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Pregnant partner protections and minimising risks for firms

February 5th, 2016 by Sharon Hamilton

Pregnant partner protections and minimising risks for firms

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Data Protection Reform – Advance Planning by Employers will be Key

January 21st, 2016 by Sharon Hamilton

Data Protection Reform – Advance Planning by Employers will be Key After years of negotiations and consultations, in mid-December 2015 the EU informally agreed to new data protection legislation – a regulation and directive – which will replace the patchwork of current data protection laws dating back to the mid-90s. The penalty for breaking the […]

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A German Data Protection Authority considers that the US needs to fundamentally alter its law to allow for EEA transatlantic data

December 14th, 2015 by Sharon Hamilton

Following the Safe Harbor decision in Schrems, a German Data Protection Authority considers that the US needs to fundamentally alter its laws to allow for EEA transatlantic data transfer. Where do US employers with UK subsidiaries go from here? Early this month, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the Safe Harbor framework used […]

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Innangard – Global employment law alliance launched

November 11th, 2015 by Sharon Hamilton

Innangard – Global Employment Law Alliance Launched We are delighted to announce the launch of Innangard, a new international alliance of employment law specialists. CM Murray is one of the founder member firms of Innangard and the alliance brings together leading firms from around the world to collaborate on international and cross-border employment law and HR issues. Recognised individually for their […]

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Guest article from John Machell QC of Serle Court, leading Counsel in Flanagan v Liontrust on LLP Agreements and the question of repudiation

August 3rd, 2015 by Sharon Hamilton

We are delighted to bring you a guest article from John Machell QC of Serle Court, who was Leading Counsel in the ground-breaking decision in Flanagan v Liontrust Investment Partners LLP and Others [2015] EWHC 2171 (Ch) on the issue of whether the principle of repudiation applies to LLP Agreements. Life does not get much more exciting […]

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EU Data Protection Reform; and Key Issues in Structuring Expatriate Arrangements

April 28th, 2015 by Sharon Hamilton

EU Data Protection Reform: A game-changer for employers It has been 20 years since Europe introduced the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). At that time, electronic data management was still in its infancy. In 2012, the European Commission published its proposals for sweeping reforms to the EU’s data protections laws in light of the far-reaching changes to […]

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A greater regulatory & liability burden for senior execs in financial services?

February 20th, 2015 by Sharon Hamilton

A greater regulatory and liability burden for senior executives in the financial services Further sweeping regulatory reforms are in the pipe-line for executives in the financial services. The result will be a significant change to the way in which senior executives in the banking sector are regulated and their personal accountability. Background In 2014, the […]

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Employees working in the EU? – Employers could be at greater risk of litigation from 10 January 2015

January 9th, 2015 by Sharon Hamilton

Exposure to EU employment litigation increases for non-EU employers from 10 January 2015 From 10 January 2015, multi-nationals with no EU presence, but with employees working in the EU, could potentially be exposed to more employment litigation. The Brussels I Regulation (Regulation (EU) 44/2001) which regulates EU jurisdictional issues, will be replaced by the “recast” Brussels Regulation (Regulation […]

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Thinking of taking client or colleague data to a new role? Think again, following a warning from the ICO

October 22nd, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton

Thinking of taking client or colleague data to a new role? Think again, following a warning from the ICO Recently the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a stark warning to individuals who take client personal information to a new job. The warning followed the criminal conviction in September 2014, of a paralegal who unlawfully took […]

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Changes to ante-natal rights today – are you up to speed?

October 1st, 2014 by Sharon Hamilton

Changes to ante-natal rights today – are you up to speed? Today, 1 October 2014, several employment law changes take place (see further below). In this alert we consider one of those changes – the extension of the right to time off to attend ante-natal appointments. What’s changing? The right to accompany a partner to […]

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