Anne Sammon tells HRNews about the challenges facing FS firms ahead of a new duty to prevent sexual harassment in force from 26 October 2024, and further regulation by the […]
Continue Reading →An Italian businessman has failed in his bid to force a cryptoasset exchange to repay him the value of cryptoassets stolen from him after a judge in the UK said […]
Continue Reading →Businesses faced with the theft or unauthorised use of their confidential data have a suite of remedies available to them in the civil courts to recover that data or prevent […]
Continue Reading →Saudi Arabia’s new Investment Law aims to facilitate foreign investment by aligning with global best practice to reflect the Kingdom’s strategic intent to diversify its economy and integrate deeply into […]
Continue Reading →The highly anticipated first package of the Australian government’s newly proposed Privacy Act reforms have been introduced to parliament in the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth). Read […]
Continue Reading →Businesses will welcome the formation of a new international treaty on AI that sets a “global standard” for how AI-related risks and opportunities should be managed, an expert has said. […]
Continue Reading →Embedding cybersecurity controls into everyday business processes can help businesses comply with wide-ranging new EU cyber legislation that is due to take effect next month, but that task is being […]
Continue Reading →Banks and other regulated financial services firms in the UK face additional reporting obligations under new trade sanctions regulations due to take effect next month. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →A new law in South Africa will deliver structural changes within the country’s energy sector and has the potential to address the problem of electricity blackouts and encourage investment in […]
Continue Reading →The importance of data centres to the UK economy has been recognised by the new UK government in recent actions relevant to operational resilience and the planning regime, experts have […]
Continue Reading →The UK’s foreign investment screening regime saw an increase in the number of notifications in 2023-24, but fewer cases were subject to remedies or prohibitions compared to the previous year, […]
Continue Reading →Businesses and consumers should be more vigilant as sophisticated investment fraud is on the rise in Ireland, a legal expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Workers’ rights and protections across Great Britain and Northern Ireland could be set to diverge further as a result of proposed changes to employment laws in both jurisdictions, according to […]
Continue Reading →The off-payroll working rules, known as IR35, apply where a business engages an individual to provide services off-payroll and through an intermediary – commonly a company referred to as a […]
Continue Reading →Online service providers in the Netherlands have gained an insight into how the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) will be enforced in the country through the publication of new guidance, […]
Continue Reading →New research shows the important role that English law, courts and arbitration bodies play in dispute resolution in a competitive global market, experts have said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK payment firms’ obligation to compensate victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud could be capped at £85,000, instead of the initially proposed maximum amount of £415,000. The Payment Systems […]
Continue Reading →A recent High Court of England and Wales decision shows that the English courts are willing to interpret procedural service rules under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) pragmatically to facilitate […]
Continue Reading →Airlines will welcome a recent decision by a judge in the UK to block attempts to group together compensation claims of passengers affected by the cancellation or long delay of […]
Continue Reading →Proposed new legislation described by government as delivering a “significant increase in enforcement powers” against water companies, could delay rather than speed up industry action to address environmental concerns because […]
Continue Reading →Foreign companies need to have a substantial presence in the UK, including adequate human and technical resources, for their branch to qualify as a “fixed establishment”, a necessary condition for […]
Continue Reading →Inspiring and encouraging women to think of a career in STEM has become an important part of the strategy for many large manufacturing companies in the UK to address the […]
Continue Reading →The Dutch data protection authority has imposed a fine of €30.5 million on facial recognition software provider Clearview AI, plus additional periodic penalty payments with a maximum of more than […]
Continue Reading →Consent has been granted for the development of the Cottam Solar Project in what experts have said is a further step towards the delivery of ambitious UK government targets for […]
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