
Cybersecurity and privacy – current outlook
Cybersecurity threats are an ever-present challenge for businesses. What should organisations be doing to mitigate risk and to ensure that they comply with relevant legislation?

Cybersecurity threats are an ever-present challenge for businesses. What should organisations be doing to mitigate risk and to ensure that they comply with relevant legislation?

The Home Office have admitted that fees charged for visa-related English language tests and qualification assessments have no legal basis.

Enforcement of judgments against debtors’ occupational pensions precluded by statute

Acas have updated their sexual harassment guidance to reflect the new preventative duty for employers which came into effect on 26 October 2024.

In the most recent budget, the government has announced increases to the National Minimum Wage to be implemented in April 2025.

Laura Czapski, Legal Director in our Agriculture and Rural Land team, considers the requirements for off-site BNG and the opportunities that that may present to farmers and landowners.

In the recent case of Loh v Loh-Gronager the court considered the impact of the husband and wife taking steps that contradicted the intentions set out in their pre-nuptial agreement.

The approach of the Insolvency Service appears to have shifted, no longer can directors rely on receiving a disqualification upon conviction of an insolvency related criminal offence.

The Home Office have confirmed the limited rollout of the Sponsor UK system, which, it is hoped, will ultimately replace the current Sponsor Management System entirely.

The Home Office have launched a new online form for reporting errors on eVisas.

As organisations are increasing their use of new technologies to tackle pressures such as time, resources and expenditure, it comes as no surprise some are using AI large language models (LLMs) to streamline business processes. But what happens when organisations use AI to make automatic decisions?