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In recent years, changes to employment legislation have generally been scheduled to come into effect either in April or October every year. With 1 October 2005 approaching, this month's briefing will highlight the main legislative changes, which will take effect from this date.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a controversial 2017 judgment and ruled that documents created by corporations in the course of an internal investigation may be covered by litigation privilege.

AI-generated content poses unprecedented reputational threats, from deepfakes to coordinated bot campaigns. While English law lacks AI-specific remedies, existing legal frameworks—including harassment protections, defamation claims, and the Online Safety Act 2023—offer powerful tools for those who act decisively. The emerging question of AI liability itself remains untested, focusing attention on the human decisions behind AI deployment.

The recent TCC decision has sent shockwaves through the construction industry. In summary, it has established that if a paying party under a construction contract fails to issue a valid pay less...

With six fewer paragraphs than its predecessor, the revised draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was launched Monday morning by Prime Minister Theresa May.

Phyllis Isobella Gross was born in East Dulwich on 25 September 1906 to a Hungarian Jewish immigrant father and an Irish-Italian Roman Catholic suffragette mother.

The recent London Business School (LBS) Sloan Reunion Summit, an enlightening day of panels and presentations from leading business thinkers, was a reminder of just how enriching it is to learn from the brightest and the best.

On 31 January 2018, the same legislation that brought into force the two new corporate offences of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in September 2017 ...

In the last edition of Inside Life Sciences, we reported on the draft EU withdrawal agreement that had been provisionally agreed between the UK and the EU27, including in relation to a proposed transition period ...

On 23 January 2018, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down its judgment in Case C-179/16 relating to an on-going saga concerning Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (Roche) ...

On 25 April, Advocate General Wathelet issued his opinion on the interpretation of Article 3(a) SPC Regulation in the referral from the UK Patents Court in Teva & ors v Gilead ...

In August 2008, the prospect of Tbilisi as a thriving tourist destination was distant and improbable.

From a proposed new "cloud hub" in Saudi Arabia to a project by Dubai to put blockchain at the heart of its so-called Silicon Oasis, Middle East governments are putting cutting edge technology...

In line with the current transparency agenda in the financial sector, and in compliance with EU regulations, HMRC has introduced a trusts register which will record all UK and non-UK trusts...

In Ivey v Genting Casinos [2017] UKSC 67 (Ivey), the Supreme Court revisited the test for dishonesty that has been applied in criminal cases for more than 30 years.

As you may be aware, new age discrimination laws are coming into force in October 2006. Draft regulations have not yet been published, but it is believed that the new legislation will have wide ranging consequences for employment practices and is likely to force a change in the culture of many workplaces.

Moving on to this month's employment topic, we look at the recent case of PennWell Publishing (UK) Limited v Isles, which dealt with the ownership of contact lists stored by an employee on his employer's computer system. We will also give a brief overview of employee theft or misuse of confidential information and other data belonging to employers.

This month we look at a recent case in which the Court of Appeal upheld a post-termination non-dealing clause in a contract of employment. We also consider the enforceability of restrictive covenants generally and whether the courts are beginning to take a more flexible approach to post-termination restrictions.