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Q&A with Acuity Client Relationship Partner, Matt Dodson

Key Contact: Matt Dodson After two years of video conference meetings, virtual events and countless online quizzes, we speak to Matt Dodson, Acuity’s Client Relationship Partner, about returning to in-person industry events.  Are In-Person Events Back?  In short, yes. As many of us will have noticed over the last few weeks, it’s been great to...
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Key considerations for a SaaS Agreement

Key considerations for a SaaS Agreement Key Contact: Rachelle Sellek & Declan Goodwin Author: Rachel McCulloch The number of businesses offering remote and flexible working opportunities has increased rapidly over the past few years. A key factor enabling these shifts in the way we work is the development of and increasing use of technology in...
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The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill and new Code of Practice

The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill and new Code of Practice Key Contact: Jennifer Butcher Author: Katie Hardie The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill 2021-22 (“the Bill”) is due to be passed by 25 March 2022 subject to Parliamentary approval. Aim of the Bill and Code The purpose of the Bill is to resolve claims for rent...
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Employment Law Webinar – A Recap Of 2021 & Things To Watch Out For In 2022

Employment Law Webinar – A Recap Of 2021 & Things To Watch Out For In 2022 Speakers: Katie Shanahan In this webinar, Katie Shanahan, will provide a detailed recap of key Employment Tribunal cases from 2021. With particular focus on discrimination, whistleblowing and TUPE. Katie will also explore the impact of such cases on employers...
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Tackling Trolls

Top Tips for Tackling Trolls

Top Tips for Tackling Trolls Key Contact: Aisha Wardell As the move to the online sphere only sped up over the course of the pandemic, trolling became a more prominent issue for businesses. When you hear trolling, you think of faceless people personally abusing victims over social media, but it has evolved into so much more...
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Are Cyberattacks A Force Majeure Event?

Are Cyberattacks A Force Majeure Event? Key Contact: Rachelle Sellek & Declan Goodwin Author: Rachel McCulloch Cyberattacks are in the headlines once again. This year Ukraine has suffered a number of cyberattacks which its government says are on a completely different level to anything they have seen before. For example, the websites of several Ukrainian banks and government departments...
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An Update On Vexatious Grievances

An Update On Vexatious Grievances Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Katie Shanahan As we know, employees can raise a grievance where they have a concern, issue, or complaint regarding their employment. However, sometimes they can be raised with the intention of being vexatious, malicious, or to deliberately make life difficult for their employer.  Even in these...
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High Court Grants An Injunction Against Tesco To Prevent ‘Fire And Rehire’

High Court Grants An Injunction Against Tesco To Prevent ‘Fire And Rehire’ Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Conrad Hazlitt Employers wishing to make detrimental changes to employees’ terms and conditions will often, in the absence of the affected employees agreeing to those changes, dismiss on notice and offer to re-engage on the detrimental terms.  This controversial...
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Holiday Pay & Miscategorising Workers As Self-Employed

Holiday Pay & Miscategorising Workers As Self-Employed Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Conrad Hazlitt Recently, in the case of Smith v Pimlico Plumbers [2022], the Court of Appeal upheld part of Mr Smith’s appeal concerning his entitlement to holiday pay in his long-running legal battle with Pimlico Plumbers.  The ruling could have a significant impact on...
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The ICO’s International Data Transfer Agreements

The ICO’s International Data Transfer Agreements Key Contact: Rachelle Sellek & Declan Goodwin Author: Rachel McCulloch Clarification as to how the UK will handle international transfers of personal data post-Brexit has been long-awaited. Under UK data protection laws, organisations are required to implement valid data transfer mechanisms when transferring personal data outside the UK to...
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