Business Law
Can employers monitor employees? Proposed new guidance…
As part of its latest guidance on employment practices and data protection, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released new draft guidance concerning employee monitoring. Partner David Edwards from Harrison…
New food labelling requirements delayed: An update…
David Edwards and Charles Mather from Harrison Drury’s regulatory team outline the latest update regarding food labelling for companies in the UK. The UK Government has extended the new post-Brexit…
Covid-19 Bounce Back Loan scheme: the implications…
With more than 10% of Bounce Back Loans estimated to be fraudulent by The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Harrison Drury’s regulatory team provides an overview of…
Selling a business through a management buyout
A management buyout (MBO) is one way to plan for succession of a business when the owners are seeking to step back. Solicitor Kerry Southworth from Harrison Drury’s corporate and…
What is the holiday entitlement and pay…
Natalie Spedding, associate solicitor in Harrison Drury’s employment law team, provides an update on the final decision on a recent case regarding holiday pay for part-year workers and offers points…
Harrison Drury advises on buyout of luxury…
A North West company that hires out portable toilets and showers for events and shows has been acquired by a new owner with plans to diversify and grow the business.…
Will we see an upswing in health…
With regulators and businesses returning to a more normal approach to health and safety after the pandemic, regulatory solicitor Terry Griffin and trainee solicitor Charles Mather from our regulatory team…
Use of private email and messaging apps:…
Harrison Drury’s regulatory team looks at the risks in using private email and messaging applications such as WhatsApp within the business environment. In July 2022, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)…
Landmark judgment on collateral warranties used in…
A legal precedent established in 2013 with help from Harrison Drury’s property litigation team has been used to determine another construction dispute at the Court of Appeal. The case has…
Commercial rent arrears – Do I have…
Hasin Amin, solicitor in our commercial property litigation team, takes a fresh look at the issue of commercial rent arrears caused by the coronavirus pandemic following a recent Court of…
UK data protection regime reform: Data Protection…
On 18 July 2022, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI) was introduced to Parliament. The Bill, which was previously known as the Data Reform Bill, is the result…
