Labour made an election pledge to provide free broadband for all British consumers and businesses by nationalising Openreach, a subsection of British Telecom (BT), claiming it will boost productivity by £59bn. But would nationalising broadband really help productivity?
Potentially high failure rates of up to 50% for the new Solicitor’s Qualifying Exam (SQE) could result in reputational damage for law firms unable to fill their trainee quotas, as well as reduced diversity in their trainee intake.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have introduced a one-year ban on the advertising of mini-bonds to retail investors.
The long awaited reforms to divorce law, as exemplified in the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill, come to a standstill as Parliament focuses on the upcoming elections.
The CMA raises concerns about the negative consumer impact of the proposed West Coast Rail franchise.
Sponsored posts by celebrity influencers (Katie Price, Lauren Goodger, Georgia Harrison) were recently banned by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for irresponsibly promoting dieting products.
British supermarket chain Morrisons has appealed its case to the Supreme Court to try and overturn a ruling that found the supermarket giant vicariously liable for a data breach, after an aggrieved employee released staff’s personal data online and to newspapers.
The fatal crash in August 2019 that killed British teenager, Harry Dunn, involving US citizen, Anne Sacoolas, has escalated to a row about diplomatic immunity, after Sacoolas flew back to the US in a US Air Force plane.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued new guidance for employers regarding the use of non-disclosure agreements. The watchdog has declared that it is “calling time” on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) being used to cover up discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
The UK data protection watchdog has called for legal guidance on the rise of live facial recognition and urged police to restrain their use of it.