Five for ’25 – significant regulatory changes for solicitors and other lawyers
December 19th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
Ahead of the festive shut down, we consider what’s on the horizon for 2025. As this is a detailed article, a mince pie is a recommended reading companion. 1. Axiom Ince – the LSB enforcement action against the SRA On 29 October 2024 the LSB announced it was commencing enforcement action against the SRA, over i) […]
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Labour’s Employment Law Reforms; New Duty – Reasonable Steps to Prevent Sexual Harassment; Non-Compete Bans & Religious Discrimination in Workplace – Employment Law Matters: Edition 9
September 27th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
Welcome to the next edition of Employment Law Matters, our quarterly update on key issues in employment law. Every three months, we will send you a selection of the most important developments for employers in case law and legislation, including practical takeaways for employers as well as things to look forward to in the coming months. CM Murray LLP […]
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On 6 August 2024, the SRA updated its warning notice on the use of non-disclosure agreements (“the Warning Notice”). In this news alert, Associate Liz Pearson and Partner Andrew Pavlovic summarise and discuss the key changes and set out the steps that firms should be taking to spread awareness of the Warning Notice. Background The SRA first published its Warning […]
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AI Considerations for Employers: What a Labour Government may mean for AI in the Workplace
July 25th, 2024 by Anaya Price
While AI may not have been an election battleground, a Labour Government will certainly mean a change from the Conservative’s ‘pro-innovation’ agenda, which gave rise to a laissez faire approach to mandatory legislation. Whilst we do not yet have full details, Associate Liz Pearson and Partner Merrill April consider what a Labour Government may mean […]
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Is It Too Soon For Executives (and Partners) to be Celebrating Their Release from US Non-Competition Restrictions?
May 1st, 2024 by Stuart Smith
On 23 April 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final rule banning non-compete clauses across the United States of America (Final Rule). In a 3-2 decision, the FTC determined that non-compete clauses are an unfair method of competition and so violate s 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act). This is […]
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AI Considerations for Employers
April 25th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
AI remains front of mind for employers and employees alike, particularly with the EU Parliament approving the Artificial Intelligence Act in March 2024 (EU AI Act) (with most parts likely to become effective in 2026). In this news alert, Associate Liz Pearson and Partner Merrill April outline how firms are currently using AI and some potential challenges of […]
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Solicitor struck off for Antisemitic Tweets – What Are The Lessons for Law Firms and Lawyers?
April 19th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has published its judgment in the case of Farrukh Najeeb Husain, where Mr Husain was struck off the roll after posting a series of tweets deemed to be antisemitic and offensive. In the current heightened political climate, with the ongoing conflict in Gaza and upcoming elections in the UK and USA, […]
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