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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
6 May 2020
The Fire Safety Bill: Greater clarity on the duties of the Responsible Person?
Last week, on 29 April the Fire Safety Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons and was sent to a Public Bill Committee. The Bill will amend the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and provide greater clarity on the duties of the Responsible Person or duty-holder for multi- occupied, residential buildings.
30 April 2020
Promoting a good working culture in law firms - Part 2: The importance of wellbeing in the workplace
Julie Norris and Jessica Clay spoke at the end of January 2020 at the ARK risk and compliance conference on the topic of promoting a good working culture in law firms. This blog is the second in a series of three and focuses on the importance of wellbeing in the workplace.
28 April 2020
COVID-19: If you get a fixed penalty notice for non-compliance with lockdown measures – do you have to tell the Solicitors Regulation Authority?
With BBC reports that there have been 178,000 incidents of anti-social behaviour in the last four weeks across England and Wales alone, if a solicitor receives a fixed penalty notice for a non-essential journey away from home - do they have to inform the SRA?
27 April 2020
Appealing and challenging university disciplinary decisions: what students need to know
Where a student has had an unfavourable outcome from a university disciplinary process, that need not be the end of the road. It may still be possible for them to appeal or otherwise challenge the higher education provider’s decision.
22 April 2020
Remote consultations during COVID-19: a doctor’s judgment as to when a face to face appointment is ‘clinically required’
With the COVID-19 lockdown extended in the UK until at least early-May, primary care practitioners and consultants, who have been increasingly turning to remote consultations or telemedicine to treat their patients, will inevitably see an increase in their use to address more complex medical issues.