Updates

Look around your office. If you have female employees between 45-60, the chances are that some of them, on a daily basis, are struggling to cope. They may be finding it hard to concentrate and remember things, dealing with humiliating hot flushes that strike without warning, exhausted having not slept properly for nights on end, and struggling with mood swings that are affecting their home life. Read more.

When you think of a start-up entrepreneur, do you imagine a hip, casually dressed 24-year-old?  Unencumbered with family and mortgage commitments, allowing them to work 100-hour weeks, living on green juice and sleeping in hammocks swinging in their trendy office in Shoreditch?  If so, you are not alone.  This image of today’s entrepreneurs is well entrenched in our culture. Read more.

Due to the growing public awareness of allegations of sexual abuse and harassment by former Hollywood mogul, Harvey Weinstein and other powerful players, the #metoo movement sprung up.  Now, almost every industry (including law) is dealing with the consequences of the reprehensible behaviour and culture of certain individuals and organisations. Read more.

The law relating to residential tenancies is set to change dramatically over the next year or so.  The government recently announced its intention to abolish Section 21 notices, so-called  ‘no fault’ repossessions in the private rented sector, as well as reform of Section 8 evictions. Read more.

Cast your mind back to this time one year ago. Chances are your inbox was inundated with emails asking you to consent to receiving communications from a plethora of panicked companies.  You and your team would have (hopefully) been in the last stages of preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force.  The workload and energy would likely have been high, as the project, which depending on the size of your organisation may have been quite resource demanding, was coming to an end. Read more.

On 7 March 2019 the Home Office announced a new set of amendments to business immigration routes available to nationals from outside the European Economic Area. We bring you the key details of the change. Read more.

All Tier 2 Sponsorship License matters are handled by our Corporate Immigration group that brings together experienced lawyers from both the Immigration and Corporate and Employment practices. This ensures that each of our clients is confident during the application process and well-equipped to maximise the value of the Tier 2 Sponsorship License for their business Read more.