The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a company £100,000 for sending unsolicited spam texts attempting to solicit leads for financial services institutions. The ICO found that between May to December 2015, the company sent 1,132,149…
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A record fine imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) sends a strong message to businesses of the importance of keeping personal data secure, especially financial information. The ICO issued a £400,000 monetary penalty notice to…
The government has announced that it will introduce personal liability for directors for nuisance call fines in spring 2017. This amendment will allow the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to issue fines of up to £500,000 to each company…
“Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” – Benjamin Franklin If the flats in your building each benefit from a share in the company that holds the freehold, it is often said that the Property is “share of freehold”…
On 6 November 2015 Sir Peter Singer sitting in the Family Division gave Judgment in the case of JS v RS [2015] EWHC 2921 (Fam), [2016] 2FLR 839 on an application by the husband for a financial remedy order. He considered and reconfirmed the principles…
An ECJ decision highlights that employers should be cautious of applying automated selection criteria to bulk job applications as unintentional discrimination against applicants could occur. While sham applications to bring claims do occasionally occur, such…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently imposed fines on several organisations for data breaches: Hampshire County Council was fined £100,000 for failing to implement effective contingency plans to protect personal data when…
Landlords of residential premises who are obliged to comply with the Consultation Requirements should take note of an important decision in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). This decision clarifies that superior landlords intending to carry out qualifying…
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employment tribunal was entitled to find that an employer was required, as a reasonable adjustment, to continue employing a disabled employee in a more junior role involving less physical activity,…
We are pleased to announce that with effect from 1 October 2015 Lavery Haynes Solicitors was acquired by Brown Holliday & Clements. We have a team of…
