Potential £17 million fine for facial recognition company Clearview AI Key Contact: Rachelle Sellek Author: Rachel McCulloch In July 2020, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) joined forces with the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and began to jointly investigate Clearview AI Inc and their data scraping techniques. This investigation has now concluded and both the ICO and...Read More
Draft UK adequacy decision finally announced Author: Lowri Morgan-Macdonald On 19 February 2021, the European Commission finally announced a draft adequacy decision in respect of the UK. This represents a long-awaited and essential step in ensuring that personal data can continue to flow freely from the EU to the UK following the UK’s exit from...Read More
Supreme Court gives Uber 1-star as employment claim reaches its final destination Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn For the past few years we have accompanied Uber in their long-haul legal battle to determine the future of ‘worker’ status in the gig economy. During this ride-along, the common gig-economy practice of categorising service providers...Read More
Acuity Law advises on the sale of Jane IT Systems Limited Key Contact: Phil Pugh Author: Chris Doherty Acuity Law is pleased to have advised on the sale of Swansea-based software developer, Jane IT Systems Limited (Jane IT). Jane IT is an HR and payroll applications provider, which offers a range of HR management...Read More
The Future is Green, The Future is Bright. Key Contact: Christian Farrow On 18 December 2020 the UK finally released the long awaited “Energy White Paper: Powering our net zero future” which outlines how the UK Government aim to tackle climate change in a post coronavirus world. This follows Boris Johnson’s 10-Point plan, published in...Read More
Racing to sell? PJSC Uralkali v Rowley & Anor [2020] EWHC 3442 (Ch) Key Contact: Hugh Hitchcock Author: Tom Geen Summary The High Court has handed down a judgment following a trial relating to the administration of Force India Formula One Team Ltd, where a bidder for the company’s business and assets tried to hold...Read More
The French Government found guilty in court of damaging the environment Author: Begonia Filgueria The French government was this month held liable for not complying with its carbon reduction targets and causing increases in the earth’s temperature and weather patterns. Although the Euro 1 fine handed down by the court was symbolic, the French Government...Read More
Goodbye, State Aid, Hello Subsidy Control Author: Barry Sankey “State Aid” has been the bane of many publicly funded or supported projects for many years, and indeed it proved a major stumbling block for the deal between the UK and the EU that was settled only days before the transition period ended on 31 December...Read More
Britain’s Pacific trade agreement application: emerging British trade policy and Acuity’s assistance to clients with international business Author: Henry Clarke The United Kingdom is formally applying to join a trans-Pacific trade group whose members constitute about 8% of British exports (very roughly the equivalent of its exports to Germany). It is called the Comprehensive and...Read More
Reimagine & Refocus Conference Speakers: Steve Berry, Claire Knowles, Christian Farrow, J Frank Holmes, Robin Jaques, Brian Morgan In this webinar: Sustaining EBIT approachManagement motivation & remuneration structuresGrowth & succession planningPanel discussion and Q&A “What makes a business successful is definitely the talent and HR side… If you get the right structure and the right...Read More
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