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Cybersecurity and privacy – current outlook

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?

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English language fees charged unlawfully

English language fees charged unlawfully

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

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Occupational Pensions Ringfenced against Creditor Enforcement

Occupational Pensions Ringfenced against Creditor Enforcement

Enforcement of judgments against debtors’ occupational pensions precluded by statute

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October 2024 Budget: Key Changes to Employee Ownership Trusts

October 2024 Budget: Key Changes to Employee Ownership Trusts

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Acas release new guidance on sexual harassment

Acas release new guidance on sexual harassment

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

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National Minimum Wage increase announced

National Minimum Wage increase announced

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

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Securing off-site Biodiversity Net Gain

Securing off-site Biodiversity Net Gain

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.

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The Impact of Non-Compliance with Pre-Nuptial Agreements

The Impact of Non-Compliance with Pre-Nuptial Agreements

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.

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Director disqualification? How about prison?

Director disqualification? How about prison?

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.

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Sponsor UK system to replace Sponsor Management System

Sponsor UK system to replace Sponsor Management System

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.

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Report an error with your eVisa

Report an error with your eVisa

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

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Using AI for automatic decisions: risk, opportunity and the ICO

Using AI for automatic decisions: risk, opportunity and the ICO

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?

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