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Employees fined for unlawfully obtaining data
25 March 2019It is not just businesses that need to worry about the long arm of data protection, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has warned, after two employees were convicted of unlawfully accessing personal data and fined
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Technology, Customer Authentication and PSD2: payment service providers (and retailers) - are you ready?
25 March 2019Apparently, we will, globally, spend some $4.9 trillion in e-Commerce transactions by 2021. Smartphones generated over 42% of eCommerce revenues in 2018 and there has been a ten-fold increase in biometric smartphones in the last two years. However, against the backdrop of our increasing transactional reliance on smartphones and other mobile devices, e-Commerce fraud increased by 33% in 2016. This put pressure on the EU to keep up with the way in which we shop and to enhance consumer protection by reducing the potential for fraud.
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"You ate my sandwich" - monitoring employees in the workplace
22 March 2019I would never give up a meal but I certainly wouldn’t begrudge someone a taste (unless they were a sibling – that’s a different story). I would trust my fellow employees to keep their distance but if my lunch started to disappear daily I’m not sure what I would do - maybe a simple note, a lunch box with a lock, surveillance? – possibly too far but if your employer had to set up CCTV to protect your soup and sandwich, the question arises as to what level of monitoring can be undertaken by an employer and what expectation of privacy do employees have at work?
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Social media platforms under increasing pressure to protect users from harm
21 March 2019For many of us, using social media has become an integral part of life. However we are increasingly aware of the impact of social media on mental health and the harm that can be caused from exposure to certain content which is easily accessible online, as well as the harm that can be caused from misuse of personal data and data breaches. Access to content promoting terrorism and the increasing prevalence of ‘fake news’ and hate speech have all made headlines recently.
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EAT rules in first UK appeal case on European Works Councils
20 March 2019In the UK’s first ever appeal case on European Works Councils (“EWCs”), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has ruled that a Special Negotiating Body (“SNB”) can continue to exist after the third anniversary of a request to establish a EWC.
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Ian Jeffery features for The Law Society Gazette: Too much information?
18 March 2019Ian Jeffery has featured in an article for The Law Society Gazette which discusses data-driven law firms and asks what does it actually mean in practice? and how are law firms really using data to support and grow their business?
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Court of Appeal maintains interim springboard injunction in team moves case
15 March 2019Lewis Silkin has been successful in the Court of Appeal in resisting a challenge to the appropriateness of a springboard injunction secured in the High Court late last year. The injunction relates to ongoing legal proceedings concerning a team move and prevents a number of our client Secarma’s former employees and their new employers from competing and otherwise acting unlawfully.
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Sports Q&A - What does the CMA's latest guidance on influencers mean for athletes?
15 March 2019This month's Q&A examines the CMA’s recent guidance on the hoops which influencers need to jump through to ensure their fans are aware when their content is in fact advertising, and what this means for athletes.
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Immigration fee changes from 29 March 2019
14 March 2019The Home Office has released details of its immigration fees from 29 March 2019.
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Is logistics really set to become the New Retail?
13 March 2019The term ‘urban logistics’ is certainly on trend in the property market and in an effort to keep pace with the demands of the modern consumer, retailers are increasingly targeting urban industrial units to help tackle a key part of the supply chain; the last mile. The challenges of the high street are well documented and the fragile retail market has forced many retailers to re-assess all aspects of their business model. With traditional store retailers needing more space to help service on-line orders and e-tailers needing to scale up their infrastructure network to support their growth, achieving a flexible and agile supply chain to meet these demands is certainly a topic that should be at the top of any retailers to do list.
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Supreme Court introduces new test for assessing a landlord’s intention to redevelop
13 March 2019The Supreme Court recently handed down its judgment in the case of S Frances Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Limited. The decision marks a dramatic departure from the previously settled position regarding the proper test to be applied when establishing whether a landlord has the necessary intention to redevelop under ground (f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Introducing a new element to the test, a landlord must now be able to demonstrate, in addition to it having a settled intention to carry out the works, that it would do those same works even if the tenant left voluntarily.
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Entrepreneurs’ relief: the brave new world
13 March 2019This is an update on the changes to the qualifying criteria for entrepreneurs’ relief introduced in the October 2018 Budget, amended in December and now embodied in statute.
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Brand Academy 2019 Round Up – Protecting your IP: A pan-European Perspective
13 March 2019Last night I had the pleasure of attending Lewis Silkin’s flagship event, Brand Academy 2019. This year’s topic focused on Intellectual Property litigation from a pan-European perspective, and we were pleased to welcome four leading IP lawyers to participate in a panel discussion and cover essential topics such as jurisdiction selection, available relief, and many practical considerations.
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New Start-up and innovator categories and changes for investors from 29 March 2019
12 March 2019On 7 March 2019 the Home Office published a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 1919), which contains substantial changes to business and investment-related immigration categories from 29 March 2019. These include the replacement of Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) with a new Start-up category, and the replacement of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) with a new Innovator category. There are transitional arrangements to allow those in the existing entrepreneur category to extend their stay and settle in the UK. There is also a significant tightening of the requirements under the Tier 1 (Investor) category.
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Brexit – the final countdown (or is it?)
11 March 2019The UK is leaving the EU in two and a half weeks’ time, at the time of writing. Or maybe it isn’t. Your guess is as good as ours.
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Home Office confirms details of the full EU Settlement Scheme roll-out
08 March 2019The Home Office has laid Immigration Rules implementing the full public roll-out of the EU Settlement Scheme from 7 am on 30 March 2019.
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Home Office publishes new immigration rules
07 March 2019The new rules have introduced a number of significant changes that employers need to consider.
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Consultation launched on misuse of confidentiality clauses
07 March 2019The Government has published a consultation on measures to prevent misuse of confidentiality clauses in situations of workplace harassment or discrimination, following up on recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Committee (“WEC”).
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New IR35 rules for contractors - businesses face additional tax risks and administrative burdens
07 March 2019HMRC’s latest consultation on off payroll working confirms that the new IR35 rules will be based on the rules that have applied in the public sector since 2017. However, HMRC has proposed a number of changes to those rules which, if implemented, will significantly increase the tax exposure and administrative burden of both private sector and public sector organisations.
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Lewis Silkin's adlaw blog round up of February
06 March 2019Welcome to the latest roundup of news and insights from our adlaw experts. You can also visit the adlaw blog where you’ll find many more posts about developments in legal and regulatory issues affecting the advertising and marketing sector.