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Navigating economic turmoil - the challenge and opportunity of certain uncertainty

EPC changes - what commercial landlords need to know

ICO and EDPB: anonymisation and pseudonymisation - safeguarding personal data

Employers may not always be controllers of non-work related personal data stored on work devices under Irish law

Court of Appeal affirms English jurisdiction in Dyson migrant worker claims

Resolving franchising disputes: to litigate or arbitrate?

Why honesty really is the best policy when it comes to job applications

A rare successful case of the "all reasonable steps" defence

Can a lack of remorse make a dismissal fair for less serious misconduct?

UK cyber security reform takes shape

Supreme Court decision for Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers - implications for employers

EC postpones review of UK data adequacy decisions by 6 months

Alternatives to redundancies in a time of tariffs

Have your say on dispute resolution in England and Wales

Twist in the PrivatBank saga: court prioritises the maintenance of confidentiality for central banks, resulting in denial of disclosure

Down in the dumps? Trade tariffs and potential remedies for UK manufacturers

Untraceable shareholders

No harm, no foul: Court of appeal analyses the "prohibited purpose" for section 423 claims

Remediation costs - Can you have "a Rolls Royce solution to a Ford Escort problem"?

Government consults on introducing mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting

Trust Registration Service (TRS)

Paid neonatal leave: In force from 6 April 2025

Crowds against crypto-hackers: the Lazarus bounty hunt

Reverse engineering, the CDPA 1988, third party liability and limitation in the case of IBM United Kingdom Ltd v LzLabs GmbH & Ors

Out of the comfort zone: IDBI Bank v Axcel Sunshine and Siva Industries and Holdings

Unfair dismissal: The range of reasonable responses

April 2025: Changes to rates and limits for statutory payments and tribunal awards

Retirement of a partner was unjustified direct age discrimination

Does the Arbitration Act 2025 achieve its aim?

Indirect sex discrimination: new requirement to travel

John Sisk and Son Limited v Capital & Centric (Rose) Limited

England and Wales: Navigating challenges and maintaining its position as a world-leading jurisdiction

Shaping cybersecurity: New consultation launched by the Home Office on ransomware payments

Regulating medical devices - The MHRA's plans for 2025

Law and war: anti-enforcement injunction against Russian astreinte orders

Franchise face-off: When mediation saves the day

When the clock doesn't stop: High Court rules that entering administration does not pause limitation periods

The first Building Liability Order from the TCC...and it wont be the last

Will Trump's EDI crackdown impact your business?

Excluding loss of profits liability novel arguments fail to impress

When can discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief be justified?

Unfair dismissal of employee who expressed support for transgender colleagues

Definition of disability: a reminder on "likely to recur" test

Significant amendments to the Employment Rights Bill

Arbitration Act 2025: will the UK retain its crown as a global centre for arbitration?

The (significant but not conclusive) clue is in the name - contractual interpretation of Guarantees v Indemnities

The Increase to the Small Company Thresholds for Off-Payroll Working Rules

Procurement Act 2023 - The UK's new regime for public contracts

Commercial agents regulations not going anywhere: key implications

Out of reach? Supreme court confirms scope of section 423

Understanding the prohibitions in the AI Act: Safeguarding fundamental rights

Expert determination clauses: The question of construction, "one-stop shops" and separability

Are the courts expanding or contracting the ambit of shareholder disputes?

Case analysis: Paramount Licensing Inc v Batty and Another Company - confirmation of the nature of the company voluntary arrangement and the role of the supervisor

How can employers avoid costly litigation from an equal pay bill?

ICO issues guidance on consent (to personal advertising) or pay models

Litigation privilege: an essential tool in administrators' armour

Roll out of e-Visas - what do you need to be aware of?

New legislation on paid neonatal leave

Navigating trade turbulence: safeguarding UK businesses amidst US tariff introductions

Use it or lose it - comparable trade marks

Court of Appeal confirms unrecognised foreign judgment cannot form the basis of an English bankruptcy petition

Key early considerations for life sciences companies seeking an investment

2025 outlook: insolvency and restructuring in the hospitality sector

Payment notices and adjudication - a new way to pay less and/or challenge an adjudicator's decision?

EV charging point leases - key considerations

Generative AI - ICO position on web scraping

Key takeaways from the LCIA's latest report on the costs and duration of arbitration

Lenders beware of pre-contract negotiations: lessons from Alpha Schools (Holdings) Ltd v Signal Alpha III Fund LP

EU Commission fined for transfer of personal data to US without adequate protection

Space law: dispute resolution

ICO releases draft guidance on storage and access technologies in light of device fingerprinting

What's on the horizon for employers in 2025?

Accent based comments can amount to harassment

Brace for impact: What the new VAT on private school fees means for your family

Navigating counterparty distress: a practical guide

UK space law: The Space Industry Act 2018 and regulations - Key provisions for spaceports

The code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement - Protective awards to be covered

A-Z of banking and finance: M is for material adverse change clauses

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: An overview

ECCTA: Reforms to Companies House

ECCTA: Identity verification regime and authorised corporate service providers

ECCTA: Administrative and company secretarial changes

ECCTA: Economic crimes

330 in favour: 275 against

High Court ruling on car loan commission transparency

Expired BRPs remain valid for travel up to 31 March 2025

And yet another care home's sponsor license has been revoked - what should employers be aware of from recent decisions on sponsor licence revocations?

Navigating liability caps: Insights from Topalsson GmbH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd

Okipa v Bionome Technology - illustrating the dangers of joint IP ownership

Redundancy protection for pregnant employees, or those who have given birth

Bolt drivers win the fight for worker status

Sole director decision making: welcome clarification for companies which have not always had only one director

Aabar Holdings SARL v Glencore Plc: A landmark decision on privilege and shareholder rights

Cementing shareholder claims: companies better brace for a concrete response

Redundancy: is it really necessary to do general workforce consultation for a small number of redundancies?

Interval of more than three-months does not break series of underpayments

"Can't touch this": the "immovables rule" shields UK property from foreign trustee in bankruptcy

Construction projects for life sciences businesses: collaborative working and effective project management

Employment Tribunal limitation period to double and other updates to the Employment Rights Bill

Building Blocks - Use clauses in commercial leases

Charity Commission publishes updated guidance for trustees to protect charities from cybercrime and fraud

Understanding the EDPB Guidelines on legitimate interests under the EU GDPR

Court of Appeal clarifies contractual interpretation: adjective placement can qualify an entire list

Supreme court upholds arbitration integrity: bold decision reflects wider geopolitical tensions

The ICO publishes a joint statement with other jurisdictions to address "data scraping"

New ABI/Lloyd's guide on defining a cyber event released

A-Z of banking and finance: L is for loan notes

Essential Living (Greenwich) Limited v Conneely Facades Limited

Understanding the EDPB Guidelines on the Technical Scope of Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive

Understanding the EDPB Guidelines on legitimate interests under the EU GDPR

What's on the immigration horizon for life sciences businesses?

National Minimum Wage increases to take effect from April 2025

The Data (Use and Access) Bill: Key Points for UK Businesses

UK space law: what is a spaceport?

LIBOR transition judgment - welcome guidance but approach with caution

Riding the wave

UK and EU cyber security regimes - what's next?

Court of Appeal clarifies the correct test for freezing injunctions

UK space law: introducing the UK's new spaceports and space hubs

London remains a leading international dispute resolution centre

Employment Rights Bill: the biggest shake up of employment rights in a generation

UK space law: introduction to our new space law series

Manolete Partners v Karim - lessons on directors' duties

When does positive action become positive discrimination

New employer duty to prevent sexual harassment: new EHRC guidance

Updates to the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme

Waivers by contract and estoppel: Little & Anor v Olympian Homes Ltd

GDPR Jargon Buster: Pseudonymisation

S&B Tip off: be prepared for the new tips regime on 1 October

The EU's strengthened right to repair - what does it mean for UK businesses?

Rent repayment orders: Insights from Kumar v Kolev

BHS directors to pay equitable compensation for trading misfeasance of £110m

Perfect storm of employment changes unleashed on Hospitality and Leisure Industry

Advising Ardonagh on the acquisition of RK Henshall (Holdings) Ltd

The Next case: Equal pay for equal work

What employers need to know - transition to digital e-Visas by 31 December 2024

Employment law overhaul: what employers in the Life Sciences sector need to know

Right to a 4-day week?

Predictable terms legislation dropped

Sexual harassment: 5 things employers need to know now about their new duty

Is the gig over? Labour's proposals to widen the scope of employment rights

Building Blocks - Title Indemnity Insurance

An oucher for Wowcher - what are the key takeaways for businesses from the CMA's investigation into the flash sales website?

Building Blocks - Service charges in commercial leases

How deep should employers dive when choosing a selection pool?

Be careful what you argue for...

Digital assets: One step closer to rounding those square pegs

Beware the hidden risks of ransomware payments

ABCA's new appointment for Registered Building Control Approvers

How the UK is leading the way in the fight against APP fraud

Court of Appeal reverses High Court decision on sub-participation dispute: Yieldpoint Stable v Kimura

How can the hospitality and leisure sector protect itself from contractor insolvency when carrying out development works?

An (almost) fatal assignment: when to novate or assign!

Supply chain cyber attacks

What now for the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993?

What will this Labour government mean for non-doms - and their tax advisers?

The King's Speech - what employers need to know

Security release filings, a rogue filer and the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act

Arbitration and insolvency

BHS: wrongful trading, director's duties, "misfeasant trading" and the personal liability of the directors

Labour's pledge to levy VAT on private school fees could be a new pressure point for divorcing couples

UKCloud Ltd - lenders are reminded to demonstrate actual control over assets subject to fixed security

No payment to unsecured creditors? No problem! High court rules administration can convert to CVL where HMRC is the only "unsecured" creditor to receive a distribution

Force majeure - being reasonable does not mean accepting non-contractual performance (including payment in euros not dollars), holds supreme court

The UK finally joins the "Hague 2019" club- but is it enough?

What can employers expect from the new Labour government?

Building Blocks - Rent review

What happens to your assets on divorce?

Digital assets and litigation - square pegs in round holes?

Future claims that have not yet arisen can be waived under a settlement agreement

What can life sciences companies do to ensure they toe the line when it comes to ESG?

A-Z of banking and finance: K is for Knowledge Qualifiers

Bring your data protection up to scratch

Another aggregate cap v per claim cap debate; Clause "far from a model of clarity"

Discrimination: knowledge of disability

TUPE: Amendments from 1 July

Real Estate building blocks - quiet enjoyment

"Intermeddler": Court of Appeal confirms continuing fiduciary duty of director post liquidation

Tenancy Deposit Schemes - Lowe v The Governors of Sutton's Hospital In Charterhouse

G7 leaders' have agreed on Guiding Principles and a Code of Conduct on Artificial Intelligence

UCTA fails to protect against template contract terms

The aftermath of PACCAR: what next for the future of litigation funding?

Japanese knotweed - an update

The US AI-focused Executive Order is due to ramp up for private businesses operating in the US throughout 2024

Addressing greenwashing in the airline industry: The impact of the "green claims" directive

Looking after employees' mental wellbeing at work

Exclusion clauses in hire purchase agreements - a reminder of the approach

Whistleblowing - what does the decision-maker need to know?

Whistleblowing - detriment claims

Navigating franchise insolvency: insights for franchisors and franchisees

Real estate building blocks - Pre-emption agreements

When the Defective Premises Act may help...and when it may not

Arbitration award set aside for serious irregularity - a spotlight on the role of arbitration in large value claims involving state entities

ICO publishes new guidance on fines following 2023 public consultation

The AI Safety Summit

Security registrations and amendment agreements: lenders beware!

Challenging behaviour: can a shareholder prevent administrators rescuing a company as a going concern?

A construction professionals' scope of duty - how far does it extend?

Injury to feelings: Vento bands increase

April employment law changes

The overburdened court system needs more than a plaster to heal a gaping wound

Can parties exclude or limit their own liability for fraud?

The Building Safety Act - are you ready for 6 April 2024 (and beyond)?

Debt arising under unrecognised foreign judgment sufficient to found English bankruptcy proceedings

GDPR Jargon Buster: Privacy Notices

Life Sciences A to Z: Y is for Why have a written contract?

A-Z of banking and finance: J is for junior debt

Real estate building blocks - Overage in property transactions

Life Sciences A to Z - "X" is for Ex Works

Limitation of liability clause did not limit primary payment obligation (High Court)

Time is running out on the old SCCs - action required by 21 March 2024

"Consent or pay"- ICO opens a call for views and publishes initial guidance

Life Sciences A to Z - "X" is for Ex parte

The European Data Protection Board clarifies main establishment

Restructuring plans post-Adler: English court approves McDermott's restructuring plan, Aggregate required to re-convene meeting

Changes to tribunal compensation limits announced

ICO publishes guidance on content moderation

Life sciences A to Z - W is for whistleblowing

Appointing Nature to the Board - can it be done?

Life sciences A to Z - W is for warehousing

Watch out, the ECCTA is about (to come into force)

GDPR Jargon Buster - The right to be forgotten

Real estate building blocks - How to give and get property notices (and for all the right reasons)

HMRC publishes the new rates and thresholds for employers

Life sciences A to Z - V is for valid claim

Right to participate in SIP transfers under TUPE

GDPR Jargon Buster - Controllers and processors

Changes to Statutory Paternity Pay

AI: data round up - French authority's guidance on data protection issues in generative AI

Life sciences A to Z - V is for vaccine life cycle

Directors' duties: when is a conflict of interest deemed to be authorised?

Life Sciences A to Z - U is for Unified Patent Court

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: what it means for leaseholders and owners of mixed-use developments

Unknown future claims can be waived

Tribunal considers denial of request to work entirely from home

Tribunal award not capped by contractual compensation provision

Life sciences A to Z: T is for transparency

PRA consultation on solvent exit planning for insurers

GDPR Jargon Buster - Special category data

Contractual controls on land: Government consultation

Life sciences A to Z: T is for trade marks

Life sciences A to Z: T is for telemedicine

"Smash and grab" or "true value"...two arguments, one dispute

Adler restructuring plan: the Part 26A procedure comes of age with the first test of cross-class cram down in Court of Appeal

Changes to paternity leave aim to increase flexibility

Life Sciences A to Z: S is for specific performance

UK imposes new regulations on "connectable products" to safeguard against cyber risks - how should you prepare?

New guidance on holiday entitlement and pay

AI: data round up - A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation

Forecast for 2024: The shifting tide of restructuring and insolvency

Life sciences A to Z: S is for supply agreements

How enforceable is a clause clawing back a bonus from a departing employee?

Government publishes draft statutory code of practice on tips

GDPR Jargon Buster: Lawful processing

Real estate building blocks - Misrepresentation and pre-contract enquiries

Franchise case update: A tale of two franchises, two renewal disputes and two very different outcomes...

Must subsequent grievances be in writing for the Acas Code on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures to apply?

New Year changes to the status of EU law in the UK

AI: data round up - the ICO toolkit and data protection

Navigating novation: lessons from Oldham Athletic

Life Sciences A to Z - "R" is for Regulators

A useful reminder on "good faith", the Braganza duty and contractual interpretation

GDPR Jargon Buster: What is personal data?

New EU model contractual AI clauses

Life Sciences A to Z - R is for research and development

The ICO issues new guidance on transfer risk assessments for UK-US personal data transfers

Life sciences A to Z - Q is for quality of confidence

GDPR Jargon Buster - Data subject rights

Adjudication and telecommunications works - to form or not to form part of the land, that is the question

It's no "matter" - the Supreme Court gives guidance on how to identify matters to be arbitrated

Life sciences A to Z - P is for pay for delay

A bespoke UK resolution regime for insolvent insurance companies

Distressed disposals: High Court provides clarity in relation to interpretation of key enforcement provision in intercreditor agreement

More time to bring claims "deliberately concealed" - Supreme Court on what this means in Canada Square v Potter

Life sciences A to Z - P is for patent

UK to sign up to Hague 2019 - a cross-border boost for schemes?

Using AI in court proceedings? Check out the judicial guidance on AI...

Limitation and other issues - an early Christmas present from the TCC - Part 2

Appeal tribunal considers definition of disability

Life sciences A-Z: O is for outsourcing

Government announces controversial new plan to cut net migration in 2024

Credit Bidding - a useful restructuring tool?

Limitation and other issues - an early Christmas present from the TCC - Part 1

Is a resignation in the heat of the moment valid?

Wouldn't it B lovely: B Corp certification and the "legal requirement"

Pharma disputes: what trends are we seeing in the UK and what can life sciences companies do to avoid becoming embroiled in litigation?

Employer discriminates against trans woman by deadnaming

Life sciences A to Z - O is for orphan medicines

GDPR Jargon Buster - (Personal data) breaches

Life sciences A to Z - N is for Novation

Real Estate Building Blocks - Land registration

Arbitration Act changes on legislative agenda

New identification principle makes it easier to prosecute corporates for crimes

Information Commissioner seeks appeal of Clearview tribunal decision

Life Sciences A to Z - M is for Medical devices

Seven points to consider when negotiating a patent and know-how licence

Life sciences legal A to Z - M is for Marketing authorisation

Amendments to TUPE: A micro update

New regulations seek to reproduce key equality rights from Europe

Important changes to the law on holiday pay

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - A wake-up call for landlords

The implications of the EU's Cyber Resilience Act

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas: a case study on the power of mediation

Fixed costs regime for money claims up to £100,000

Supreme Court rules on challenges to officeholder decisions: the bar is set high

Life sciences legal A to Z - L is for licensing

Are litigation funding agreements unenforceable?

Clarification and consolidation, but no fundamental re-write: the PRA consults on amendments to its approach to third-country insurance branches in the UK

ICO and National Cyber Security Centre Cybersecurity Framework

Fit out works for the life sciences - tips for ensuring better results

Life Sciences legal A to Z - K is for know-how

Binding decision adopted by EDPB on Meta's processing for behavioural advertising in the EEA

GDPR Jargon Buster - Consent

Online Safety Act receives royal assent

Life sciences legal A to Z - J is for Joint Venture

Real Estate Building Blocks - Keep open covenants

Debt v damages: why should I care?

New right to request a more predictable working pattern

Life Sciences A to Z - J is for Jurisdiction

Life sciences legal A to Z - I is for IR35

Supreme Court holiday pay decision

Secretary of State For Business and Trade v Barnsby (Re Pure Zanzibar Ltd) [2023] EWHC 2284 (Ch)

A-Z of banking and finance: I is for Intercreditor agreement

Life sciences legal A to Z - I is for injunction

Summertime sadness for businesses as insolvencies continue to climb

Real Estate Building Blocks - Joint and several liability

GDPR Jargon Buster - Cookies

A "lidl" confusion over the final date for payment

Coming soon to a workplace near you...

Life sciences A to Z - H is for Human Medicines Regulations

Immigration - what should be on the agenda for life sciences businesses?

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

UK-US data bridge - a bridge over troubled water?

What is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive?

Real Estate Building Blocks - Insurance in commercial leases

Deja-vu? A challenge to the EU-US data privacy framework

Novating contracts and how the courts assess novation

Life sciences A to Z - G is for GDPR

CMA to be given new consumer and competition law powers that will affect the life sciences sector

Drax v Wipro: finding the "least bizarre" solution to a tricky limitation clause

No protection from third party harassment and watered down duty to prevent sexual harassment

Businesses at risk of unlimited fines if they fail to prevent their employees committing fraud

Life sciences A to Z - F is for Force Majeure

Life sciences A to Z - G is for gene editing (CRISPR)

GDPR Jargon Buster: Accountability

Life sciences A to Z - F is for fair dealing

ICO cookie warning - "reject all"

Safeguarding the C-suite: good governance, director indemnities and D&O insurance in the life sciences sector

Camelot produces the winning ticket in a challenge to its gaming terms

Real Estate Building Blocks - Heads of terms

UK marketing authorisation

Life Sciences A to Z - E is for Enforcement

Life sciences A to Z - E is for Employment Status

Life sciences legal A to Z - D is for Data Exclusivity

Annington, a cautionary tale - beware the right to enfranchise

Buy and build in M&A

Grasping the nettle - EE Ltd v Virgin Mobile Telecoms Ltd 2023

Life Sciences Legal A to Z - C is for Clinical Trial Agreements

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: Z is for Z clauses

Real Estate Building Blocks - Guarantors of commercial leases

Life Sciences Legal A to Z - C is for Cannabis

High Court considers the meaning of "material adverse change" in recent case

Changes to flexible working regime on the horizon

Erroneous belief that employee was malingering was found to be discriminatory

New beings: legal issues and AI

Register of Overseas Entities - one year on

Life Sciences Legal A to Z - B is for Brand Protection

Life sciences legal A to Z - A is for arbitration

Life sciences legal A to Z - A is for active ingredient

Don't be greedy - a claimant's Part 36 offer to accept only slightly less than the sum claimed could provide no costs benefit

A farewell to Quincecare?

Security reinstatement provisions: worth the paper they are written on?

Concurrent leases and the Electronic Communications Code - the relationship clarified

Court holds borrower liable to pay break fee under one-sided mandate letter

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: Y is for (Wh)y have a written contract?

Resolving retail distress: what restructuring tools are available?

What constitutes "carrying on business" for the purposes of a bankruptcy petition?

Further immigration changes announced affecting students, the EU settlement scheme, the Ukraine extension scheme and sponsored workers

Holiday pay on the termination of employment should be calculated in same way as holiday pay received during employment

Japanese knotweed - What landowners need to know

Sponsor licence update: new National Insurance number requirement for Level 1 Users

Determining the long-term effect of a disability

Does a receiver benefit from immunity from claims arising from the disposal of an asset where the court approved the sale?

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: X is for Ex Works

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: significant changes to the UK competition law regime ahead

Caveat vendor - the UK may introduce significant fines for breaches of consumer protection law

European Commission adopts adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

The FCA Consumer Duty - final countdown to new rules for open products and services coming into force 31 July 2023

Where stating "conclusive" does not make it so

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: W is for warranty

Hong Kong exclusive jurisdiction clause no bar to winding up in England - City Gardens Ltd v DOK82 Ltd

ICO: The Children's code and education technologies

If anything should happen to me, who will care for my minor children?

A-Z of banking and finance: H is for hedging

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: V is for vertical restrictions

Artificial intelligence, ChatGPT and the workplace: what it means for businesses

Fixed recoverable costs for claims for £100,000 and under

New legislation on tips for May 2024

Royal assent for bills on neonatal leave, carers' leave and extended redundancy protection

Piercing the corporate veil to unravel transactions defrauding creditors

Legitimate interests: ICO v Experian

EDPB publishes updated guidelines on personal data breach notifications under the GDPR

Real Estate Building Blocks - Forfeiture

The evolving role of HMRC in Part 26A restructuring plans

To set off or not to set off...

TVs in the workplace and the risks of channel hopping

GDPR - 5 years on

Avanti Communications Ltd - High Court considers fixed charges in context of administration sale

What should you know before selling to a buy and build platform?

Real Estate Building Blocks - Easements

Maternity protections are on their way

A-Z of banking and finance: G is for guarantee

Real Estate Building Blocks - Dilapidations in commercial leases

Two minds don't think alike - maximising the potential of your neurodiverse workforce

The difficult sequel - government introduces updated data bill

ESG: where are we today?

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: U is for unfair contract terms

Court of Appeal: no duty to protect employees from criminal conviction or indemnify against loss

A guide to upcoming changes to flexible working rules in the UK

Real Estate Building Blocks - Consent of the landlord

Advance decisions - the overlooked asset in a client's planning toolkit

Does drafting "sole and exclusive remedy" work?

Changes to the immigration rules - electronic authorisation scheme, the new founder route and other changes

Injury to feelings: Vento bands increased

HMRC shown the red card

Recent immigration changes for sponsors - updating and replacing key personnel and renewing annual CoS allocations

Real Estate Building Blocks - Know your boundaries

April 2023: changes to rates and limits for statutory payments and tribunal awards

Upcoming changes to the immigration rules this spring and changes to sponsor guidance - the impact on sponsors

CJEU issues rules on data protection officers and conflicts of interest

Time may be ticking away for TikTok after it is hit with £12.7m fine

Contractual payment obligation for services not triggered - Supreme Court considers unjust enrichment in Barton v Morris

EDPB adopts new guidelines on international transfers and dark patterns on social media

Crypto assets in insolvency - key features and points to consider

Spring budget 2023 - encouraging growth in life sciences

Employment status - is the written contract irrelevant?

ICO issues guidance on artificial intelligence: life sciences businesses, take note

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: T is for TUPE

Use it or lose it - the three-year limitation under section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986

ICO issues updated guidance on AI and data protection

Can I terminate my contract with an insolvent counterparty?

A-Z of banking and finance: F is for fixed and floating charges

Real Estate Building Blocks - Authorised Guarantee Agreement

Updates to telecoms legislation come into force

Vulnerable workers to get right to request a more predictable work pattern

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: S is for set-off

High Court hands down first reported decision approving an unsecured credit bid in administration

HM Treasury launches consultation on insurer resolution regime

Right to work checks - frequently asked questions

Employers liable for harassment of their staff by third parties

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: R is for retention of title

Enforcing share security by way of appropriation under the uk financial collateral regulations: what is a "commercially reasonable" value?

Legal perspective: Is flexible working here to stay?

Financial planning: taking care of the pennies

Survey on medicinal use of psychedelics

Cryptocurrency: key considerations for insolvency practitioners

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: Q is for quantum meruit

Five early signs of company insolvency

Allocating certificates of sponsorship: tips and guidance for sponsors

Menopause and the workplace: Government's response

How not to manage your business on the breakdown of a relationship

Pregnant employees to get more protection from redundancy

GDPR access requests

Five point guide - options for commercial landlords when their tenants fall into arrears

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: P is for penalty clauses

One lawyer, one couple - a new way forward?

Minimum requirements for cookies

Top 10 tips for tenants - taking a lease

Beware the consequences of an invalid notice...

Tick tock goes the clock, but when does time start ticking on claims for payment?

Distributors' conduct can be attributable to a supplier but the "Intel principle" also applies to exclusivity clauses (ECJ)

Britishvolt collapses into administration - has the UK's vision of itself as a battery powerhouse lost its spark?

Court of Appeal judgment on Covid-19 dismissal

The right to be forgotten - recent updates for navigating the freedom of information

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: O is for outsourcing

2022: A year of adjudication in review - King's College and the Adjudication Society's annual report on adjudication

Modular construction in the life sciences sector

Employers' duty to make reasonable adjustments: some welcome clarity

Fertility treatment legislation - about to be born?

A-Z of banking and finance: D is for default

Without prejudice: When is an employment dispute not a dispute?

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: N is for novation

What support is there in the UK's immigration system for the life sciences sector?

SMEs at risk: Protecting against insolvency

Does the rental of fashion provide a hire purpose?

UK consultation on UNCITRAL model law on "judgments" - do the proposals go far enough?

Immigration - changes to sponsor guidance and sponsor duties

Force majeure failure in the Court of Appeal - paying in another currency should have cut it

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: M is for material breach

Mitigating supply chain insolvency risk

National Minimum Wage increases to take effect from April 2023

Navigating the growing labyrinth of pharma disputes

Commercial and technology contracts legal A-Z: L is for limitations of liability

A-Z of banking and finance: C is for conditions precedent and conditions subsequent

Concurrent delays - who is entitled to what?

Are you ready? Get set to sell your life sciences business

The CVA isn't dead yet...

Avoiding personal liability in relation to the re-use of (insolvent) company names - key points which directors need to know

Settlement agreements cannot waive unknown future claims

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