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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
5 December 2019
Getting a senior job with a boutique firm in London is about to become complicated
On 9 December 2019 the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) will be extended from dual regulated firms (larger financial institutions) to FCA solo-regulated firms including boutiques and many in the wealth, insurance and asset management sector. Adrian blogs on the 5 ways this may impact job hunters who are FCA regulated individuals.
22 November 2019
Will there be cultural change in the financial and professional services?
The call for cultural change in the financial and professional services sectors is not new. This has arguably been gathering pace since the financial crash of 2008. Could we though now be on the cusp of real change?
15 November 2019
The role of a Financial Director – a life in the spotlight
BBC news alerts on our phones seem to be constant these days. There is of course the small issue of Brexit which is keeping journalists occupied. However, the state of the economy also features heavily in the news: large corporate collapses have dominated the headlines in recent times.
11 November 2019
Two years after #MeToo: is there a case for banning relationships at work?
The current discussion around the dismissal of McDonald's boss, Steve Easterbrook has focused attention on a very important point. Just what should employers be doing to ensure their workplaces reflect the current mood and culture around banishing sexual misconduct and sexual harassment?
9 August 2019
The Government publishes a response to its Consultation on NDAs aka confidentiality clauses - is it a pass or a fail?
It is undoubtedly the case that a big part of the current debate on sexual harassment in the workplace centres around non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), or confidentiality clauses as the Government prefers to call them. In some respects the issues around these clauses are matters of perception. For it has always been the case that those who sign up to these agreements are not prevented from subsequently going to the police, or speaking to the relevant Regulators, or consulting their medical practitioner for the purposes of obtaining medical advice or making a “protected disclosure” pursuant to our “whistleblowing” legislation.