The generation approaching retirement have been one of the most entrepreneurial in recent memory taking advantage of growth in the economy and extensive business opportunities. But how does a family business survive the retirement or death of the founder, when every important decision has been made by that founder over the years and the founder’s […]
The recent case of Ocado v McKeeve highlights the importance of maintaining proper data retention policies so employees have a clear understanding of the procedures they need to follow. Search orders and disclosure in litigation should always be borne in mind. Here, Deborah Ruff, Head of International Arbitration, Charles Golsong, Counsel, and Charlotte Stewart-Jones, Associate, at […]
The UK’s data watchdog has fined a facial recognition company £7.5m for collecting images of people from social media platforms and the web to add to a global database. US-based Clearview AI has also been ordered to delete the data of UK residents from its systems by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Clearview has collected […]
A country pub has received a framed apology from a fashion publishing giant after being threatened with legal action unless the landlords changed its name. The Star Inn at Vogue was sent a cease-and-desist letter by Vogue’s publisher, Condé Nast, which claimed a link between the two businesses was “likely to be inferred”. The pub […]
Calling a man ‘bald’ is sex harassment, an employment tribunal has ruled after an employee complained about being called a ‘bald c***’. Tony Finn had worked for the West Yorkshire-based British Bung Company for almost 24 years when he was fired in May last year. He took them to the tribunal claiming, among other things, […]
Agreement for riders in the self-employed delivery sector provides an innovative blueprint for the future of work, says the GMB and Deliveroo GMB Union and Deliveroo have signed an historic union recognition deal covering the company’s more than 90,000 self-employed riders. The Voluntary Partnership Agreement will see GMB have rights to collective bargaining on pay […]