The Government intends to introduce a new Employment Bill which will include some changes already anticipated by the Good Work Plan.

To be a worker, an individual must be obliged to carry out services personally. If the individual has a genuine and unfettered right of substitution, they are not considered to be under such...

The Mayor of London has declared a climate emergency and has set an ambition for the city to be a zero carbon city by 2050.

Over the last year or two, we have seen a rise in both the volatility and frequency of extreme weather events.

There is currently much excitement about the opportunities for maximising the benefit of NHS data and utilising technology.

In August 2019, NHS England published updated versions of the ICP contract and support documents package.

In a move that is bound to delight pursuers and leave those - such as insurers and public bodies - footing the bill for claims that it will affect to say the least,...

DAC Beachcroft Scotland's Casualty Injury Team recently secured a successful result for their client in the All Scotland Personal Injury Court at Edinburgh after a 2 day trial.

Following the introduction of the Low Value Protocols, in which costs are fixed for claims proceeding within the Portal process and for claims falling from the Protocols

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has amended its guidance on the timescales for compliance with data subject access requests (DSARs) where the data controller has requested clarification.

The Data Protection Commission ("DPC") recently published an article on direct marketing which provides guidance to individuals on dealing with and opting out of direct marketing

Rarely a week goes by without some interesting developments in the interaction between data protection law and technology.

One of the first issues that is considered in any development proposal is the adequacy of existing easements for the provision of an appropriate access into the site and for servicing the site.

Guarantees and indemnities are often found together in leases, but are very different obligations.

The use of the phrases "subject to contract" and "without prejudice" are often used in negotiations. However, there is an important difference between the presumptions these two statements create.

This target and the transition into a low carbon economy will have a significant impact on business and our daily lives.

Two recent experiences re- focused my thoughts on the homes that will be built in the future – houses or apartments, rented or owned. The first was DAC Beachcroft's involvement in judging

Earlier on this year we released a series of papers on the subject of Distributed Ledger Technology, or "DLT" (of which blockchain is a key example)...

Following the uncertainty in motor insurance law which stems back to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) case of Vnuk v Zavarovialnica Triglav in 2014.

In an unusual development Thailand briefly joined the list of countries proposing to ban glyphosate in light of new evidence suggesting a link between the weed killer and ill-health