Free movement of EU workers has been the cornerstone of UK-EU relations for many years. Below Lawyer Monthly hears from Rahul Batra at Hudson McKenzie on the potential future of low skilled worker in a post-Brexit world. Several hundred thousand low-skilled workers from EU countries are employed each year in jobs predominantly in cleaning, hospitality […]
From last week, identity verification checks carried out in one EU country will be valid across all member states. This is under the Electronic Identification, Authentication and trust Services (eIDAS) regulation, to which all EU states must comply. Traditional frameworks for identity verification involved all members having their own manual systems including document and in-person checks, third-party notarisations, […]
Businesses that fail to re-enrol certain workers into the workplace pension scheme every three years could end up being fined by The Pensions Regulator (TPR). Workplace pensions are arranged by employers, who pay a percentage of a worker’s salary into a pension scheme each month – helping them save for retirement. Auto enrolment, which makes […]
Canada agreed late to sign on to a trade deal between the United States and Mexico, revamping the three-country North American Free Trade Agreement after more than a year of tortuous negotiations.
Net neutrality is the principle that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) treat all internet data equally and do not discriminate or charge differently depending on the user, content, website, platform, application or method of communication. Below Andrew Jerrard, Solicitor in Commercial Services at Coffin Mew, explains for Lawyer Monthly. The principle is intended to stop […]
Below Lawyer Monthly hears from top family law specialist at Excello Law, Lindsay Yateman, who discusses the intricate case of Owens Vs Owens and the concept of the UK’s legal system being confined to following the law rather than sense when it comes to judgements. The case of Owens v Owens is unusual. Not because […]
On the back of recent EU statements regarding anti money laundering practices throughout member states, leading economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Professor Panicos Demetriades, discusses the overall vulnerability of the EU’s financial system and where the risks lie in the responsibilities given to member states. The recent announcement by the […]
At the end of June 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act was passed unanimously, potentially sparking a revolution in data protection across the US. Following in the footsteps of the EU’s new GDPR laws, the privacy act will mean radical changes to how companies can gather and monetise their customers’ data in California. Below Lawyer […]
With the House of Lords examining the effectiveness of the Bribery Act, Aziz Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli argues that the Act seems unnecessarily hard on SMEs. As the House of Lords has appointed a committee to examine what it calls confusion surrounding the Bribery Act, it seems that now is the time […]
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