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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
9 September 2015
Freezing orders – more draconian for some than others?
A freezing order is an interim injunction that restrains the individual subject to the order (“the Respondent”) from disposing of or dealing with their assets to ensure that they are preserved until judgment can be enforced. It is normally obtained before the proceedings begin, and without notice to the Respondent. The consequences of a freezing order are extremely burdensome, not only on the Respondent but also on their family.
3 September 2015
Tackling online harassment – a step in the right direction
In our blog Anti-social media – how the law can tackle online abuse and harassment we highlighted the difficulties faced by some victims of internet abuse who before they are able to seek any form of redress must first identify the perpetrator of such abuse, who more often than not will have tweeted under a false identity and/or using one more account. The internet service providers have to date been fairly resistant to taking a pro-active stance in dealing with such abuse and pretty slow of the mark to remove offensive material once notified of its existence.
1 September 2015
Mediation: The question is not if, but when
Refusing to engage with ADR has significant risks, irrespective of merits or another party's conduct, warn Richard Foss and Katherine Pymont.
27 August 2015
Victims of the Ashley Madison hack can't look to the law to help them: First Appeared in Spear's 27 August
If you've been exposed as an affair-hunter, the law makes it tricky to get redress, says Dr Rosa Malley of Kingsley Napley.
Described as one of the 'most legally troublesome data dumps in history', the hacking of the Ashley Madison website, which promotes itself with the tagline 'Life is short, have an affair', is no doubt sending shivers down the spine of any registered user who cares about their relationship or their reputation.
20 August 2015
Jamiroquai uses The Protection From Harassment Act to restrain stalker
Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay felt “genuine fear for his safety” after being targeting by an infatuated fan, Ilona Angel, who subjected him to “a prolonged period of harassment”. Earlier this week a court found Angel guilty of harassment and she was given a restraining order and ordered to pay £1,045 in costs. Angel is said to have repeatedly turned up at the singer’s home and ignored all requests to leave. Mr Kay is said to have suffered panic attacks and depression as a consequence of Angel’s conduct.
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