28 Feb 2020
Local Authority round-up 28/02/20
Our Local Authority round up provides brief summaries of topical information on a weekly basis, to keep you aware of the changes and updates relevant to you.
28 Feb 2020
Brexit round-up – 28/02/20
Welcome to this, our latest Brexit round-up. Each week we provide a succinct round-up of the latest news surrounding the Brexit process, so you can keep abreast of the issues which are likely to affect your organisation.
28 Feb 2020
The importance of using the correct employer on early conciliation certificates
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently upheld an Employment Tribunal's decision that a Claimant cannot add a Respondent to a claim without an early conciliation certificate.
27 Feb 2020
Transparency, consent and accountability: three key ingredients for cookie compliance
We've all by now grown accustomed to seeing cookie banners popping up on our favourite websites. But how many businesses actually know whether they are acting in accordance with data protection law when drafting cookie policies and banners, and entering into contracts with website developers and advertisers?
27 Feb 2020
Education Insight – for those working in the education sector
Welcome to Insight Education, our regular newsletter for those working in the education sector. We hope you will find this a useful summary of latest developments in schools, further and higher education and the training and apprenticeships arena.
25 Feb 2020
The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 – who is a public authority?
Two recent decisions of the Information Commissioner have shed more light on the principle that private companies can be "public authorities" for the purposes of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (the "EIRs").
25 Feb 2020
Private contractor failed to send over 28,000 confidential letters in IT error
The NHS has launched a patient safety inquiry after it came to light that a private contractor failed to deliver more than 28,000 pieces of confidential medical correspondence to GPs.
21 Feb 2020
When can an employee be prevented from enforcing a contract where there had been a prior period of illegality?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently held that, while the Employment Tribunal (ET) were entitled to find that an employee would not have been entitled to enforce their rights in relation to a contract performed illegally, it did not prevent the Claimant from enforcing her contractual and statutory rights when they were performing the contract legally.
21 Feb 2020
Claims mediation service evaluation
This month NHS Resolution (NHSR) has published findings evaluating the performance of its Claims Mediation service.
20 Feb 2020
The UK’s points-based immigration system
After much speculation the Government has finally issued some details of the new points-based immigration system that will be in place from 1 January 2021.
