20 July 2020 Blog International data transfers and Schrems II The European Court threw international data transfers into confusion with its ruling in Schrems II last week. With the demise of the Privacy Shield, and serious questions over Standard Contractual Clauses, the decision is creating serious aftershocks for international data transfers... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
20 July 2020 Blog The demise of Privacy Shield ... At the end of last week, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) provided the 'Schrems II’ judgment. It is something which is already causing widespread shudders - not only for those involved in transferring personal data... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
20 July 2020 Blog Working at home or living at work? There is a lot of talk amongst office workers about a post Covid future where more time is spent home working and visits to the office will only be needed for specific occasions. Will the demand for office space drop after this pandemic is over... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
20 July 2020 Blog The end of the Privacy Shield ... is causing widespread aftershocks for international personal data transfers to the US…and elsewhere! The ruling by the European Court of Justice (CJEU) last week on the Schrems II case is already causing widespread shudders... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 July 2020 Blog MF/1 - parent company guarantees and performance bonds As noted in the one of our early blogs in our MF/1 series, MF/1 contains a number of model forms as appendices and these include a parent company guarantee (PCG) and a bond – or actually bonds, in the form of both a performance bond and a demand bond... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
16 July 2020 Blog Liberty Protection Safeguards delayed As many readers will be aware, the Liberty Protection Safeguards (the new regime to replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) were due to come into force on 1 October 2020. However the draft Code of Practice and Regulations are yet to be published... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 July 2020 Blog New immigration system from January 2021 – further details published The Government has published further details about the new immigration system that is due to be implemented from 1 January 2021. The Further Details statement builds on the policy statement that was issued in February 2020... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
15 July 2020 Blog EAT gives new guidance on scope of Agency Workers Regulations The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that workers who were supplied by an agency to work exclusively and extensively for the Royal Mail were protected by the Agency Workers Regulations... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 July 2020 Blog Higher Education Restructuring Regime In response to a number of financial headwinds, compounded by Covid19, which HE institutions are currently subject to, the Department of Education announced measures in May to assist the sector. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 July 2020 Blog FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations 2021 – Key Changes and Developments FIFA has today published the final version of its Anti-Doping Rules (“ADR”) which come into force on 1 January 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
15 July 2020 Blog "Misguided paternalism has no place in the Court of Protection": capacity and DoLS in one case The recent case of London Borough of Tower Hamlets v PB concerned a 52-year-old man with a lengthy history of alcohol misuse. He developed alcohol related brain damage and met the criteria for dissocial personality disorder... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
14 July 2020 Blog Site Operating Procedures Version 5 In May, Samuel Lindsay blogged on Version 4 of the Site Operating Procedures issued by the Construction Leadership Council. Now Site-Operating-Procedures-Version-5 has been issued... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read