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Dealing with Charity Property: Charities Act 2022 changes are imminent
The Charity Commission has this week (24 May) announced that the next group of changes to charity law under the Charities Act 2022 are due to come into effect in...
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Strong public policy reasons for disclosure of confidential information
In the recent case Dixon v North Bristol NHS Trust [2022] ("Dixon"), the Court held that where there are strong public policy reasons for disclosure, this is likely to outweigh...
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Implications of Facebook fine by Irish Data Protection Commissioner
It will take some time for the implications of this week's record fine issued by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner against Facebook's parent company, Meta, to be realised. The fine,...
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Proposed changes to the regulation of independent schools in Wales – have your say
On 22 May 2023, the Welsh Government (WG) launched an open consultation requesting views on the updating and strengthening of the legislative framework governing independent schools. This follows a review...
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Data protection fine for TikTok
Global social media company TikTok have been hit with a huge fine. The message is clear: ensure you have appropriate procedures in place to protect children's data. On 4 April...
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Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: what are the CMA’s powers?
In its own words, the Government hopes the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will 'crack down on rip-offs, protect consumer cash online and boost competition', while also 'clamping down...
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Reserve fund vs sinking fund: Exploring the differences
Many commercial leases will contain a provision for the tenant to pay a service charge and this will often include a contribution towards a reserve fund or sinking fund. However,...
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Employment Law Newsletter – Spring 2023
It's been another busy few months and we have some great team news too. Last week's headlines were dominated by the announcement that the sunset clause will be removed from...
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Improving the employment prospects of autistic people
The Government recently launched a review designed to increase the employment prospects of autistic people. Currently, only 29% of autistic people are in employment, as found by the Office for...
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Government’s Ethnicity pay gap reporting guidance published
The Government has published its long-awaited guidance for employers on how to measure, report and address any ethnicity pay difference within the workforce. The Government has decided against introducing mandatory...
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Expert evidence in inquiries
In this next article in our series focusing on public inquiries, we look at the use of expert evidence in public inquiries. There are two types of expert evidence to...
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Sunset clause removed from the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill has been dominating the headlines ever since was published in September 2022. This week's Government announcement that the sunset clause in the...
