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There has been a lot of talk recently about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but not so much about the new proposed E-Privacy Regulation (EPR), the breach of which […]

The courts have long been against clauses which limit or exclude a party’s liability and have thus tended to interpret them strictly using a variety of methods, including the contra […]

In December 2015, Nicola Thorp was sent home from her job as an agency receptionist, without pay, for failure to comply with the agency’s dress code. She was wearing flat […]

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed, in the case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts (and others), that employees who receive regular payments for voluntary overtime should have those […]

The Supreme Court has made history today by ruling that fees for bringing an employment tribunal case to court are unlawful. The court found that the fees prevented access to […]

Cyber-crime has made many headlines recently and it is more important than ever to guard your business against this ever-evolving threat. The potential consequences of a cyber-attack may include: the […]

You may recall a while ago Jeremy Corbyn’s public criticism of a “ram-packed” Virgin train, in which he released a video showing him sitting on the carriage floor. Virgin Trains […]

In a recent report, former work and pensions committee chair Frank Field MP has warned that the government must intervene in order to prevent exploitation of ‘gig economy’ workers. A […]

There has been much in the press lately relating to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which is due to be implemented on 25 May 2018. There will be hefty […]

A recent government report has shown that the value of inheritance tax receipts collected by HMRC has reached its highest point since the current system was introduced in the 1980s. […]