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Crisis? What Crisis?

Key Contact: Aisha Wardell Acuity is delighted to announce its latest partnership with brand reputation specialists Effective Communication, who will provide Crisis Communications expertise to its growing list of Reputation Management clients. Acuity Reputation Management (ARM) guides businesses through the ever-increasing range of threats and risks they face, providing bespoke solutions through its unique subscription model....
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Acuity kickstart 2022 with an emphasis on growth

Acuity’s continued expansion shows no sign of relenting in 2022, with several key appointments across the business so far this year.  The Commercial & Technology Team welcomes Declan Goodwin as Lead Partner, who will support clients with intellectual property transactions, data protection issues and competition law and our client servicing is also greatly enhanced with...
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The End of Coal is in Sight – COP26 Update

The End of Coal is in Sight – COP26 Update Key Contact: Natalie Jones Key commitments from some of the world’s biggest coal users to phase out coal in favour of clean sources of energy were made at COP26. The ‘Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement’, signed by a host of developed and developing...
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Apprenticeships – A Legal Overview

Apprenticeships – A Legal Overview Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn Apprenticeships can be a useful tool in a business’ strategy. By offering work-based training programmes, employers can benefit from a more reliable intake while apprentices can develop their skills in real-world situations alongside experienced professionals. A traditional apprenticeship will usually last for at least 12...
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Onerous clause not incorporated into contract

Key Contact: Rachelle Selleck Where terms and conditions are not directly attached to a contract, reasonable steps must be taken to bring the other party’s attention to the existence of the terms and conditions. The recent case of Blu-Sky Solutions Limited v Be Caring Limited demonstrates the importance of taking care when attempting to incorporate onerous...
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Risk management for employers: Are your managers documenting workplace events?

Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Conrad Hazlitt Workplace managers have day-to-day interactions with colleagues that you, the employer, may later need to rely on.  Ensuring that the managers in your organisation are properly documenting their interactions will put your business in a far stronger position to later take difficult decisions, such as disciplinary action or bonuses assessments....
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Prince Andrew v Virginia Giuffre – Lessons in the limits of Settlement Agreements

Prince Andrew v Virginia Giuffre – Lessons in the limits of Settlement Agreements Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Conrad Hazlitt Prince Andrew’s legal team have failed with attempts to halt civil proceedings against their client after a judge ruled that the royal could not rely on a historic settlement made between Virginia Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein.  Whilst...
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Whistleblowing & The Impact Of Being “Materially Influenced”

Key Contact: Claire Knowles In the case of Secure Care UK Limited -v- Mr R Mott (2021), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘the EAT’) have held that the fact the decision maker was materially influenced by an employee making protected disclosures (‘whistleblowing’) was not the correct test to establish whether the employee was automatically unfairly dismissed. Background...
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National Minimum Wage – What reductions are considered in calculations?

Key Contact: Claire Knowles The National Minimum Wage is the minimum hourly rate that workers are entitled to be paid (‘NMW’). Although, at first glance, this is a relatively straightforward obligation to comply with, an employer must also account for deductions made to a worker’s pay. It is therefore not as straightforward as it may seem,...
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How to diversify your workforce, lawfully

How to diversify your workforce, lawfully Speakers: Conrad Hazlitt Many organisations aspire to improve the diversity of their workforce but achieving this in practice, within our legal framework, isn’t straightforward. In this webinar, Conrad Hazlitt, Solicitor in Acuity’s employment team, outlines what the law says on so called ‘positive discrimination’ and considers what practical, lawful steps...
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