by | Jun 25, 2018 | All Articles, Business Start-Up, Commercial Law, Karen Holden
From 25 May 2018 the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) will be replaced by The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and it will bring important changes to the ways data is stored and processed by businesses. The introduction of GDPR is designed to set clear rules...
by | Jun 25, 2018 | All Articles, Business Start-Up, Commercial Law, Karen Holden
The Data Protection Act is about to be changed becoming tougher, and only about a third of businesses are ready for it - particularly those in the arts and creative industries. It will bring the UK into line with Europe and nothing, not even Brexit, will slow its...
by | Jun 25, 2018 | All Articles, Karen Holden, NEWS ARTICLES
There has been an incredible revolution over the past 100 years, which has transformed the lives of women. Opportunities have been created, expectations have been surpassed, and women are working to (successfully) achieve equality. Changes in the law have empowered...
by | Jun 25, 2018 | All Articles, Business Start-Up, Employees, Employers, Karen Holden
WE HAVE ALL READ THE CHALLENGES MADE AGAINST UBER, DELIVEROO, ADDISON LEE AND PIMLICO PLUMBERS BY MEMBERS OF STAFF. The issue is not new and boils down to whether certain self-employed staff should be considered as employed (and subject to employers NI) and in turn...
by | Jun 25, 2018 | All Articles, Business Start-Up, Karen Holden
This month my company (A City Law Firm) marked our ten-year anniversary, which has made me think back to our first year, how we started and some of the early mistakes we made. For one thing, within a year of our launch, we had to restructure the entire business and...
by | Jun 9, 2017 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Dispute articles, Karen Holden
Potentially. Where staff must be diverted from their usual tasks, damages for significant disruption caused to the business may be recoverable. This must not be confused with time spent by your staff preparing for court proceedings. Damages for business disruption...
