Max Ballad, Legal Director at Arc Pensions Law, discusses new challenges for employers and the pensions regulator amid changes to the notifiable events regulations. The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on the government’s proposed changes to the notifiable events regulations. Section 69 of the Pensions Act, 2004 requires the trustees and employers […]
Corporate criminal liability has been transformed beyond all recognition, with companies now having to behave ‘responsibly’ or face not merely reputational damage but criminal prosecution and highly punitive fines. Tom McNeill, senior associate at BCL Solicitors, analyses the current position and identifies the corporate risks.
Reputation management expert Simon Wadsworth shares his thoughts on the recent debate and headlines around the Right to Be Forgotten and discusses what needs to be implemented to align the UK with international laws.
Speaking with established trial attorney James Urbanic, we explore the statutes that protect whistleblowers in California and the wider United States. He shares his experience in protecting employees from retaliation for complaining of harassment or discrimination in the workplace and offers his insight on how jurors’ attitudes towards whistleblowing have shifted.
As a nation, Cape Verde’s economy is dependent in large part upon foreign investment. Why is this, and how has the COVID-19 pandemic shaken up the status quo? We speak with Carla Monteiro to find out more about the current state of foreign investment in Cape Verde and its importance to the country as a whole.
Over the past decade, the legal aid system has been dramatically impacted by financial cuts. The 2013 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) saw £350 million knocked off of the £2 billion legal aid budget, resulting in vast numbers of people losing access to much-need legal support. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it has been […]
On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Kabul, almost two decades after being driven from Afghanistan's capital by US troops, leading to widespread concerns for Afghani citizens, particularly women, children, and minority groups. In the UK, legal groups Bar Council, Bar Human Rights Committee, and Law Society have expressed grave concern about the fate of at least […]
The term “vaccine passport” has come into common parlance in 2021 as countries gradually immunise their populations against COVID-19. It is also a misnomer; a vaccine passport does not confirm its carrier’s citizenship or identity, though it does affect their ability to travel internationally or even enter certain domestic venues.
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