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- Criminal Law
- Employment Law
Enforced data subject access requests are now unlawful
A new criminal offence has come in to force this month to prevent employers forcing job applicants and employees to reveal their criminal records ...
- Commercial Law
Why Your Business Needs Terms And Conditions
Having professionally drafted terms and conditions is an essential element of a well-run business and provides one of the foundations on which your ...
- Commercial Law
How A Solicitor Can Help Your Business Grow, Attract investment And Retain Talent
As a business owner, you may believe that the only time instructing a solicitor is beneficial to your commercial success is when you strike a ...
- Employment Law
Three Ways For SME Employers To Achieve Statutory Compliance
Three Ways For SME Employers To Achieve Statutory Compliance Statutory compliance, the term for abiding by certain laws that apply to your commercial ...
- Employment Law
What Is Lexcel And How Does It Benefit Clients And Employees?
Law firms who have earned a Lexcel accreditation proudly display it on their websites and other marketing material. However, most consumers of legal ...
- Business Defence
A Business Owner’s Liability In A Ransomware Attack
In the first week of July, affiliates of the Russian hacker group REvil infiltrated Kaseya, a Florida-based international technology firm, seizing a ...
- Uncategorised
Can vaccination be made mandatory?
In the absence of it becoming a legal requirement, an employer cannot force an employee to be vaccinated without their consent. An ...
- Employment Law
Providing Employee References
Two questions asked by employers alike are: Do I have to provide an ex-employee with a reference? If I provide a reference, what can I say in it? ...
- Employment Law
Workplace Monitoring: How Far Can You Go?
Workplace monitoring to detect or investigate misconduct is not a new concept. Many employers will at some point have engaged in a review of email ...
- Employment Law
Practical tips on providing a reference
There is no legal obligation to give a former employee a reference, albeit, the vast majority of organisations will do so in some shape or form. Many ...