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Articles & Blogs Employment

Employment Tribunal Quarterly Statistics Revealed

Friday, 24 March 2017

The number of claims being brought in the employment tribunal is now relatively stable...

Employment Tribunal Quarterly Statistics Revealed

Articles & Blogs Employment

Nursery Owner Disqualified for Failing to Pay National Minimum Wage

Friday, 24 March 2017

A nursery owner from Manchester has been disqualified for 6 years from being a director of a limited company after failing to pay 12 members of staff the national minimum wage.

Nursery Owner Disqualified for Failing to Pay National Minimum Wage

Articles & Blogs Employment

Virgin Money Report Significant Gender Pay Gap in 2016

Friday, 24 March 2017

Virgin Money has recorded a mean gender pay gap of 36% in April 2016 and a median pay gap of 39% during the same period, according to its 2016 annual report.

Virgin Money Report Significant Gender Pay Gap in 2016

Articles & Blogs Employment

Discriminatory Dress Codes - ECJ Judgements on Headscarfs in the Workplace

Friday, 24 March 2017

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has handed down judgments in two cases concerning headscarves in the workplace.

Discriminatory Dress Codes - ECJ Judgements on Headscarfs in the Workplace

Articles & Blogs Data Protection Information Law

Storing Client Files on a Home Computer? Make Sure You Encrypt

Friday, 24 March 2017

A barrister who kept clients' sensitive personal information on her home computer has been fined £1,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for failing to keep the information secure.

Storing Client Files on a Home Computer? Make Sure You Encrypt

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Looks for New CEO as Martino Picardo to Move On

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer as it has been announced that Martino Picardo is to leave his role in June after six years in charge.

Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Looks for New CEO as Martino Picardo to Move On

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

NPA Fights Pharmacy Funding Cuts Due to Disproportionate Effects on Vulnerable

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) is challenging the Government's proposed pharmacy funding cuts, in a High Court case.

NPA Fights Pharmacy Funding Cuts Due to Disproportionate Effects on Vulnerable

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

No Need to Look Beyond Natural Meaning in Liability Clause Interpretation, Rules High Court

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

One of the key clauses in any commercial contract is the limitation of liability clause. This seeks to protect the parties - often the supplier - from disproportionate and unbudgeted exposure to large losses if something goes wrong.

No Need to Look Beyond Natural Meaning in Liability Clause Interpretation, Rules High Court

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Falsified Medicines Directive to Go Full Steam Ahead Regardless of Brexit

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

The Falsified Medicines Directive is going to proceed at full pace, regardless of Brexit. Those were the comments of Martin Sawer, the Executive Director of wholesale representative body, the...

Falsified Medicines Directive to Go Full Steam Ahead Regardless of Brexit

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Calls for MHRA to Work With EMA After Brexit or Face Drug Uptake Delays

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

There has been a series of calls for the UK pharma and medical device regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), to work with the European counterpart...

Calls for MHRA to Work With EMA After Brexit or Face Drug Uptake Delays

Articles & Blogs Family Business

Make a Family Business Charter Work for You

Monday, 20 March 2017

In the last edition of our Family Business Law Brief, we talked about the need for family owned businesses to discuss how they work together now and in the future.

Make a Family Business Charter Work for You

Articles & Blogs Family Business

Know Your Advisor - Lydia Kellett

Monday, 20 March 2017

Lydia advises many family owned businesses on a range of corporate matters including structuring and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, investment and corporate governance.

Know Your Advisor - Lydia Kellett

Articles & Blogs Family Business

Advising the Family Owned Business

Monday, 20 March 2017

Launch of book 'Advising the Family Owned Business'

Advising the Family Owned Business

Articles & Blogs Data Protection Employment Information Law

Subject Access Requests - When Enough Is Enough

Friday, 17 March 2017

The Court of Appeal has refused to order data controllers to take further steps in subject access compliance.

Subject Access Requests - When Enough Is Enough

Articles & Blogs Employment

Is Time Between Work Assignments Relevant to Establishing Employment Status?

Friday, 17 March 2017

In the recent case of Capita Translation and Interpreting Limited v Siauciunas the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that the time spent between work assignments...

Is Time Between Work Assignments Relevant to Establishing Employment Status?