As you may already be aware, a new piece of legislation called the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) brings in a number of changes aimed at tackling the abuse of corporate structures in the UK by increasing the transparency of corporate entities.
Read MoreOur quarterly employment law newsletter, dealing in this edition with recent cases, new legislation and changes effective from 6 April 2024
Read MoreThis guidance note sets out an overview of the Government’s proposals on changes to service charge legislation in light of the incoming Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.
Read MoreThe Government is in the course of introducing a radical bill which seeks to reform the current system of leasehold in the UK
Read MoreAs part of the UK Government’s clamp down on corporate fraud, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) was given Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act will bring in a number of changes aimed at tackling the abuse of corporate structures in the UK by increasing transparency of corporate entities.
Read MoreThe Building Safety Act 2022 (“the BSA”) created statutory protections for tenants of qualifying buildings in order to cap service charges payable in relation to works required to rectify building safety defects.
Read MoreThe King’s Speech on 7 November briefly touched on the long-awaited leasehold reforms by promising to make it “cheaper and easier for leaseholders to purchase their freehold and tackling the exploitation of millions of homeowners through punitive service charges”.
Read MoreThird time lucky with US UK Data Transfers?
The distance between London and Washington is 3,674 miles. For data transfers this journey has proven difficult. We have had the Safe Harbor and the Privacy Shield – mechanisms agreed by the EU and US to facilitate the flow of data from the EU to the US. Both were set aside by the European Court of Justice.
Read MoreOur quarterly employment law newsletter, dealing in this edition with recent cases, new legislation and the Labour Party’s proposed reforms.
Read MoreViews in the “transgender debate” are often strongly held (or, in the words of a recent tribunal decision, ”rhadamanthine”) . In most workforces of any size, there will be a range of views regarding whether a trans-woman is actually a woman and on related topics such as transgender participation in women’s sport or the use of single-sex facilities, such as changing rooms and toilets.
Read MoreFor many decades, the extent to which a UK employer can prevent its most senior and business-critical employees from leaving to start up in competition or join a competitor has been subject to common law rules relating to restraint of trade.
Read MoreThe Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023
On 2 May 2023, The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill received Royal Assent and is now law, although not yet in force.
Read MoreOn 10 May 2023, the government announced that it proposed making three significant changes to employment law.
Read MoreEPC changes from 1 April 2023
Read MoreSponsorship takes different forms - sponsorship (or naming rights) of a venue; one or more brands sponsoring an event (e.g. FA Cup); official suppliers / branded content / product placement / merchandising, access to social media and celebrity endorsement. All of these need careful selection so that the brand value of the event is not compromised by inappropriate or excessive association.
Read MoreThe onward march of a celebrity culture continues with influencers endorsing or sponsoring brands. This article explores whether English law has marched in step with society. The term "image rights" refers to an individual's proprietary right in their personality - the right to prevent others copying their name, likeness, signatures, nicknames or slogans associated with them. There are now social media influencers who are monetising very substantial social media followings.
Read MoreWith the new Government there is renewed talk as to how the UK can maximise the benefits of Brexit by deciding on the appropriate balance between the desire to liberalise regulations and the need to have minimum regulatory standards.
Read MoreIn an attempt to create more transparency around the beneficial ownership of UK property, a new Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) has been introduced from 1 August 2022.
Read MoreThe latest, much-publicised Tribunal decision in the case of Forstater -v- CGD Europe & others deals with the extent to which an employee holding ‘gender-critical’ beliefs is protected from less favourable treatment, a topic which is also addressed in Mackereth -v- Department of Work and Pensions
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