ArticleData Protection Update - April 2018Welcome to the April 2018 edition of our Data Protection bulletin, our monthly update on key developments in data protection law.European UnionPrivacyShoosmiths
ArticleData Protection Update - March 2018Welcome to the latest edition of our Data Protection update, our review of key developments in Data Protection law covering March 2018.European UnionPrivacyShoosmiths
ArticleLiquidated Damages Do Not Necessarily Have To Be A Genuine Pre-Estimate Of LossAB is an Italian company which builds luxury yachts. It negotiated the sale of a yacht with Mr Healey. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleObtaining An Injunction To Protect Rights To Light Following The High Court Decision In HeaneyHkruk II (CHC) Limited v Marcus Alexander Heaney [2010] EWHC 2245 (Ch) is about a land owner who obtains an injunction against a developer to protect his rights to light.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJones Day
ArticleLater Living LingoBoomers' accommodation is booming. Investors are keen on Later Living as an area with incredible demand and limited supply. So, to ensure you are talking the right lingo...United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionShoosmiths
ArticleWhen To Use A Legitimate Interest AssessmentEmployers often seek to rely on legitimate interests when processing employee personal data. But many do not realise that this should involve completion of a legitimate interests assessment.United KingdomPrivacyShoosmiths
ArticleJurisdiction Clauses – Recent DecisionsIn four recent decisions, the English Court has considered, and provided some clarification on, the appropriate approach in relation to jurisdiction clauses in complex banking transactions, and the granting of anti-suit injunctions. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationShoosmiths
ArticleThe New US–EU Data Transfer Regime - Overview NoteOn 7 October 2022, President Biden announced the signing of a new Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities...GlobalPrivacyShoosmiths
ArticleData Protection Update - October 2017Welcome to the October 2017 edition of our Data Protection update, our monthly bulletin on key developments in data protection law.United KingdomPrivacyShoosmiths
ArticleData Protection Update - February 2018Welcome to the latest edition of our Data Protection update, our review of key developments in Data Protection law covering February 2018.United KingdomPrivacyShoosmiths
ArticleData Protection Update - January 2018Happy New Year and welcome to the latest edition of our Data Protection update, our review of key developments in Data Protection law covering December 2017 and January 2018.United KingdomPrivacyShoosmiths
ArticleTrading Internationally? The New EU Data Protection SCCs Explained'Recent developments such as the invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework under the Schrems 2.0 decision and Brexit will have a significant impact on how businesses transfer their data internationally.United KingdomPrivacyShoosmiths
Article"It Is Difficult To Overstate How Unusual The Facts Of This Case Are": Macfarlanes Obtains £12.6m Injunction For Dignity Funerals Over Trust Funds Paid To Pride PlanningMacfarlanes has secured proprietary injunctions over £12.6 million in assets following what a judge described as a "remarkable" settlement process involving Pride Planning and trustees of a funeral plan trust. The case centers on allegations that trustees breached their fiduciary duties by rapidly settling a claim and transferring all trust assets to Pride Planning, leaving nothing for customers who had not transferred to Dignity. The court found a good arguable case that the settlement constituted a bUnited KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawMacfarlanes LLP
ArticleWorking Load Limit Can Your Supply Contracts Carry Market Forces?The consumer and retail sector faces unprecedented challenges from inflation, geopolitical instability, and supply chain disruption. This analysis examines how in-house legal teams can craft supply chain contracts that balance prescriptive risk allocation with the flexibility needed to adapt to volatile market conditions, exploring critical provisions from price review mechanisms to termination rights. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawShoosmiths LLP
ArticleBiometric Data: Why Is It Problematic?Use of biometrics in India has ingrained in the day to day life of workplace ecosystem be it private or government.IndiaPrivacyS.S. Rana & Co.
ArticleSummary And Default Proceedings In RemAdmiralty Registrar Davison recently handed down judgment in Premier Marinas v The Double Venus and The Santorini, a case in which the Registrar considers two aspects of Admiralty procedure.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationQuadrant Chambers
ArticleSupreme Court Delivers ‘Landmark Judgment' Rejecting Class-Action Data Protection Claim (Lloyd (Respondent) v Google LLC (Appellant)The Supreme Court has unanimously rejected Mr Lloyd and his team's attempt to bring a class action claim against Google LLC under section 13 of the Data Protection Act 1998 for damages allegedly suffered by Apple iPhone users ...United KingdomPrivacyGatehouse Chambers
ArticleCounting The Cost Of OutsourcingAside from perhaps service, there is nothing more fundamental to outsourcing than cost and price.United KingdomEmployment and HRShoosmiths
ArticleEssential Intellectual Property Clauses In Employment ContractsIntellectual property rights are valuable business assets which businesses rely on to gain and maintain a competitive edge in the marketplaceNigeriaEmployment and HRSPA Ajibade & Co
ArticlePaul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024]Supreme Court restricts secondary victim claims to those who witness an accident but removes the requirements that a claimant must witness a "sudden shock to the nervous system" caused by a "horrifying" event...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDeka Chambers