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Contracts, Human Resources HR, Employment and legal advice for owners and managers of SME small and medium sized business owners.

‘Scraping’ the barrel? The risks of publicly available data

14 April 202114 April 2021 Legal, Opinion Jon Belcher 0 Comments

The social media giants have found themselves in the news again, and not for positive reasons.

Business LPAs – How to safeguard against a future incapacitated partner, director or shareholder

13 April 2021 Advice, Legal Business Matters 0 Comments

The loss of mental capacity of a director, partner or shareholder could be devastating for a business unless there are the necessary safeguards in place.  

‘Pro-growth’ data reforms bring opportunities and risks

11 March 2021 Legal, Opinion Jon Belcher 0 Comments

On 1 January 2021, following the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK’s data protection laws were changed. Out went the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, and in came the UK’s very own version of the GDPR.

Avoiding Unfair Dismissal Claims – Everything You Need to Know

23 February 202123 February 2021 Legal Business Matters 0 Comments

It’s a legal right of the employees not to be dismissed unfairly. If not handled correctly, such a claim can cause headaches for both employer & employee.

Know your contractor – all you need to know about IR35 and Off-payroll rules

8 February 20218 February 2021 Advice, Legal Cathy Bryant 0 Comments

IR35, intermediaries’ legislation, off-payroll rules, agency rules.  So much jargon! And so many ways in which a contractor/consultant can engage with your business.

My data protection predictions for 2021 

31 December 2020 Legal, Opinion Jon Belcher 0 Comments

In my last column, I looked back at 2020 from an information law perspective. It’s safe to say that no-one would have predicted a year like 2020. And so it’s with some trepidation that I look forward to what we might expect in the year to come. 

WFH, algorithms and multi-million-pound fines: the year in data protection

16 December 2020 Columns, Legal Jon Belcher 8 Comments

My final column of 2020 is in two parts. In this first part, I reflect on what a strange year we’ve had – picking out some of the highlights from an information law perspective

Brexit: 8 Frequently asked questions about trademark registration in the UK

11 December 2020 Advice, Legal Business Matters 74 Comments

Trademarks are a headache. Trademarks for foreign countries are even worse. You just found out that a US trademark won’t apply in the UK, and who even knows if they work in the EU (they don’t, by the way).

Construction suppliers beware: New corporate insolvency law requires ongoing performance

17 November 2020 Legal, Opinion Richard Wade 4 Comments

The introduction of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”) in June 2020 was one of the many preventative measures taken by the UK Government in an attempt to safeguard the economy in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Today is deadline day for retrospective furlough agreements

13 November 2020 Advice, Legal Business Matters 17 Comments

Partner Sue Dowling, head of Blandy & Blandy’s Employment Law team, highlights today’s deadline for retrospective furlough agreements.

Enforcing GDPR: is the regulator finally showing its teeth?

11 November 2020 Legal, Opinion Jon Belcher 16 Comments

With the headlines this autumn continuing to be dominated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, you may have missed some significant developments in the world of data protection.

“Secure your workforce now”, warn legal experts 12 weeks before Brexit 

7 October 2020 Legal, Opinion Business Matters 1 Comment

With the UK set to leave the EU in a matter of months, leading lawyers are issuing a call to businesses across sectors to make 11th hour preparations to secure their workforces before Brexit.

Working from home leaves business owners exposed to data breach claims

25 September 2020 Columns, Legal Nikki Hesford 4 Comments

Last week the UK Government u-turned on its recommendation for employees to return to the office and the official position is now that employee’s should work from home ‘if they can’.

Businesses risk prosecution as staff admit working during furlough

21 September 2020 In Business, Legal Business Matters 4 Comments

Thousands of businesses could be at risk of prosecution for furlough fraud as staff admit contacting colleagues and completing work during leave.

Algorithms and fairness: lessons from the class of 2020

27 August 2020 Legal, Opinion Jon Belcher 4 Comments

In this most strange of years, the problems with A-Level and GCSE results may seem like just another short-term political crisis.

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