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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
28 May 2021
Wording allegations as “sexual” or “sexually motivated”: An analysis of Haris v General Medical Council [2021] EWCA Civ 763
We previously wrote on the decision in Haris, in which the High Court considered and gave clarity on how professional regulators should consider wording allegations of a sexual nature.
In upholding the substantive decision of the High Court, the Court of Appeal (the Court) judgment in Haris v General Medical Council [2021] EWCA Civ 763 delivered this month (May 2021), adds further commentary on the wording of such allegations in disciplinary proceedings.
19 May 2021
Should business leaders be held to the same standard of integrity as the professional accountants who advise them?
Last week, the ACCA published an extensive and extremely interesting report on ‘Gen Z’ and the future of accountancy, which discussed results from its global survey of over 9,000 young professional accountants (including students) aged between 18-25 years. The bulk of the report focuses on research findings concerning the career expectations of young people within the profession, we found one discrete finding particularly interesting relating to respondents’ perceptions of businesses in general.
19 May 2021
eSports vs. the Law
Gone are the days of computer gaming being viewed as a secluded activity; gaming is now a thoroughly social experience that attracts a global audience of millions and players can compete for large sums of money and celebrity. This burgeoning industry is largely in a virtual world and has developed in a blockchain, decentralised fashion. Often the UK government talks up the UK gaming industry and how keen the government is to support this sector, and there have been instances that show support, but when it comes to playing games competitively, law and regulations have not yet caught up.
13 May 2021
Preventing solicitor burn-out: more than ‘just an HR issue’
Failing to promote a good workplace culture based upon a firm’s core values is a potential regulatory issue.
12 May 2021
One Year On: Care Sector Challenges Arising from COVID-19
In this article, the first of three in a series, we focus on how the vulnerability of the care sector population, the availability of Personal Protective Equipment (‘PPE’) and comprehensive testing, and chronic workforce pressures have contributed to the scale and severity of the impact of COVID-19 in the care sector.