Monthly Archives: January 2022

Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and how employers should respond

In this podcast, Darren Butt, (Business Development) is joined by Sinead Kelly, an Associate from our Employment team, and Raj Shah, a former Senior Associate from our Commercial team, to discuss the increasing use of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) …

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Antonio Horta-Osorio resigns from Credit Suisse over breach of Covid rules

Chairperson of Credit Suisse, Antonio Horta-Osorio, has resigned with immediate effect after it transpired he broke Covid quarantine rules last year to attend the Wimbledon tennis finals. It further transpired he broke Swiss Covid restrictions when he failed to quarantine …

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Cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff

Following a recent relaxation in the official self-isolation guidance for vaccinated people, the BBC have reported that Morrisons, Ocado and Next have decided to cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff who have because they have been exposed to COVID. However …

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Novak Djokovic: the importance of getting your visa application right!

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has seen his visa revoked by the Australian immigration authorities for the second time, as the row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated takes another twist ahead of the Australian Open. Djokovic’s visa …

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Gifting up a Generation

A scenario frequently encountered is where a client has accumulated significant wealth during his or her lifetime and wishes to care for elderly relatives – often parents – but without triggering IHT on their deaths. It is a particular issue …

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Sick pay cuts for the isolating unvaccinated: what are the legal implications?

This week Ikea has become the latest company to cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff who need to self-isolate because of exposure to someone who has tested positive for Covid. Similar policies have been implemented by Wessex Water and Morrisons …

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Corporate re-domiciliation

Public consultation The Government is consulting on the proposed introduction of a corporate re-domiciliation regime in the UK. The proposals would allow a company incorporated in another jurisdiction which permits re-domiciliation to transfer its place of incorporation to the UK …

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The 1975 Act: Challenging Circumstances (Part 1)

Aidan Grant is joined by Samara Dutton to discuss how and when beneficiaries bring a claim against an estate for insufficient financial provision. Run time: 28 minutes

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GDPR: New Guidelines on international data transfers

Haven’t we left the EU? Brexit may be done, but in many respects it is far from being dusted. Business relationships with the EU bloc of countries remain of critical importance to UK businesses, since the EU is still the …

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Agricultural property relief

The purpose of APR is to exempt agricultural property from the Inheritance Tax which would otherwise have been payable when the property is transferred from one owner to another, either as a lifetime gift or, more likely, on death. If …

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