The Information Commissioner’s recent policy U-Turn provides a long awaited injection of logic into the area of Data Protection. For years employers have been held hostages to fortune by the much maligned Section 7 Request.

This is a really exciting time in the history of ADR, which is increasingly at the front and centre of any litigation procedure.

All businesses – some more than others - rely on the use of temporary labour or sub-contractors, whether to work on a specific project, fill a temporary gap or to take up the slack when times are busy.

Here is a brief summary of recent cases we think are of particular interest.

The paper discusses the changes introduced by the Gambling Act 2005 to gambling advertising with a particular emphasis on the sponsor’s involvement. Now all key parties in any way involved with an advertising campaign are caught by the Act and will need to be aware of its relevant provisions.

Welcome to our second edition of Inform: SQC, our publication which focuses on news, comment and legal updates in the Smaller Quoted Companies (SQCs) sector with a particular focus on the AIM market.

Section 13(1)(b) of the Children Act 1989 (the 1989 Act) requires that a parent wishing to remove a child permanently from the jurisdiction must obtain the leave of the court in order to do so.

When first introduced, the employment tribunal system was designed to deliver a cheap, accessible and non legalistic process for resolving workplace disputes. Since 1964 the work undertaken by employment tribunals has changed dramatically. Many would say that the key objectives set out when they were created are no longer being delivered.

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force on 5 December 2005. It is a significant piece of social legislation which gives same-sex couples the right to have their relationship legally recognised. The Act gives civil partners similar rights and responsibilities to married couples.