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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
16 October 2015
A welcome visa scheme for the tech community that might actually be fit for purpose
Amongst the doom and gloom of the Government’s anti-immigration rhetoric and with the threat of further restrictions on companies sponsoring highly skilled migrants looming over us, we finally have a ray of bright digital light. Tech City UK today announced the Tech Nation Visa Scheme, which has been agreed by the Home Office after extensive complaints from the digital technology sector that the current system was not allowing the top global talent to come to the UK.
13 October 2015
Resentencing the Krays
If the Krays were sentenced today, would their sentence still be remarkable? asks Shamsun Nahar
2 October 2015
Angel Academe: a newbie’s perspective
There’s a good reason why Farringdon and the surrounding areas are known as Tech City. Some of the UK’s most promising tech startups are based around Clerkenwell and Old Street, making it a community for entrepreneurial talent and access to angel investment.
3 December 2014
Top tips for startups - getting to grips with legal issues
There’s no getting away from it - lawyers like making lists. Over the last 12 months or so, we’ve seen a number of lists setting out “top tips” for startups and entrepreneurs, but most have related to specific areas such as securing third party investment. Not wanting to be left out, we’ve put together our own list of top tips for startups.
20 March 2014
Misuse of private information – anonymised tracking, profiling and targeting
Whilst the Data Protection Act 1998 and E-Privacy Directive go a long way to preventing the abuse of personal data, the regime is far from watertight. The adtech industry makes extensive use of “anonymous” tracking to study the browsing activities of consumers and then serve them relevant contextual ads.