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.

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

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,...

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.

Where it is agreed between the parties that a business tenant will not have a right to renew its lease at the end of its term it is imperative that the statutory process excluding this right

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

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) entered into a 25 year lease of commercial premises in October 2014.

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.

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)...

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

As we begin to approach the end of 2019, it is that time of year again when the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in festive spirit, release their annual statistics for work related ill health,...

We wrote in June 2018 about the key issues to consider in making the decision whether or not to pursue a private prosecution and in what circumstances it might be the right option.

The question of whether a limitation defence may defeat a claim for abuse many years ago has been considered by the Court in its recent judgment in Dunn v Durham County Council.

There has been little regulatory scrutiny of the role of the principal designer since it was introduced by the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 2015