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Cookie consent is a box-ticking exercise after all!
16 October 2019The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has provided welcome clarity on the consent requirements around the use of cookies by website operators. As if it were ever in doubt, pre-ticked boxes cannot be used as a means of obtaining a website user’s consent to the use of cookies.
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Lloyd v Google: data breach class actions, have the floodgates opened?
16 October 2019The Court of Appeal has granted permission for a US-style (opt-out) “class action” to be brought on behalf of 4.4 million unidentified iPhone users against Google, to be served out of the jurisdiction. Mr Lloyd’s claim seeks uniform damages for unlawful use of browsing data without proof of damage for each individual. This ground-breaking decision overturns the High Court decision and sets the scene for the first UK class action for misuse of data.
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Dispute Resolution Update - October 2019
10 October 2019Welcome to our October 2019 Dispute Resolution Update. We’ve included articles on a range of disputes, including summaries of recent cases and guides on key aspects of dispute resolution. With an increasingly globalised and fast changing environment, disputes are an inevitable part of business. Not only can we help resolve disputes once they arise but we also work with our clients to reduce the risk of litigation.
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Smart Cities – Lessons from Smart City Developments around the World
09 October 2019When we think of smart cities, images of skyscrapers, satellite dishes and high tech gadgetry often come to mind, coupled with large scale broadband infrastructure, wireless networks and mobile devices. But a smart city is much more than just a technological network; the concept encompasses also the way in which a city uses new technologies for the benefit of its citizens and becomes more efficient in the process.
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Ireland: New paid parental leave scheme from 1 November 2019
09 October 2019The Government has now published the General Scheme for the Parental Leave and Benefit Bill. This provides for paid parental leave benefit, to be used within the first 12 months of a child’s life or 12 months from the date of adoption.
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Rethinking retail therapy?
07 October 2019As part of our #ThisPlaceMinds campaign, we take a look at some of the workplace mental health challenges and solutions in the retail sector.
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Employment Lawyers Advising on Investigation Reports: Where Are the Boundaries?
07 October 2019It’s an everyday scenario for employment lawyers and HR professionals. A disciplinary investigation is carried out. A draft report is produced, and the (internal or external) employment lawyer is asked to review and advise on any amendments that might be made to the contents.
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Emma Richardson writes for Essential Retail: Tackling mental health in the eCommerce sector
07 October 2019Emma Richardson has written an article on Mental Health in the ecommerce sector for Essential Retail.
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Digital Economy Act 2017 - the new Electronic Communications Code - two years on
06 October 2019The 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.
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Pro-choice? Pro-life? Pro-order and PSPOs
03 October 2019In this article we consider Public Spaces Protection Orders and a recent Court challenge to the making of such an order.
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Employee entitled to long-term disability benefits after TUPE transfer
02 October 2019The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) concluded in a recent case that, following a TUPE transfer, an employee who was unfairly dismissed and suffered disability discrimination was entitled to compensation on the basis he would have been entitled to long-term disability benefits until death or retirement, had he not been dismissed.
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EU Acquired Rights Directive may apply to transfer of client investments to new firm
02 October 2019In a Slovenian case, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has considered whether the EU Acquired Rights Directive (“ARD”) applied to a situation in which a stock market intermediary ceased operations, but gave its clients the option to transfer their financial instruments and other managed assets to another named intermediary.
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Responsibility for pay information transfers under TUPE
02 October 2019In a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has ruled that the duty of an employer to keep and provide pay records under national minimum wage legislation transferred under TUPE from the transferor to the new employer.
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New court rules: media claims on the move
01 October 2019From today, 1 October 2019, all High Court claims that include a claim for defamation, misuse of private information, data protection and/or harassment by publication must be issued in the Media and Communications List (“the List”) in the Queen’s Bench Division. A claim that involves the publication or threatened publication of information via the media, online, or the activities of the media may also be issued in the List.
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New application deadlines for Tier 1 Investors in Government bonds
30 September 2019There are new Immigration Rules in effect from 1 October 2019 which affect Tier 1 Investor migrants whose first grant of leave was made under the rules in place before 29 March 2019 and who have invested in UK Government bonds.
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Heat Network Regulations – Data Centres
29 September 2019The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 (the “Regulations”) were introduced as part of the continued drive for better energy efficiency (and reduced emissions) around the European Union.
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Travel to the EEA for British citizens after a no-deal Brexit
26 September 2019Despite many of Brexit’s particulars remaining up in the air, with 31 October fast approaching it is crucial to be aware of a no-deal Brexit’s implications for British citizens intending to travel to the EEA.
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Ask about… Retail, Fashion & Hospitality
26 September 2019Many of our clients in the retail, fashion and hospitality sector face similar HR issues. Each month one of the members of our team will identify an issue, consider how it should be dealt with and provide our advice. This month we asked Emma...
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: September 2019
26 September 2019Welcome to the September 2019 issue of our monthly Ads & Brands Law Digest.
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Protecting confidential information and IP with search and seizure orders – who inspects seized documents first?
26 September 2019One tool in the armoury of any business that suspects its confidential information has been stolen and/or its intellectual property infringed is the “search and seizure order” (“SSO”) – a court order authorising a claimant’s lawyers to enter an opponent’s premises to search for, copy, remove and detain documents relevant to the alleged wrongdoing. In a joint judgment handed down just before the summer recess, the High Court has clarified the circumstances in which a claimant who is granted an SSO will be allowed to inspect seized material before the defendant does.