBC news, a trainee manager at the Manchester branch of Hawksmoor, an upmarket chain...

Recent studies suggest that the number of people working in shared office space may reach almost 4 million worldwide in the next year....

This is a rather back to front comment. Most employers who dismissed an employee before the investigation was complete would find...

Statistics show that many women on and returning from maternity leave are negatively impacted.  Data shows that 1 in 9 mums felt...

Regulators at the European Central Bank are concerned that old systems are putting banks at higher risk of a cyber attack. 

Juggling work and childcare is often seen as a mother’s problem, but a recent study shows that fathers are also finding it difficult....

I could start the article by stating the obvious, by setting out the laws and good practice but people know that this behaviour is...

Top 50 Law firm, Freeths LLP Stoke office announces another year of continued growth with the office exceeding budget by 10% for the...

Minister Eoghan Murphy has come under sustained criticism for his comments on new co-living initiatives in recent days.  Viewed by...

Pred týždňom vydal Súdny dvor Európskej únie Rozsudok C-55/18, týkajúci sa evidencie pracovného času. Podnetom ku konaniu bol spor,...

Earlier in May, Deloitte co-sponsored the 2019 Spring conference of the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM), a...

The volume of Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) applications has increased dramatically in the past few years. According to An Bord...

As the UK gets ready for the European elections this week, voters in the Republic of Ireland are also preparing to go to the polls to...

Summer season is fast approaching and the sporting calendar is still at full pace with Wimbledon just around the corner.  Whenever...

The Club that made this comment needs to catch up with discrimination laws.  Danny Rose, the Tottenham and England footballer, has...

There is a new generation of workers powered by collaborative technology options that do not want to be tied to any one place. With the...

BBC presenter Louise Minchin has been talking about her experiences of the menopause. It’s not an easy topic of conversation but given...

With Mental Health Awareness Week shortly drawing to a close, we thought it would be a good opportunity to explore some of the things...

There is good case law that shows when a pre-nuptial agreement will and won't be followed by the Court. The case of Ipekçi v McConnell is...

In 2017/2018, 15.4 million working days were reported lost due to stress, depression or anxiety (Annual ONS/HSE Labour Force Survey...

There are so many issues with what has allegedly happened here.  I say 'allegedly' as the two crew members appear to have been...

I was listening to the Archers this evening (I know, it’s an embarrassing admission but it’s less depressing than EastEnders)....

I've written a few blogs on the subject of the 'Healthcare' providers challenges, especially when it comes to transitioning from the...

The number of disability discrimination claims has risen.  Hardly a surprise.  I've noticed discrimination claims have...

I can't remember the last time that I visited a branch of my bank, or wrote a cheque.  I do all of my banking through mobile apps...

Gisela Pieburg and Jurgen Pieburg were both born in Germany. They are now aged 69 and 73 respectively. Jurgen (the husband) lives in...

Over the past month or Passle has undertaken a detailed evaluation of the online presence of the Top 200 UK Law Firms. In this research...

We all deal with our emotions in different ways but typically women will discuss their feelings with one another more than men....

Walking past my village pub this morning I noticed a new sign notifying disabled customers that a ramp was available on request. Being a...

Brexit it is to all intents and purposes the mother of all divorces. We are trying to unpick decades of legislation and agreements which...

Emily Kearsey outlines the top five mistakes made by employers when drafting settlement agreements

When you are married you are entitled to look at all assets and liabilities that are available, and consider those against the section 25...

On May 6, FINRA published Regulatory Notice 19-18 which outlines an updated list of red flags related to customer due diligence and...

Last week I wrote an article about the need for workplace culture to revolutionise, pronto!

It's Mental Health Awareness Week, so there...

It's not often that I agree with politicians, especially at the moment.  However, at the beginning of Mental Health Awareness week...

Equal pay for equal work. It's not rocket science is it?  And yet employers continue to get it wrong. Natwest has now joined a list...

David Beckham has just been handed a driving ban and a fine for his antics behind the wheel.  What happens if you have an employee...

The headlines from the glossies (not actual news) reporting that Ulrika Jonsson is separating from her husband reminded me of the...

Danny Baker is the latest celebrity to have lost his job over a social media post. However, he is certainly not the first. Even just...

Are you trying to make sure that nothing affects your perfect holiday plans? Well, here’s one potential issue you probably haven’t...

As a scale-up business, it is likely that your intellectual property is one of your most valuable assets, particularly if you build and /...

Social media is all around us. When we wake up, at work, whilst eating out... we just can't escape. It can be a wonderful thing of course...

The recent case of An Accountant v An Accountancy Firm (ADJ-00017674) concerns a claim for constructive dismissal, whereby the employee...

Today's news story reporting on the decline of GPs is sadly not a surprise, nor profession specific.  The more I talk with clients,...

So Mrs May has had another meeting with Sir Graham Brady and the pressure on her to resign increases almost daily. The Conservative party...

There is something very wrong with this. Someone, somewhere has failed to deal with all aspects of the supposed 'clean break' that was...

The latest study on social media and its impact upon young people has just been published.  It has found that the effects of social...

The sunny weather may have some of us dusting off our barbeques, sun loungers and cool boxes long forgotten in sheds and garages, but for...

Stripe is gearing up for new EU-wide ecommerce transaction authentication rules by buying Irish biometrics specialist Touchtech Payments....

If you believe the rumours, Meghan has already had her baby and she and Harry are enjoying some family time together before uploading...

A General Scheme of the Parental Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 was published on 23 April 2019. Under this scheme, from November 2019, all...

We have 8 bank and public holidays each year with most falling on a Monday.  Great for those working full-time but what about those...

On May 2nd, OFAC released it's updated framework for sanctions compliance. In addition to being relatively prescriptive, it notes an...

DWP have looked into the number of separated families in the UK and have estimated that there are 2.5 million couples who have separated,...

Statistics from the Ministry of Justice show an increase of over a third in the number of discrimination claims brought before employment...

So many claims could be avoided, or certainly have a reduced risk attached to them, by taking some very simple and basic steps.  

My...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and other types of algorithms are continually being used within business to improve and...

Hot on the heels of my recent post on the uptake of shared parental leave (“SPL”), a further study has revealed that almost half of...

Vype, a vaping brand owned by British American Tobacco, is reportedly under investigation for promoting Vype via social influencers....

Some welcome news for the ad industry! After the IPA threw down the gauntlet by setting a target to have 40% of all senior positions...