2/25/2016 2:17:54 PM Sweett Sentence - A step in the right direction for the SFO By Howard Kennedy The Bribery Act came into force on 1 July 2011 and yet, until December 2015 there have been no convictions under Section 7- The Failure...
2/23/2016 4:34:25 PM Ryanair's victory in the courts and what it means for landlords By Howard Kennedy Ryanair recently won a case against the Home Office where they were subject to a £4,000 fine for purportedly breaching the Immigration...
2/22/2016 3:31:30 PM Separated Families By Howard Kennedy Today marks the start of a Supreme Court case which will see the legality of the Home Office minimum income threshold rules assessed. The...
2/19/2016 2:57:47 PM Should workers have a legal right to switch off? By Alexandra Mizzi It's being reported today that French workers will be given the legal right not to read work emails outside their contractual working...
2/19/2016 12:16:43 PM Britain is a powerful 'job factory' By Howard Kennedy As the countdown clock ticks down on David Cameron's EU negotiations, some are asking the question "Is Mass Migration from Europe such a...
2/18/2016 4:53:47 PM 30 years of the wrong law... Have the flood gates been opened? By Howard Kennedy It is difficult to say what the after-shock of this ruling will be. What is clear is that there will be many people serving hefty...
2/18/2016 10:59:09 AM Data privacy vs national security: US court order ignites the debate once more By Elizabeth Morley On Tuesday, Apple posted a message online from its CEO, Tim Cook, to make its customers aware that the US Government had obtained a court...
2/17/2016 3:16:19 PM No such thing as a common law spouse, but does the law need changing? By Howard Kennedy It was reported yesterday that Joy Williams, who had lived with her partner for 18 years, had won her court battle to receive her...
2/16/2016 7:11:01 PM No Benefits but a Higher Minimum Wage By Howard Kennedy The recent news out of the EU shows that David Cameron is campaigning desperately to obtain a new deal which would mean that EU migrants...
2/16/2016 4:58:56 PM Are politicians to be given some control over investigations into bribery and corruption? By Howard Kennedy At first glance this may seem to be a bizarre move. Although the Serious Fraud Office has come in for some criticism over the years, the...
2/16/2016 4:37:51 PM Dyslexia in the workplace: would you like a Tribunal claim with your latte? By Alexandra Mizzi Starbucks is dealing with the fallout after a dyslexic employee successfully sued it for disability discrimination. She had been...
2/16/2016 2:23:09 PM The Brain Drain... By Howard Kennedy Scotland has called for the old Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa to be brought back after seeing a notable "brain drain of global talent". ...