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Budget 2016 is ‘adventurous’ and ‘aimed at stimulating the economy as a whole’

29th March 2016
The annual Budget is normally fairly uneventful and is seen by many as often being pretty dull. However, the Budget 2016 was anything but dull, or uneventful, as it contained some surprises, and even caused a complete furore in Parliament with the subsequent resignation of Ian Duncan Smith over cuts to Disability Benefits. Here Lawyer […]
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Spotlight on: Gender Pay Concerns - International Women’s Day and Gender Parity

8th March 2016
As a way of celebrating women, this year’s International Women’s Day’s focus is on highlighting the combat for ending gender inequalities in the work place by promoting diversity and equal pay for female workers. The upcoming draft Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations 2016 is aiming to encourage employers to take action against unequal treatment and […]
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General Counsel of all3media gives us the lowdown

25th February 2016
Here we look further into the challenges facing In-house and General Counsel by speaking exclusively to Dónall Crehan, General Counsel to all3Media, a group of 21 leading production companies around the world, who operate as independent creators of TV and multi-platform programming and are creative and commercial leaders in their markets. Q: As General Counsel […]
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UK companies facing significant increase in fraud risk from cyber breaches and insider threats

25th February 2016
Cyber breaches and insider threats, which include malicious employees stealing, manipulating or destroying data, are the fastest-growing risks for UK companies according to EY’s 2016 Global Forensic Data Analytics Survey, Shifting into high gear: mitigating risks and demonstrating returns.   The survey was conducted with 665 executives globally across nine industry sectors, including financial services, […]
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Charities Bill would make Charity Commission ‘judge, jury and executioner’

25th February 2016
As the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill nears the end of its legislative journey, the Charity Commission is set to get a windfall of new powers. The origins of the Bill date back nearly two and a half years and, in spite of considerable consultation, charity law experts are still concerned that certain provisions […]
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