24 February 2021 Blog Mental capacity, best interests decision making and Covid-19 vaccinations In a new Court of Protection decision, the second on the issue of Covid-19 vaccinations, Mr Justice Hayden returns to the subject to provide a reminder of the importance of upholding a person’s wishes and feelings... Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
24 February 2021 Blog Good news for charities with EEA/UK data flows Currently, transfers of personal data from the EEA to the UK are protected on a transitional basis only until 30 June 2021 under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed at the end of last December as a result of the UK’s departure from the EU... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
24 February 2021 Blog The latest on cladding The Government has recently announced further proposed measures for addressing cladding issues... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
22 February 2021 Blog Supreme Court upholds Uber drivers’ claim for worker status The Supreme Court has confirmed that Yaseen Aslam and a small group of other drivers had the status of workers, not self-employed contractors, when working for Uber... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
22 February 2021 Blog Good news for EEA/UK personal data flows The EU Commission has now published draft adequacy decisions for transfers of personal data to the United Kingdom, under both the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive. This is welcome news, as it will provide a greater degree of certainty... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 February 2021 Blog Good news for EEA/UK data flows Currently, transfers of personal data from the EEA to the UK are protected on a transitional basis only until 30 June 2021 under last December's post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement. However, the situation after that is currently uncertain... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 February 2021 Blog The FA v Nathaniel Mendez-Laing – a new approach to Substances of Abuse in Sport The FA has today (12 February 2021) published the written reasons in the case of The FA v Nathaniel Mendez-Laing... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
21 February 2021 Blog Larger charities: are you ready for the new off-payroll working (IR35) rules…this time? The changes to the off payroll working (IR35) rules that were postponed from April 2020 are now due to come into effect from 6 April 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
19 February 2021 Blog Fundraising Regulator reports increase in payment of voluntary levy, voluntary registrations, and complaints The Fundraising Regulator’s annual report for 2019/20, published at the start of the month, contained some interesting insights into what was a difficult year for fundraising... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 February 2021 Blog Tax and the construction Industry - dates for your diary in 2021.....and 2022 There are a number of changes planned this year to the taxation regime which are likely to affect the construction industry... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
18 February 2021 Blog A reminder: don’t delay processing your deprivation of liberty authorisations A recent case highlights the financial consequences of a local authority failing to process a deprivation of liberty authorisation (DoL) in a timely manner... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 February 2021 Blog Can GAFTA terms be implied to provide a party with the bite of arbitration? Lessons learned from Black Sea Commodities Ltd v Lemarc Agromond PTE Ltd In a rare case of a party successfully challenging an arbitration award under s67 Arbitration Act 1996, the English High Court considered the question of whether a GAFTA arbitration clause could be implied into an agreement between parties by market practice and custom in Black Sea Commodities Ltd v Lemarc Agromond PTE Ltd [2021] EWHC 287 (Comm)... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read