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NDAs and "excepted agreements": what do we know so far?
18 Jul 2025Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill would make NDA clauses unenforceable where they prevent a worker from disclosing information about discrimination or harassment, or the employer’s handling of a complaint. The new provisions, if passed, could apply to all workplace agreements, including settlement agreements, and would represent a significant shift away from relying on whistleblowing law to protect such disclosures.
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AI and copyright: UK launches working groups – but can common ground be found?
18 Jul 2025On 16 July, the UK Government announced a new phase in its Plan for Change, convening an expert working group to explore practical, industry-led solutions for the use of copyright content in AI model training.
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Response to Consultation on Permitted Insurance Fees for Landlords and Freeholders
18 Jul 2025On 11 July 2025 the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government ('MHCLG') published its response to a consultation in which it posed a series of questions primarily directed at leaseholders, managing agents, landlords and freeholders in relation to insurance commission and permitted insurance fees.
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Companies House - mandatory ID verification
18 Jul 2025All companies should be aware that The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) makes a change which comes into effect later this year. It involves the mandatory requirement that all company directors, persons with significant control (PSCs), and individuals filing on behalf of a company need to verify their ID. This change is now only a couple of months away, albeit a transition period will apply.
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Hugely significant legislation day looms
18 Jul 2025Next Monday, 21 July 2025, the Government will publish draft legislation and other supporting papers for the tax policy changes which it previously announced. The aim is to publish before the recess to allow as much time as possible for assimilation.
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The Life Sciences Sector Plan has been published - what does it mean for UK pharma?
18 Jul 2025So the Life Sciences Sector Plan has now been published on 16 July by the UK Government - just in time for everyone to enjoy some summer holiday reading. Life sciences is one of the eight chosen specialist sectors that the Government sees as key to fuelling the UK's growth in the next 10 years, as highlighted in the recent Industrial Strategy.
