11 July 2019 Blog ICO notifies multi-million pound fines for data breaches under the GDPR The UK's data privacy regulator, the ICO, has started issuing notices of intention to fine data controllers under GDPR for data breaches, with two significant fines announced in the last week... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
10 July 2019 Blog Making covert recording is normally misconduct, but severity will vary Last week’s decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal gives some useful guidance about the rights and wrongs of recording workplace meetings... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 July 2019 Blog Offending words in non-compete clause could be severed The Supreme Court has reversed the Court of Appeal and decided that two words could be removed from a non-compete clause to make in enforceable. This is the first case of this nature to have reached our top Court for 100 years or so... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 July 2019 Blog Watchdog notifies multi-million pound fines for data breaches The data privacy regulator, the ICO, has started issuing notices of intention to fine data controllers under the GDPR for data breaches... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 July 2019 Blog To appoint or not? Court of Protection decision on personal welfare deputies In three conjoined appeals the CoP was asked to clarify practice and procedure in the appointment of personal welfare deputies (PWDs): should they only be made “in the most difficult cases”?.. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 July 2019 Blog Legacy notification service for charities – interim arrangements announced by HMCTS HMCTS has announced the interim arrangements for legacy notifications to charities put in place from the end of this month, confirming that Smee & Ford will continue to provide legacy notifications to charities that use the service for at least the next twelve months... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
9 July 2019 Blog Fire safety update: Revised Building Regulations Approved Document B (Fire Safety) released Following on from my blog on the Government’s independent review of fire safety following Grenfell Tower... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
9 July 2019 Blog UK privacy watchdog notifies multi-million pound fines for data breaches The UK's data privacy regulator, the ICO, has started issuing notices of intention to fine data controllers under the GDPR for data breaches... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
8 July 2019 Blog Information Commissioner notifies multi-million pound fines for data breaches The Information Commissioner’s Office has started issuing notices of intention to fine data controllers under the GDPR for data breaches. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
4 July 2019 Blog No Arrow declaration for an Avastin biosimilar The development of a biosimilar product normally carries substantial patent infringement risks. While the base patent protecting the lead product may have expired, a collection of patents dealing with dosage regimes and formulations is often built up. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
4 July 2019 Blog Changes to legacy notification service: HMCTS seeks to reassure charities Following HMCTS’s announcement in January of its plans to set up a new system to notify charities of legacies left to them in wills, and to end its current arrangements with Smee & Ford, charities have been waiting to hear about the new arrangements to be put in place from the end of this month... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 July 2019 Blog New guidance on ICSs: what you need to know One in three people in England – that is 21 million, are set to benefit from improved health and care, as NHE England announced three new areas as ‘Integrated Care Systems’... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read