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Browse our law brief articles and blogs, aimed at addressing the practical implications of the latest legal developments affecting you and your organisation.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Why Is It Important to Review Contracts of Employment on Promotion?

Friday, 16 June 2017

When an employee is promoted, it may not be just their job title and salary that needs to be updated.

Why Is It Important to Review Contracts of Employment on Promotion?

Articles & Blogs Family Business

Brexit Implications of Employing EEA Nationals in Your Family Business

Friday, 16 June 2017

Some of our clients have contacted us over employee concerns, particularly following press reports of individuals receiving (albeit in error), Home Office letters inviting them to leave.

Brexit Implications of Employing EEA Nationals in Your Family Business

Articles & Blogs Family Business

Family Businesses - Complex, Interesting and...a Little Dangerous

Friday, 16 June 2017

At one level you are very simple - you are a family, and you run a business together

Family Businesses - Complex, Interesting and...a Little Dangerous

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Mental Health in Schools - the Response to a Developing Crisis

Friday, 16 June 2017

Louise Gilmer explores mental health in schools and the proposed measures which may help to alleviate the problem.

Mental Health in Schools - the Response to a Developing Crisis

Articles & Blogs Healthcare IR35 Recruitment

NHS U-Turns on Blanket IR35 Decisions

Monday, 12 June 2017

The NHS has revised its decision to put all contractors working through an intermediary, such as a personal service company (PSC), onto the payroll following the recent changes to IR35 in the public sector.

NHS U-Turns on Blanket IR35 Decisions

Articles & Blogs Immigration Recruitment

New Immigration Skills Charge for Employers - What You Need to Know

Monday, 12 June 2017

The Immigration Skills Charge Regulations came into force on 6 April 2017, but what exactly does the charge involve and how will it work in practice?

New Immigration Skills Charge for Employers - What You Need to Know

Articles & Blogs Data Protection Information Law Recruitment

GDPR - 4 Things That Recruitment Businesses Should Prepare for Now

Monday, 12 June 2017

In just under 12 months' time, on 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. The GDPR will make massive changes to UK data protection laws. How will your recruitment business be affected?

GDPR - 4 Things That Recruitment Businesses Should Prepare for Now

Articles & Blogs Private Client

Snaps, Tunes and Twitter - You Can't Take Them With You

Monday, 12 June 2017

Have you got a Will in place? If so, have you planned what to do with your digital assets?


Articles & Blogs Data Protection Information Law

New Data Protection Laws - It’s the Final Countdown

Thursday, 08 June 2017

In May 2016, organisations were given two years to get ready for some big data protection changes. The first year has flown by and now there is just under one year to go.

New Data Protection Laws - It’s the Final Countdown

Articles & Blogs Employment

Do You Have a Pay Protection Scheme? Beware of Equal Pay Claims

Friday, 09 June 2017

Phased pay protection schemes that exclude groups within the workforce risk challenge under equal pay legislation. So what should employers bear in mind when implementing such a scheme?

Do You Have a Pay Protection Scheme? Beware of Equal Pay Claims

Articles & Blogs Employment

Employing Staff Overseas? Why You Shouldn't Use Standard Contracts

Friday, 09 June 2017

A recent case of highlights why it is important that you review your standard contracts of employment before using them for overseas staff.

Employing Staff Overseas? Why You Shouldn't Use Standard Contracts

Articles & Blogs Employment

When Should Overtime Be Included in Holiday Pay Calculations?

Friday, 09 June 2017

Holiday pay and overtime is a complex and developing area of law. The general trend in case law is that all overtime should be included in holiday pay calculations, as long as that overtime is part of an employee's 'normal remuneration'.

When Should Overtime Be Included in Holiday Pay Calculations?

Articles & Blogs Data Protection Independent Schools Information Law

Cyber Security

Friday, 02 June 2017

Andrew Gaille explores some of the steps that schools should be taking to manage cyber security risks

Cyber Security

Articles & Blogs Higher Education Technology & Startups

Using Technology to Transform the Back Office

Friday, 02 June 2017

Administrative and facilities services in higher education are core to the student experience, and pressure on resources is driving many institutions to look at new ways to deliver more with less.

Using Technology to Transform the Back Office

Articles & Blogs Employment Further Education Independent Schools

Teachers' Strike - How Much Can Employers Deduct from Pay and Are There any Wider Implications?

Friday, 02 June 2017

If teachers lawfully strike for one day, at what rate can the school or college make a deduction of pay?

Teachers' Strike - How Much Can Employers Deduct from Pay and Are There any Wider Implications?