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  • New duties to prevent sexual harassment – but not yet

    29 July 2021

    The government has committed to introducing a new proactive duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment, alongside considering new laws which would make employers liable if third parties harass their employees and possibly extending the time limit in which to bring discrimination claims. It is likely to be some time, however, before any changes are put into effect.

  • Influencer disclosures: The ASA raises the bar yet again

    08 March 2023

    Among influencers, platforms, agencies and brands, there is increasing frustration and confusion with the ASA's approach to social media disclosures. The ASA's approach seems to harden and get more confusing every month that goes by.

  • The London Olympic legacy dream was real – but four years on, is it still alive?

    18 August 2016

    As we find ourselves enjoying both the carnival-style spectacle of Rio 2016 and the success of the British athletes at the Games, the build-up felt somewhat tainted by the media frenzy surrounding the clear health risks faced by the athletes and visitors (and the wider global community), the Russian doping scandal and the ongoing protesting on the streets of Rio.

  • Digital Economy Act 2017 - the new Electronic Communications Code - two years on

    06 October 2019

    The Code was first introduced in 1984. It was then called the Telecommunications Code, and addressed the installation of landline equipment. Revisions in 2003 extended the scope to incorporate digital technology, but problems with the amended Code soon emerged.

  • Government amends the Working Time Regulations to allow holiday carry over for the next two leave years

    13 May 2020

    The government has made amendments to the Working Time Regulations which will allow workers to carry up to 4 weeks of annual leave over into the next 2 leave years, and has just published some further guidance on how this is intended to work in practice. This will apply where workers have not been able to take their statutory annual leave entitlement due to coronavirus.

  • Gender pay gap reporting: 5 years on

    28 April 2022

    Now that we’ve had gender pay gap reporting regulations for over 5 years, we’ve taken a look at the impact of the regime.

  • FCA fines Equifax £11 million for 2017 data breach - five years after the ICO

    25 October 2023

    This insight provides a summary of The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) fines to Equifax Ltd (“Equifax”) £11,164,400 for failing to manage and monitor the security of UK consumer data it had outsourced to its parent company in the US, following a data breach in 2017.

  • The Trade Union Act 2016 - the year ahead

    04 January 2017

    Although the Trade Union Act 2016 (the “Act”) became law in May last year, further legislation is needed to flesh out some of its reforms and bring them into force. Now that the Government has begun publishing this additional legislation and updating related Codes of Practice, we take a look below at some areas where the impact of the Act’s reforms is likely to become clearer over the year ahead.

  • New Year’s resolutions for better IP (Brands & IP Newsnotes- issue 4)

    08 February 2017

    Why stop at making personal resolutions for the New Year when you can make them for your IP too. The start of the year is an excellent time to consider your general IP strategy and even to introduce new practices that will make protecting, using and enforcing your IP that much easier in 2017.

  • The year in employment law

    08 January 2018

    The UK’s political landscape continues to be dominated by the shock 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union. Following a surprise General Election in June 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May unexpectedly lost her parliamentary majority amid deep divisions about how the UK should “Brexit”. Against that backdrop, the Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU began in 2017 and will continue into 2018. This has meant that, as with many other areas, employment policy reform has taken something of a backseat. Nevertheless, employment law continues to change at pace.

  • Employment law: The year in review 2018

    14 February 2019

    Our annual review of employment law aims to review major statutory and case-law developments during 2018 and explore how employers can plan ahead for what’s coming this year and beyond.

  • The Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc) Regulations 2018, one year on

    07 June 2019

    The UK implemented legislation on 9 June 2018 bringing into force the EU Trade Secrets Directive. This article looks at the impact this legislation has had in the employment context where a claim for misuse of confidential information may now also include a statutory claim for misuse of trade secrets.

  • The year in employment law

    08 January 2020

    What were the most significant employment law developments in 2019? And what can we expect this year under a newly elected Conservative government with a sizeable majority?

  • The world of employment law: The year of pandemic, protest and politics

    10 February 2021

    Early 2020 saw the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. It rapidly criss-crossed the world, killing thousands of people, overrunning healthcare systems, devastating businesses, closing schools, and presenting an unprecedented challenge for leaders.

  • We’re all getting an extra day’s holiday this year - or are we?

    20 January 2022

    Since the announcement of an extra bank holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on 3 June, employees have been planning how to spend their bonus extra-long weekend. However, the legal position is not that straightforward. Some employees may find that they won’t be getting an extra day off at all.

  • Prioritise the planet in 2023: New Year’s Climate Resolutions for HR

    06 January 2023

    With every organisation having a key role to play in the collective corporate effort to reach net zero, now is a prime opportunity for HR to step up and take the lead. Here are some practical New Year’s Climate Resolutions that you can make to embed tackling climate change into your workplace culture and empower your workforce to take action.

  • Holiday entitlement for workers with part-year or irregular working patterns: government consults on new approach

    26 January 2023

    The government wants to legislate to make sure that holiday entitlement stays in proportion to time worked, correcting the problem identified in last year’s landmark holiday ruling in Harpur v Brazel. This is a positive step forward, although the government’s idea of using a lookback system (which has never been used before) may not work for everyone. This article takes a first look at what’s being proposed.

  • Trade Mark Round Up - Red Bull vs. Monster Energy plus other UK and EU cases from May 2022 to the new year

    13 March 2023

    The oft-quoted maxim that “your brand is the single most important investment you can make in your business.” is a widely accepted truism, yet many businesses fail to take the basic steps to preserve that investment.

  • New year new standards: will regulated individuals in financial services need to be “paragons of virtue”?

    12 December 2023

    The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) are looking to re-emphasise the regulators’ position that non-financial misconduct is misconduct for regulatory purposes. On the agenda by Lewis Silkin, we discuss the fitness and propriety and conduct rules requirements, as well as the forthcoming guidance ahead of the consultation closing date on 18 December.

  • How does a leap year impact national minimum wage?

    31 January 2024

    This is a leap year and, with 29 February falling on a Thursday, employers need to watch out for a possible breach of national minimum wage requirements.

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