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- Get Ready to Thrive in the Age of AI: The EU AI Act Explained!
- Case Study | Supreme Court rules trade union detriment ‘incompatible’ with human rights
- Employment Partner Emma Gross featured in People Management discussing The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023
- Global Insights| Discussing Spencer West Switzerland with Gregory Walsh
- Exploring Crypto Funds in Cyprus
- Navigating the choice between BVI and Cayman Islands offshore corporate structures
- New Guidance: Norwich Pharmacal Orders and Registered Agents
- Press Release | Getting the Books in Order: Spencer West’s Swiss Expansion led by International Tax, Wealth Management and Regulatory Specialist, Gregory Walsh
- Digital regulation in the European Union – latest developments & upcoming challenges (…and chances!)
- Navigating Non-Domicile Tax Status: A Detailed Comparative Analysis between UK and Cyprus
- Balancing Directors Fiduciary Duty as against Contractual Obligations: The perceived best interests of the company and its shareholders do not override lawful contractual obligations
- Practical considerations for blockchain businesses in the BVI
- Global Insights | Discussing Spencer West Bahamas with Kelly Nottage
- Press Release | Pioneering Legal Innovation in the Heart of The Bahamas
- Global Insights | Discussing Spencer West Kenya with Haanee Khan
- Immigration Rules Change: Major Salary Increase Restricts Access to Sponsored Workers
- End of non-dom regime: Radical reform of the UK taxation of international individuals
- Syed Mustafa Mahdi of Spencer West becomes the first lawyer to successfully implement the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction 2017 in Pakistan
- Expectations, determination, and mum-guilt: Women in law at Spencer West share their experiences this International Women’s Day
- Digital Assets on Divorce & Death
- Amanda Lennon’s commentary on the Spring Budget announcement on the 6th of March 2024
- Fudia Smartt Explores Legal Risks of Employer AI Use in BCL Legal’s ‘The Brief’
- PRESS RELEASE | Spencer West Takes Flight into East Africa: Elevating Legal Excellence with Kenyan Expansion
- Fiduciary Duty found to have been created during commercial M&A negotiations
- What is temporary workplace relief and how to maximise tax efficiencies for employees
- Spencer West Announces Publication of ‘Legal Aspects of Cryptocurrency in the UK’ by Blake O’Donnell with Bloomsbury Press
- PRESS RELEASE | Spencer West Elevates Legal Landscape with Launch of Cyprus Office
- Competition Consumer Rights Class Action Challenges BT’s £1.3billion Overcharging of Landlines
- Unveiling Accountability: Analyzing the Impact of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 on Company Governance and the new objectives and powers of the Registrar of Companies
- Press Release | Spencer West Breaks New Ground: Unveiling Dynamic Legal Solutions in the Heart of Johannesburg
- The Outlook from Offshore – Recent Developments and Looking Ahead
- Spencer West LLP Shines Bright with Multiple Award Nominations including Law Firm of the Year
- Navigating the Changing Tides: Exploring New Thresholds in Financial Promotion Rules
- Asset Tracing Tools in the British Virgin Islands: What is Available?
- Bristol’s Journey to Net-Zero: Sonya Bedford’s Role in an Internationally Significant Transition
- Perils of Power: Be aware of the risks for individuals executing documents by way of Power of Attorney
- Celebrating a Year of Exceptional Achievements at Spencer West
- Images Magazine features Christian Wilson on employee ownership
- Should I stay or should I go? Five reasons why moving can invigorate your legal practice
- Suzanne Brooker discusses challenges and solutions amidst rising business insolvencies in the Raconteur special report on the Future of Finance, featured in The Times
- Why I am not in a fix about the new Fixed Costs Regime
- Founding Partner of Spencer West’s Pakistan Office, Ishtiaq Nawaz-Chechi’s interview is ESG Director, Ian McDowell and his initiative to impact underserved communities in Pakistan
- Major Salary Increases to be Introduced to the Skilled Worker Immigration Category
- Partner, Duncan McNair, has been the driving force via his charity Save The Asian Elephants behind one of the most influential items of animal welfare legislation ever seen in the UK.
- Can the Courts Order Parties to Engage in Non-Court-Based Dispute Resolution Processes?
- Working Time Rights of Employees
- Responsible AI governance
- Spencer West Northern Ireland office advises The Clover Group in the successful purchase, refurbishment and reopening of historic Belfast bar.
- Sustainability in Space – Westlaw Space Law collaboration
- Press release | Fee-sharing law firm Spencer West announces new Birmingham office as team of 14 join in Midlands
- Press Release | Boutique London firm, Selig + Partners joins rapidly expanding modern law firm, Spencer West
- Spencer West receives numerous rankings and is recognised as a ‘Firm to Watch’ in the 2024 Legal 500 rankings
- The Enforcement of Foreign Judgements and Arbitration Awards in the British Virgin Islands
- Leveraging BVI Companies for a Greener Future: Green Financing Structures
- Promoting “commerce and honest friendship with all”
- Press Release | Spencer West’s Scotland Expansion
- CASE STUDY: Success for Tanya Thomas in autistic student university discrimination case
- Press Release | Spencer West Hires Axiom Ince’s Head of Employment
- Retired RICS Surveyor Triumphs Against John Lewis PLC in Guarantee Lawsuit
- Press Release | Spencer West LLP advises on sale of Artic Building Services Ltd
- Good News for Shared Ownership Lessees
- Henry Clarke writes about the benefits of taking an entrepreneurial approach to law in Law Society Gazette
- Changes to the BVI Civil Procedure Rules with Effect From 31 July 2023
- Amanda Lennon comments on handling difficult employee behaviour in Business Leader
- Kristy Gouldsmith comments on viability of EU-US data transfer framework in Compliance Week
- The Everything Summary of Shareholder Disputes – Something to Keep Up Your Sleeve?
- How to address the Immigration Stealth Surcharge?
- Time to say goodbye – Stuart Evans sets out the 7 steps you need to take before terminating a contract
- Corporate News Article
- How to obtain documents and information about companies based in the British Virgin Isles (BVI)
- Sangeeta Rabadia comments on Succession Planning for Families With Businesses
- Enterprise Nation features Kristy Gouldsmith on the new UK/US data bridge
- AI Governance comes a step closer
- Carers Week – the legal definition of a carer and updated legislation
- Renters Reform Development
- Amanda Lennon comments on workplace wellbeing in HR Management magazine
- The published Renters’ (Reform) Bill – what’s the deal?
- People Management features Fudia Smartt comments on banning alcohol at work events
- Changes to sponsor guidance
- Fudia Smartt featured in Business Insider report on CBI collapse
- Simon Wilson shares the pitfalls to avoid when selling a business
- Guide to data protection when providing information to the police
- Directors Duties and Insolvency in the Construction Industry
- New Immigration Rules on pre-travel authorisation for visitors, higher salary requirements and more
- Press Release | Spencer West LLP supports property investor in purchase of derelict cinema, helping provide new homes for Bassetlaw District residents
- Press Release | Spencer West Partner Paul Puxon completes £2.5 million fundraise for Technology Minerals Plc
- Rukhsana Alam writes about supporting employees through Ramadan in People Management
- Suzanne Brooker turns her attention to the Construction sector to outline the current challenges and some tips
- Fudia Smartt writes about the Gary Lineker BBC Twitter storm in the HR Director
- Working together to protect hedgehogs
- HR Zone features Samar Shams article on changes to the Employer’s guide to right to work checks
- Using a demerger to strengthen your business in difficult times
- Fudia Smartt comments on insurance risks of work from anywhere in People Management
- Corporate team members act for Albert Fry Associates Ltd in management buyout
- Webinar – UK Visit Visa rules for business 2023
- International Women’s Day 2023 – celebrating success, increasing visibility and calling out inequality
- Press Release | Spencer West enters German market with partner hires and forecasts rapid growth for new law model
- Press Release | Spencer West enters Channel Islands market with two-partner team as expansion continues
- Press Release | Spencer West opens new Northern Ireland operation alongside McMahon McKay
- UK Competition Law – Exemption Possibilities for Commercial Agreements
- Overhaul of UK data protection rules hugely disruptive to businesses, writes Jowanna Conboye in The Times
- Is the DVLA’s Disclosure of Vehicle Keeper Details Legal?
- Fudia Smartt quoted in People Management on the impact of NHS SSP rule changes on workers with long Covid.
- Russian Sanctions not a blot on an English scheme
- UK’s New Subsidy Control Law: Key Features You Need to Know
- Email Marketing Consent: Protecting Your Customers and Your Business
- Spencer West supports new Penzance bistro that adds to town’s foodie credentials
- Spencer West advises on ‘internationally significant’ £1bn funding deal to drive net zero future for Bristol
- Emma Gross writes about retaining staff during the cost-of-living crisis in HR News
- Early termination of Skilled Workers
- Joanne Cummings featured in Law Society article about the UK Commercial Property Market
- CASE STUDY: Syed Mustafa Mahdi of Spencer West Pakistan successfully acts for Appellant against GSA of leading Middle East Airline
- Paul Puxon supports Technology Minerals PLC to secure £4m bond facility for re-using battery technologies
- Emma Gross writes about bossware in the HR Director magazine
- How to resolve Shareholder Deadlock – Legal Remedies for Directors after a Fallout
- Dhana Doobay looks back at the year in tech
- Simeon Spencer sums up the year that was at Spencer West
- Amanda Lennon discusses strikes across the UK with WION News
- The European Digital Markets Act 2022 enters into force
- Law Society Gazette features Hilesh Chavda’s book review of ‘Inheritance Act Claims’
- DEAL ALERT: Christian Wilson supports Bennett Oakley Solicitors transition to employee ownership
- Dhana Doobay contributes to Verdict’s discussion on privacy in the metaverse
- Why commercial contracts are key to weathering the economic storm
- The UK’s new space regulation is a silent success story which will fuel the UK’s drive to participate in the commercial space race says Spencer West Partner Andrew Sparrow
- UK developer Equitas PLC engages Spencer West Pakistan to provide legal advice for Bahria Town Karachi Project
- People Management Magazine features Fudia Smartt on redundancy matters
- DEAL ALERT: Spencer West team advise on Macildowie’s acquisition of Signet Resources
- Press Release | Judicial role for partner at UK’s fastest growing fee sharing law firm
- Amanda Lennon comments on the how businesses can prepare for rolling blackouts in People Management magazine.
- Martyn Davis writes about the legal challenges facing Oak National Academy in Schools Week
- The Holidays Are Coming
- Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) – disputes when long term contracts end
- Fudia Smartt quoted on age discrimination case in People Management Magazine
- A Listening Ear
- Samar Shams featured in Employment Law Journal on right-to-work checks and balances
- Fudia Smartt discusses regulations for tackling toxic work cultures in the HR Director magazine.
- CLIENT CASE STUDY: Asia Robotics Start-up
- Tech Tips | Privacy and Data Protection
- Fudia Smartt comments on workplace bullying in the Financial Times
- Spencer West recognised as a ‘Firm to Watch’ in the 2023 Legal 500 rankings
- Demergers – breaking up can be (relatively) easy
- Tony Pearce appointed to the Trust Committee of the Auckland District Law Society in New Zealand for a two-year term
- TMT News | Digital Comms Regulation
- Jowanna Conboye comments on Instagram’s 405 million Euro GDPR fine in Compliance Week
- Spencer West Employment Partner Justin Murray asks – Are work event policies becoming too “woke” or are employers just being asked to “be considerate”?
- Spencer West becomes first law firm member of the Institute for Collaborative Working
- Health and Care Visas – It’s all in the process
- The Scale-Up Visa
- Spencer West Bermuda Team feature on Bermuda Economic Development Corporation’s podcast
- STOP PRESS: The new Register of Overseas Entities owning UK land is live
- Samar Shams writes for People Management on the impact of the recent changes to the government’s Immigration Rules
- The High Potential Individual visa
- Back to Nature
- Press Release | Spencer West takes up roots in Bermuda
- DEAL ALERT: Jo Probert of Spencer West acts for British Solar Renewables as it is acquired by ICG Infra
- Amanda Lennon discusses work from home and flexible working with Nigel Farage on GB News
- CASE STUDY: Jeremy Berg of Spencer West successfully negotiates significant deal with major High Street bank
- DEAL ALERT: Simon Wilson of Spencer West assists on MBO of BTTC Infrastructure LTD
- Simeon Spencer comments on the importance of soft skills in Law Gazette
- CASE STUDY: Success for Justin Murray in financial services case of unfair dismissal and race discrimination
- What to do if your son or daughter is unhappy about their university grades following the pandemic
- European Commission appoints Spencer West Partner, Syed Mustafa Mahdi, as Chairperson for Arbitration
- Championing the Law as a Flexible Employer
- Joanne Cummings comments on Leasehold Reforms in the Law Society’s Property In Practice
- Fudia Smartt comments on LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination
- Skills shortage: How to hire immigrants post-Brexit
- Active Champion for A Good Cause
- Emma Gross comments on the recording of employment tribunals in The Financial Times
- Simeon Spencer shares his passions and interests with BCL Legal Recruitment
- Immigration: In with the old
- Monkeypox – Judith Rhule outlines issues for employers
- Amanda Lennon discusses how to negotiate a pay rise with Mirror
- Anne Mannix comments on supporting employees with rising inflation
- Amanda Lennon discusses Goldman Sachs unlimited holiday policy with GB News
- Redeploying older workers – legal issues to consider
- Emma Gross discusses politics and workplace discrimination with HR Director Magazine
- Amanda Lennon discusses HR implications of HRT shortage
- New right to work check processes
- Video Bytes: An Introduction to Confidentiality Agreements
- Tech Tips: Convertible loan note funding – Investor/Start-up pros and cons
- Tech Tips: Legal safeguards for start-ups & scale-ups – protect your digital assets
- Tech Case Study: Belgian Data Protection Start-up
- Tech Case Study: PropTech Start-up
- Fudia Smartt welcomes proposals to record employment tribunals
- Millions of Lost Cryptocurrency – A Cryptocurrency Horror Story
- Register of Overseas Entities owning UK land
- Anne Mannix discusses one year of IR35 with tech publication UKTN
- Making Britain a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment
- What will the introduction of no-fault divorce mean?
- Set up in the UK with a Skilled Worker visa
- Edmund Probert discusses potential for new EU-US Privacy Shield with Compliance Week
- Dhana Doobay discusses how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is impacting telecoms with Mobile Europe
- Hilesh Chavda comments on Dividend Tax increase in Daily Express
- Digital News Bytes March 2022
- Justin Murray discusses neurodiversity and hybrid workplaces
- The Rule is Change: New Immigration Rules published 15 March 2022
- Sponsor duties: It’s all fun and games until someone loses the right to work
- Prepare your organisation for changes to right to work checks
- Bryony Irvine joins Law Society Gazette discussion on hybrid working during the pandemic
- Edmund Probert discusses NY Times’ acquisition of Wordle with PC Pro
- International Women’s Day and the gender pay gap
- SRA guidance on law firm culture
- Amanda Lennon discusses how to ask for a pay rise with Daily Mirror
- Flexible working – the way forward
- Hilesh Chavda discusses NFTs in Money Marketing
- How will rising fuel costs due to the Ukraine conflict affect UK construction?
- London tube strike: Amanda Lennon outlines what HR teams need to know
- COVID-19: changes to risk assessments, testing and self-isolation
- Succession advice for entrepreneurs
- Turning Strangers into Friends
- SRA Guidance on Workplace Culture
- Digital News Bytes February 2022
- Employment Partner Dr John McMullen assumes new trustee role
- A Culture of Community
- Emma Gross comments on HR and legal implications of career breaks
- Sonya Bedford MBE interview – championing solar and wind energy
- Employment law partner Dr John McMullen’s new book on Redundancy Law and Practice receives a rave review from HR Director Magazine:
- The Contractual Disclosure Facility for Tax Evasion
- Samar Shams offers advice to French speakers interested in UK visas
- Samar Shams writes for People Management on labour shortages and immigration
- Alternatives to a contentious divorce – the benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Amanda Lennon writes for People Management on alcohol at work following government ‘partygate’ scandal
- Free Covid 19 Vaccination Policy
- Press Release | South West hub expansion for international law firm Spencer West
- What financial orders can a court make on divorce?
- Tax Reform for Fiscal Recovery
- Carers finally included in Health and Care visa route
- Jowanna Conboye discusses implications of European data breach case with Compliance Week
- Is it possible to get a divorce without going to court?
- The Observer features Fudia Smartt on unvaccinated employees
- Amanda Lennon outlines the legal issues around transferring construction staff
- Digital News Bytes January 2022
- Family mediation scheme to help thousands more parents
- Amanda Lennon comments on Ikea’s approach to unvaccinated staff and sick leave
- Pam Dosanjh Phillips calls for greater inclusion and diversity in business
- Edmund Probert comments on IT Pro story about Europol’s unlawful data storage
- Dhana Doobay discusses the use of AI in the legal profession
- Jowanna Conboye comments on Europe’s approach to data protection
- Are you ‘Procedure and Policy ready’ for 2022?
- How the Courts deal with finances within divorce proceedings
- All I want for Christmas is… to leave you
- Emma Gross shares tips on what to do when your boss follows you on social media
- All About Agency Workers
- Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation
- The real cost of Divorce
- Early Conciliation Changes
- Form E within Family Court Proceedings
- Now that the RLMT is not required
- What you need to know about the Flexible Working Bill
- Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) In Family Proceedings
- Talented trainee completes training and qualifies as a solicitor with Spencer West
- Samar Shams’ article on labour shortages featured in International Employment Lawyer
- Legislative Update: Employment Law 2022
- In the case of Mediation vs Court: Mediation is the way forward
- Intellectual Property partner Jowanna Conboye comments on IP in leading business magazine
- Digital News Bytes November 2021
- Duncan McNair helps shape the Government’s Animals Abroad Bill
- Amanda Lennon comments on gender pay gap
- Real estate partner Joanne Cummings shares her story in Law Society Gazette
- Parents Living Separately – Making Child Arrangements
- Partnering to innovate: the innovation ecosystem for digital transformation
- Overview of the process of applying for a sponsor licence
- Settlement Agreements: A Fact Sheet for Employers
- Simeon Spencer features in Law Society Gazette client care roundtable
- Press Release | Belgian and European expansion plans on track for Spencer West
- Insight from a Partner – Life at Spencer West
- Eusebio Pujol Interview – Scaling the Heights
- Collective Redundancy Consultation
- Ex-employees’ business travel to the UK
- Anne Mannix calls for better legal protection for menopausal women in We Are The City
- Autumn Budget 2021 – Private Client focus
- Recognition for Spencer West lawyers in Chambers and Partners UK 2022 listings
- “Carbon Conversations” Global Social Event
- Migration Advisory Committee recommends changes to the Intra-company Transfer visa route
- A Step in the Right Direction
- Digital News Bytes October 2021
- Management Today features Amanda Lennon on sick leave
- Hilesh Chavda explains the inheritance tax Royal legal loophole in the Daily Express
- What is a Settlement Agreement? Advice for Employees
- Anne Mannix calls for legal rights around menopause in International Employment Lawyer
- Where there’s a Will there’s a way
- The Certainty Project
- Spencer West expands into Scotland
- Writing in Energy Manager Magazine, Elizabeth Vago calls on government to build on its Hydrogen Strategy
- Julie Taylor’s Guide to Parental Responsibility
- Startups features Emma Gross on the end of the furlough scheme
- Corporate trustee vs Individual trustee – 10 Things to Consider
- Spencer West ranked as ‘firm to watch for construction’ in Legal 500 UK directory
- Sorting out school holiday arrangements for children
- International Employment Lawyer features Samar Shams on UK youth mobility scheme
- Stylist Magazine features Amanda Lennon on workplace attire
- A comprehensive guide to establishing a closed or open-end investment fund in Mauritius
- HR Grapevine features Amanda Lennon on sexist language
- Digital News Bytes September 2021
- Dhana Doobay proud to have been part of judging panel for World Communication Awards 2021
- Startups features Samar Shams on immigration rules for SMEs
- What happens after the furlough scheme ends?
- Simeon Spencer discusses legal recruitment with Law Society Gazette
- Fashion brand Hush features Amanda Lennon in article on ‘digital nomads’
- David Rose Interview – Note Perfect
- Post-Brexit UK-EU business travel and remote deployments
- HR Grapevine features Amanda Lennon on how HR teams can support staff worried about furlough ending
- People Management features Samar Shams on the new High Potential Individual visa route
- Jack Khurana Interview – Released to Succeed
- Spencer West’s Director Group features in Law Society Gazette
- Tax planning for individuals relocating to the UK
- Injunction to stop Adjudication: Disputes Struck Out in Court
- UK’s Hydrogen Strategy
- International Employment Lawyer features Emma Gross on supporting vulnerable staff members
- The simple way to establish an investment fund in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
- Spencer West announces newly formed Director Group and makes key appointments in preparation for next phase of growth
- The easing of furlough within the fashion retail industry: Amanda Lennon quoted in Drapers
- Anne-Marie Hamer looks to the future of surrogacy law in Legal Futures
- Legal Futures features Co-founder Simeon Spencer on international expansion
- Jowanna Conboye quoted in Modern Law / CTS roundtable report on technology in the legal sector
- Amanda Lennon gives her views on the landmark JWT sex discrimination case
- Amanda Lennon raises concerns about implications of landmark sex discrimination case in International Employment Lawyer
- Digital News Bytes August 2021
- South West Business Insider features Jowanna Conboye on protecting IP, post-Brexit
- Spencer West Announces UAE move as next stage in International Expansion Plans
- An Overview of Interlink Recruitment’s Q&A with our Managing Partner, Spencer West
- Employment partner Dr John McMullen assists Acas in its revision of its TUPE Guidance
- International Employment Lawyer features Samar Shams on UK-EU travel post-Brexit
- Spencer West launches South West regional hub and acquires tech and corporate firm as UK expansion continues
- Partner Spotlight: Giving Back
- Amanda Lennon outlines lessons on corporate culture from the Ikea privacy invasion case
- Last-minute holiday requests explained by Jack Khurana for the Daily Mirror
- Jowanna Conboye provides expert advice around T&Cs in Images Magazine
- Senior Partner Simeon Spencer makes the case for lawyers working from anywhere
- Partner raises concerns over local Council’s misuse of public health regulations
- Update on Coronavirus and UK immigration
- Update from Amanda Lennon on SEISS grants in the Express
- Lessons from Matt Hancock for employers – Amanda Lennon explains a key takeaway in HR Grapevine
- New graduate visa route now open to international students in the UK
- Digital News Bytes – June 2021
- Partner Spotlight: Stairway to Success
- Companies need effective leadership around vision and values, writes Amanda Lennon in The Times
- Are your digital assets secure? Partner Hilesh Chavda issues timely warning over regulatory ‘Wild West’
- Business visitors to the UK – What companies need to know about immigration and tax
- Right to work checks in the not-so-remote future
- Partner Spotlight: A Noble Cause
- What do you do when your employees refuse to return to work?
- Partner Hilesh Chavda in favour of moving year-end dates to modernise UK tax system
- Flexible benefits are the way forward as economy opens up again, writes Amanda Lennon in Employee Benefits
- Partner Spotlight: Releasing Potential
- Partner Elizabeth Vago calls on government to open up green hydrogen in Energy Manager Magazine
- Holiday Leave, Coronavirus, and rolling over your days
- Commercial Surrogacy Arrangements
- IP & Tech Partner Jowanna Conboye featured in Images Magazine
- Post Study Working It! The New Graduate Visa
- Practicalities following death in the family
- Domicile – Much Ado About Nothing?
- International Surrogacy
- The Consequences Of Not Having A Valid Will
- Digital Bytes – May 2021
- EU Settlement Scheme tips in advance of the deadline
- One of our client’s outstanding success stories
- How COVID 19 will change the Civil Litigation landscape
- Surrogacy in the UK
- Our Construction Partner Sarah Evans is published in key industry title PBC Today
- Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye discusses Apple’s strategy in settling the case.
- Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye has had an article featured in The Successful Founder digital magazine
- Employment Law Partner Amanda Lennon has been quoted in key industry title Retail Gazette
- Amanda Lennon quoted in the Daily Express – details of the fifth SEISS grant for the self-employed
- In Conversation with Leeds University Business School
- Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye discusses copyright in a case involving TikTok.
- Exploiting TMT Business Relationships in a Covid World – Legal Strategies May 2021
- Partner Spotlight: Family Matters
- The EU’s “Brave New World” of Regulated Trustworthy AI
- Anne Mannix quoted in the Financial Times in an article about whistleblowers who seek redress.
- ISO 45003 – An appropriate new standard or a gross over-simplification
- The revised Building Regulations cladding regulations (affecting residential property)
- Check it out: Right to Work update
- Jowanna Conboye has been quoted in key industry title Retail Sector, discussing the caterpillar cake battle
- Can you still get the fourth SEISS grant if you filed your tax return late?
- Breach of working conditions can ground a claim for constructive dismissal under TUPE even if the breach concerned is not a breach of contract.
- Assessing the impact of COVID 19 on contracts
- End of temporary policy allowing remote right to work checks
- Flexible working and pandemic-related changes in the workplace
- Virtual viewings – Real risks
- The Suez blockage: A lasting smell for construction?
- The new rules on witness evidence
- DR John McMullen published in prestigious International Journal
- Employment Law Current Rates and Limits 2021-22
- Cyber Security Incidents – it’s a matter of when not if
- Workplace gender divide: how can employers help?
- What businesses can expect from Immigration reforms
- Press Release | Prestigious Appointment for Spencer West’s Doyen of Employment Law
- Press Release | Spencer West appoints ex-Clyde & Co Senior Partner to develop APAC offering
- Reputation Management
- Contractual Service Suppliers and Independent Professionals Post-Brexit visas.
- Graduate route to open for international students in the UK
- TUPE and Multiple Transferees
- TUPE and changes in working conditions
- Press Release | Spencer West opens Brussels office to expand EU offering post-Brexit
- The Roadmap and Budget 2021: A summary for UK businesses
- Post-Brexit Travel to the EU
- What copyright owners can learn from Taylor Swift
- SEISS is being extended to cover the many thousands who’ve missed out on previous grants.
- Budget 2021
- When is a liquidated damages clause unliquidated and how to ensure certainty in your contract
- Our employment law partner Amanda Lennon has been extensively quoted in The Daily Express on possible announcements around the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) in this week’s Budget.
- Employment Partner Fudia Smartt commenting in The Grocer – The impact on the gig economy including Uber Eats and Deliveroo drivers cannot be underestimated
- Business travel in the post- Brexit landscape
- British National Overseas (BN(O)) visa route updates.
- Why should I use protection?
- UK – EU Business Travel
- Parole d’export
- UK-EU break up to make up roundtable series
- Construction Timebomb? Detonation date 1 March 2021
- Press Release | Spencer West Teams With London Business Hub To Provide Brexit Immigration Advice To Businesses Across London
- Fire and Rehire
- Employers, employees and vaccinations: rights, responsibilities and GDPR compliance
- Sponsorship Forever – An update on the new Skilled Worker and Intra-Company Transfer routes
- Brexit – What are the Consequences
- Brexit and Private Client
- Frontier workers: Qu’est ce que c’est?
- Data Protection – Do you need a representative?
- What happens to my employment rights when my company goes into administration?
- Workplace testing for COVID-19 – complying with data protection law
- Data Protection – where are we now?
- Businesses to check EEA nationals’ right to work or risk a fall from grace
- Sponsoring Skilled Workers and Intra-Company Workers
- The Residence Nil Rate Band – The Basics
- Who should you appoint as guardians in your Will?
- Furlough and Notice Periods
- The TUPE King’s Top Five Cases of 2020
- Can a failure to secure prompt payment of an employee’s bonus be a breach of the implied term of Trust and Confidence?
- Redundancy – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
- Business trips to the UK from January 2021
- Child Arrangements for Christmas and the New Year
- TUPE and Restrictive Covenants
- Brexit: The UK Government’s consultation on extending the right to depart from Retained EU law beyond the Supreme Court
- Negotiating TUPE Clauses in Outsourcing Contracts
- Misconduct Dismissals – The Key Issues for HR & Employment Law Professionals
- Employment Law: 5 tips for November 2020
- HKA & Spencer West Joint Webinar | Understanding construction insolvency in the wake of covid-19
- The future has arrived: post-Brexit immigration rules published
- The future has arrived: new immigration rules published
- What businesses need to do to prepare for the end of the post-Brexit transition period and the future immigration system
- Employment law – 5 tips for October Redundancy focus
- Brexit EUIPO Update
- Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa and exceptional entry options
- The Job Support Scheme
- Future sponsorship advantages for shortage roles in the UK
- Delay claims in all their glory: A guide to dealing with delay in construction projects
- EEA family permits vs EU family permits
- Sponsored workers’ roles in the future immigration system
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part Five
- Hong Kong – UK bridge: planning for coming to the UK webinar
- EU Settlement Scheme – Absences
- EU Settlement Scheme – Deadlines and Right to Work
- The new Student route which replaces the current Tier 4 route
- Update – Home Office covid concession in relation to exceptional assurance.
- Updated Home Office Covid Concession
- The latest update on the Identity Verification App
- Representative of Overseas Business
- The Innovator visa
- Global Talent
- Sponsoring skilled workers
- Immigration updates
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part Four
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part Three
- Employment law Tips for July 2020
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part Two
- Details published on the UK’s future immigration system
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part One
- The Court awaits trial of cover in respect of the Coronavirus
- Remote control: Checking right to work documents for employees working from home
- Concerning the interpretation of the Coronavirus on policy wordings
- Let’s get a reinsurer in….
- Back to the Future of Work
- Is the expedient of competitive interviewing a fair method of selection for redundancy? – the decision in Gwynedd Council v Barrett
- A message of support from the Senior Partner and Managing Partner of Spencer West LLP
- Latest legal developments and business interruption policies
- Sense and screenability: an analysis of the UK’s quarantine plan
- UK recovery depends on skilled migrants
- Return to Work : Refusal and Discrimination
- Immigration issues arising in the context of the return to work
- After COVID-19: As a Contractor – are you prepared?
- IR35 rules to be applied as of next year
- Announcement of tax measures by the UK authorities for the support of businesses and individuals
- Senior Managers & Certification Regime (“SMCR”): Financial Crime and CASS
- Watch our Webinar: COVID-19, immigration and employment – government policies and HR best practice
- COVID-19 Job Retention (“Furlough”) Scheme – Questions Answered Based on HMRC Guidance
- Furlough Leave – update and what we now know that we didn’t a few days ago
- Dealing with Restrictive Covenants
- COVID-19 and tax residence
- The UK’s Future Immigration System
- Covid 19 and Force Majeure
- The impact of the Coronavirus on insurance
- Furlough – what does it mean and how does it work?
- Employment Law Coronavirus update
- Coronavirus and UK immigration
- The implications of the Coronavirus for construction contracts
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its implications for construction contracts
- How the UK’s immigration system will change when free movement ends
- Employment Law: 5 fab facts for early March 2020
- Spencer West LLP announces exciting expansion plans for 2020
- Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) publishes recommendations on a points-based visa route and salary thresholds for sponsored workers
- 5 employment law tips for January 2020
- Immigration update: The Migration Advisory Committee Report
- What the Conservative win means for business immigration
- Employment Case Round-up for 2019
- Important UK investments and Tax Reliefs in a Nutshell
- The Business Guide to a No-Deal Brexit
- The Loop
- Practical Completion:
- Securing EU nationals’ right to work
- Changes to Employment Law, Rights and Enforcement
- Ask the Expert: Breakthrough Magazine
- Share buy-backs: Succession issues in owner managed businesses
- The obligation to notify competing employment
- The new FIDIC contracts – the contractor’s perspective
- Get Ready to Thrive in the Age of AI: The EU AI Act Explained!
- Case Study | Supreme Court rules trade union detriment ‘incompatible’ with human rights
- Employment Partner Emma Gross featured in People Management discussing The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023
- Global Insights| Discussing Spencer West Switzerland with Gregory Walsh
- Exploring Crypto Funds in Cyprus
- Navigating the choice between BVI and Cayman Islands offshore corporate structures
- New Guidance: Norwich Pharmacal Orders and Registered Agents
- Press Release | Getting the Books in Order: Spencer West’s Swiss Expansion led by International Tax, Wealth Management and Regulatory Specialist, Gregory Walsh
- Digital regulation in the European Union – latest developments & upcoming challenges (…and chances!)
- Navigating Non-Domicile Tax Status: A Detailed Comparative Analysis between UK and Cyprus
- Balancing Directors Fiduciary Duty as against Contractual Obligations: The perceived best interests of the company and its shareholders do not override lawful contractual obligations
- Practical considerations for blockchain businesses in the BVI
- Global Insights | Discussing Spencer West Bahamas with Kelly Nottage
- Press Release | Pioneering Legal Innovation in the Heart of The Bahamas
- Global Insights | Discussing Spencer West Kenya with Haanee Khan
- Immigration Rules Change: Major Salary Increase Restricts Access to Sponsored Workers
- End of non-dom regime: Radical reform of the UK taxation of international individuals
- Syed Mustafa Mahdi of Spencer West becomes the first lawyer to successfully implement the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction 2017 in Pakistan
- Expectations, determination, and mum-guilt: Women in law at Spencer West share their experiences this International Women’s Day
- Digital Assets on Divorce & Death
- Amanda Lennon’s commentary on the Spring Budget announcement on the 6th of March 2024
- Fudia Smartt Explores Legal Risks of Employer AI Use in BCL Legal’s ‘The Brief’
- PRESS RELEASE | Spencer West Takes Flight into East Africa: Elevating Legal Excellence with Kenyan Expansion
- Fiduciary Duty found to have been created during commercial M&A negotiations
- What is temporary workplace relief and how to maximise tax efficiencies for employees
- Spencer West Announces Publication of ‘Legal Aspects of Cryptocurrency in the UK’ by Blake O’Donnell with Bloomsbury Press
- PRESS RELEASE | Spencer West Elevates Legal Landscape with Launch of Cyprus Office
- Competition Consumer Rights Class Action Challenges BT’s £1.3billion Overcharging of Landlines
- Unveiling Accountability: Analyzing the Impact of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 on Company Governance and the new objectives and powers of the Registrar of Companies
- Press Release | Spencer West Breaks New Ground: Unveiling Dynamic Legal Solutions in the Heart of Johannesburg
- The Outlook from Offshore – Recent Developments and Looking Ahead
- Spencer West LLP Shines Bright with Multiple Award Nominations including Law Firm of the Year
- Navigating the Changing Tides: Exploring New Thresholds in Financial Promotion Rules
- Asset Tracing Tools in the British Virgin Islands: What is Available?
- Bristol’s Journey to Net-Zero: Sonya Bedford’s Role in an Internationally Significant Transition
- Perils of Power: Be aware of the risks for individuals executing documents by way of Power of Attorney
- Celebrating a Year of Exceptional Achievements at Spencer West
- Images Magazine features Christian Wilson on employee ownership
- Should I stay or should I go? Five reasons why moving can invigorate your legal practice
- Suzanne Brooker discusses challenges and solutions amidst rising business insolvencies in the Raconteur special report on the Future of Finance, featured in The Times
- Why I am not in a fix about the new Fixed Costs Regime
- Founding Partner of Spencer West’s Pakistan Office, Ishtiaq Nawaz-Chechi’s interview is ESG Director, Ian McDowell and his initiative to impact underserved communities in Pakistan
- Major Salary Increases to be Introduced to the Skilled Worker Immigration Category
- Partner, Duncan McNair, has been the driving force via his charity Save The Asian Elephants behind one of the most influential items of animal welfare legislation ever seen in the UK.
- Can the Courts Order Parties to Engage in Non-Court-Based Dispute Resolution Processes?
- Working Time Rights of Employees
- Responsible AI governance
- Spencer West Northern Ireland office advises The Clover Group in the successful purchase, refurbishment and reopening of historic Belfast bar.
- Sustainability in Space – Westlaw Space Law collaboration
- Press release | Fee-sharing law firm Spencer West announces new Birmingham office as team of 14 join in Midlands
- Press Release | Boutique London firm, Selig + Partners joins rapidly expanding modern law firm, Spencer West
- Spencer West receives numerous rankings and is recognised as a ‘Firm to Watch’ in the 2024 Legal 500 rankings
- The Enforcement of Foreign Judgements and Arbitration Awards in the British Virgin Islands
- Leveraging BVI Companies for a Greener Future: Green Financing Structures
- Promoting “commerce and honest friendship with all”
- Press Release | Spencer West’s Scotland Expansion
- CASE STUDY: Success for Tanya Thomas in autistic student university discrimination case
- Press Release | Spencer West Hires Axiom Ince’s Head of Employment
- Retired RICS Surveyor Triumphs Against John Lewis PLC in Guarantee Lawsuit
- Press Release | Spencer West LLP advises on sale of Artic Building Services Ltd
- Good News for Shared Ownership Lessees
- Henry Clarke writes about the benefits of taking an entrepreneurial approach to law in Law Society Gazette
- Changes to the BVI Civil Procedure Rules with Effect From 31 July 2023
- Amanda Lennon comments on handling difficult employee behaviour in Business Leader
- Kristy Gouldsmith comments on viability of EU-US data transfer framework in Compliance Week
- The Everything Summary of Shareholder Disputes – Something to Keep Up Your Sleeve?
- How to address the Immigration Stealth Surcharge?
- Time to say goodbye – Stuart Evans sets out the 7 steps you need to take before terminating a contract
- Corporate News Article
- How to obtain documents and information about companies based in the British Virgin Isles (BVI)
- Sangeeta Rabadia comments on Succession Planning for Families With Businesses
- Enterprise Nation features Kristy Gouldsmith on the new UK/US data bridge
- AI Governance comes a step closer
- Carers Week – the legal definition of a carer and updated legislation
- Renters Reform Development
- Amanda Lennon comments on workplace wellbeing in HR Management magazine
- The published Renters’ (Reform) Bill – what’s the deal?
- People Management features Fudia Smartt comments on banning alcohol at work events
- Changes to sponsor guidance
- Fudia Smartt featured in Business Insider report on CBI collapse
- Simon Wilson shares the pitfalls to avoid when selling a business
- Guide to data protection when providing information to the police
- Directors Duties and Insolvency in the Construction Industry
- New Immigration Rules on pre-travel authorisation for visitors, higher salary requirements and more
- Press Release | Spencer West LLP supports property investor in purchase of derelict cinema, helping provide new homes for Bassetlaw District residents
- Press Release | Spencer West Partner Paul Puxon completes £2.5 million fundraise for Technology Minerals Plc
- Rukhsana Alam writes about supporting employees through Ramadan in People Management
- Suzanne Brooker turns her attention to the Construction sector to outline the current challenges and some tips
- Fudia Smartt writes about the Gary Lineker BBC Twitter storm in the HR Director
- Working together to protect hedgehogs
- HR Zone features Samar Shams article on changes to the Employer’s guide to right to work checks
- Using a demerger to strengthen your business in difficult times
- Fudia Smartt comments on insurance risks of work from anywhere in People Management
- Corporate team members act for Albert Fry Associates Ltd in management buyout
- Webinar – UK Visit Visa rules for business 2023
- International Women’s Day 2023 – celebrating success, increasing visibility and calling out inequality
- Press Release | Spencer West enters German market with partner hires and forecasts rapid growth for new law model
- Press Release | Spencer West enters Channel Islands market with two-partner team as expansion continues
- Press Release | Spencer West opens new Northern Ireland operation alongside McMahon McKay
- UK Competition Law – Exemption Possibilities for Commercial Agreements
- Overhaul of UK data protection rules hugely disruptive to businesses, writes Jowanna Conboye in The Times
- Is the DVLA’s Disclosure of Vehicle Keeper Details Legal?
- Fudia Smartt quoted in People Management on the impact of NHS SSP rule changes on workers with long Covid.
- Russian Sanctions not a blot on an English scheme
- UK’s New Subsidy Control Law: Key Features You Need to Know
- Email Marketing Consent: Protecting Your Customers and Your Business
- Spencer West supports new Penzance bistro that adds to town’s foodie credentials
- Spencer West advises on ‘internationally significant’ £1bn funding deal to drive net zero future for Bristol
- Emma Gross writes about retaining staff during the cost-of-living crisis in HR News
- Early termination of Skilled Workers
- Joanne Cummings featured in Law Society article about the UK Commercial Property Market
- CASE STUDY: Syed Mustafa Mahdi of Spencer West Pakistan successfully acts for Appellant against GSA of leading Middle East Airline
- Paul Puxon supports Technology Minerals PLC to secure £4m bond facility for re-using battery technologies
- Emma Gross writes about bossware in the HR Director magazine
- How to resolve Shareholder Deadlock – Legal Remedies for Directors after a Fallout
- Dhana Doobay looks back at the year in tech
- Simeon Spencer sums up the year that was at Spencer West
- Amanda Lennon discusses strikes across the UK with WION News
- The European Digital Markets Act 2022 enters into force
- Law Society Gazette features Hilesh Chavda’s book review of ‘Inheritance Act Claims’
- DEAL ALERT: Christian Wilson supports Bennett Oakley Solicitors transition to employee ownership
- Dhana Doobay contributes to Verdict’s discussion on privacy in the metaverse
- Why commercial contracts are key to weathering the economic storm
- The UK’s new space regulation is a silent success story which will fuel the UK’s drive to participate in the commercial space race says Spencer West Partner Andrew Sparrow
- UK developer Equitas PLC engages Spencer West Pakistan to provide legal advice for Bahria Town Karachi Project
- People Management Magazine features Fudia Smartt on redundancy matters
- DEAL ALERT: Spencer West team advise on Macildowie’s acquisition of Signet Resources
- Press Release | Judicial role for partner at UK’s fastest growing fee sharing law firm
- Amanda Lennon comments on the how businesses can prepare for rolling blackouts in People Management magazine.
- Martyn Davis writes about the legal challenges facing Oak National Academy in Schools Week
- The Holidays Are Coming
- Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) – disputes when long term contracts end
- Fudia Smartt quoted on age discrimination case in People Management Magazine
- A Listening Ear
- Samar Shams featured in Employment Law Journal on right-to-work checks and balances
- Fudia Smartt discusses regulations for tackling toxic work cultures in the HR Director magazine.
- CLIENT CASE STUDY: Asia Robotics Start-up
- Tech Tips | Privacy and Data Protection
- Fudia Smartt comments on workplace bullying in the Financial Times
- Spencer West recognised as a ‘Firm to Watch’ in the 2023 Legal 500 rankings
- Demergers – breaking up can be (relatively) easy
- Tony Pearce appointed to the Trust Committee of the Auckland District Law Society in New Zealand for a two-year term
- TMT News | Digital Comms Regulation
- Jowanna Conboye comments on Instagram’s 405 million Euro GDPR fine in Compliance Week
- Spencer West Employment Partner Justin Murray asks – Are work event policies becoming too “woke” or are employers just being asked to “be considerate”?
- Spencer West becomes first law firm member of the Institute for Collaborative Working
- Health and Care Visas – It’s all in the process
- The Scale-Up Visa
- Spencer West Bermuda Team feature on Bermuda Economic Development Corporation’s podcast
- STOP PRESS: The new Register of Overseas Entities owning UK land is live
- Samar Shams writes for People Management on the impact of the recent changes to the government’s Immigration Rules
- The High Potential Individual visa
- Back to Nature
- Press Release | Spencer West takes up roots in Bermuda
- DEAL ALERT: Jo Probert of Spencer West acts for British Solar Renewables as it is acquired by ICG Infra
- Amanda Lennon discusses work from home and flexible working with Nigel Farage on GB News
- CASE STUDY: Jeremy Berg of Spencer West successfully negotiates significant deal with major High Street bank
- DEAL ALERT: Simon Wilson of Spencer West assists on MBO of BTTC Infrastructure LTD
- Simeon Spencer comments on the importance of soft skills in Law Gazette
- CASE STUDY: Success for Justin Murray in financial services case of unfair dismissal and race discrimination
- What to do if your son or daughter is unhappy about their university grades following the pandemic
- European Commission appoints Spencer West Partner, Syed Mustafa Mahdi, as Chairperson for Arbitration
- Championing the Law as a Flexible Employer
- Joanne Cummings comments on Leasehold Reforms in the Law Society’s Property In Practice
- Fudia Smartt comments on LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination
- Skills shortage: How to hire immigrants post-Brexit
- Active Champion for A Good Cause
- Emma Gross comments on the recording of employment tribunals in The Financial Times
- Simeon Spencer shares his passions and interests with BCL Legal Recruitment
- Immigration: In with the old
- Monkeypox – Judith Rhule outlines issues for employers
- Amanda Lennon discusses how to negotiate a pay rise with Mirror
- Anne Mannix comments on supporting employees with rising inflation
- Amanda Lennon discusses Goldman Sachs unlimited holiday policy with GB News
- Redeploying older workers – legal issues to consider
- Emma Gross discusses politics and workplace discrimination with HR Director Magazine
- Amanda Lennon discusses HR implications of HRT shortage
- New right to work check processes
- Video Bytes: An Introduction to Confidentiality Agreements
- Tech Tips: Convertible loan note funding – Investor/Start-up pros and cons
- Tech Tips: Legal safeguards for start-ups & scale-ups – protect your digital assets
- Tech Case Study: Belgian Data Protection Start-up
- Tech Case Study: PropTech Start-up
- Fudia Smartt welcomes proposals to record employment tribunals
- Millions of Lost Cryptocurrency – A Cryptocurrency Horror Story
- Register of Overseas Entities owning UK land
- Anne Mannix discusses one year of IR35 with tech publication UKTN
- Making Britain a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment
- What will the introduction of no-fault divorce mean?
- Set up in the UK with a Skilled Worker visa
- Edmund Probert discusses potential for new EU-US Privacy Shield with Compliance Week
- Dhana Doobay discusses how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is impacting telecoms with Mobile Europe
- Hilesh Chavda comments on Dividend Tax increase in Daily Express
- Digital News Bytes March 2022
- Justin Murray discusses neurodiversity and hybrid workplaces
- The Rule is Change: New Immigration Rules published 15 March 2022
- Sponsor duties: It’s all fun and games until someone loses the right to work
- Prepare your organisation for changes to right to work checks
- Bryony Irvine joins Law Society Gazette discussion on hybrid working during the pandemic
- Edmund Probert discusses NY Times’ acquisition of Wordle with PC Pro
- International Women’s Day and the gender pay gap
- SRA guidance on law firm culture
- Amanda Lennon discusses how to ask for a pay rise with Daily Mirror
- Flexible working – the way forward
- Hilesh Chavda discusses NFTs in Money Marketing
- How will rising fuel costs due to the Ukraine conflict affect UK construction?
- London tube strike: Amanda Lennon outlines what HR teams need to know
- COVID-19: changes to risk assessments, testing and self-isolation
- Succession advice for entrepreneurs
- Turning Strangers into Friends
- SRA Guidance on Workplace Culture
- Digital News Bytes February 2022
- Employment Partner Dr John McMullen assumes new trustee role
- A Culture of Community
- Emma Gross comments on HR and legal implications of career breaks
- Sonya Bedford MBE interview – championing solar and wind energy
- Employment law partner Dr John McMullen’s new book on Redundancy Law and Practice receives a rave review from HR Director Magazine:
- The Contractual Disclosure Facility for Tax Evasion
- Samar Shams offers advice to French speakers interested in UK visas
- Samar Shams writes for People Management on labour shortages and immigration
- Alternatives to a contentious divorce – the benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Amanda Lennon writes for People Management on alcohol at work following government ‘partygate’ scandal
- Free Covid 19 Vaccination Policy
- Press Release | South West hub expansion for international law firm Spencer West
- What financial orders can a court make on divorce?
- Tax Reform for Fiscal Recovery
- Carers finally included in Health and Care visa route
- Jowanna Conboye discusses implications of European data breach case with Compliance Week
- Is it possible to get a divorce without going to court?
- The Observer features Fudia Smartt on unvaccinated employees
- Amanda Lennon outlines the legal issues around transferring construction staff
- Digital News Bytes January 2022
- Family mediation scheme to help thousands more parents
- Amanda Lennon comments on Ikea’s approach to unvaccinated staff and sick leave
- Pam Dosanjh Phillips calls for greater inclusion and diversity in business
- Edmund Probert comments on IT Pro story about Europol’s unlawful data storage
- Dhana Doobay discusses the use of AI in the legal profession
- Jowanna Conboye comments on Europe’s approach to data protection
- Are you ‘Procedure and Policy ready’ for 2022?
- How the Courts deal with finances within divorce proceedings
- All I want for Christmas is… to leave you
- Emma Gross shares tips on what to do when your boss follows you on social media
- All About Agency Workers
- Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation
- The real cost of Divorce
- Early Conciliation Changes
- Form E within Family Court Proceedings
- Now that the RLMT is not required
- What you need to know about the Flexible Working Bill
- Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) In Family Proceedings
- Talented trainee completes training and qualifies as a solicitor with Spencer West
- Samar Shams’ article on labour shortages featured in International Employment Lawyer
- Legislative Update: Employment Law 2022
- In the case of Mediation vs Court: Mediation is the way forward
- Intellectual Property partner Jowanna Conboye comments on IP in leading business magazine
- Digital News Bytes November 2021
- Duncan McNair helps shape the Government’s Animals Abroad Bill
- Amanda Lennon comments on gender pay gap
- Real estate partner Joanne Cummings shares her story in Law Society Gazette
- Parents Living Separately – Making Child Arrangements
- Partnering to innovate: the innovation ecosystem for digital transformation
- Overview of the process of applying for a sponsor licence
- Settlement Agreements: A Fact Sheet for Employers
- Simeon Spencer features in Law Society Gazette client care roundtable
- Press Release | Belgian and European expansion plans on track for Spencer West
- Insight from a Partner – Life at Spencer West
- Eusebio Pujol Interview – Scaling the Heights
- Collective Redundancy Consultation
- Ex-employees’ business travel to the UK
- Anne Mannix calls for better legal protection for menopausal women in We Are The City
- Autumn Budget 2021 – Private Client focus
- Recognition for Spencer West lawyers in Chambers and Partners UK 2022 listings
- “Carbon Conversations” Global Social Event
- Migration Advisory Committee recommends changes to the Intra-company Transfer visa route
- A Step in the Right Direction
- Digital News Bytes October 2021
- Management Today features Amanda Lennon on sick leave
- Hilesh Chavda explains the inheritance tax Royal legal loophole in the Daily Express
- What is a Settlement Agreement? Advice for Employees
- Anne Mannix calls for legal rights around menopause in International Employment Lawyer
- Where there’s a Will there’s a way
- The Certainty Project
- Spencer West expands into Scotland
- Writing in Energy Manager Magazine, Elizabeth Vago calls on government to build on its Hydrogen Strategy
- Julie Taylor’s Guide to Parental Responsibility
- Startups features Emma Gross on the end of the furlough scheme
- Corporate trustee vs Individual trustee – 10 Things to Consider
- Spencer West ranked as ‘firm to watch for construction’ in Legal 500 UK directory
- Sorting out school holiday arrangements for children
- International Employment Lawyer features Samar Shams on UK youth mobility scheme
- Stylist Magazine features Amanda Lennon on workplace attire
- A comprehensive guide to establishing a closed or open-end investment fund in Mauritius
- HR Grapevine features Amanda Lennon on sexist language
- Digital News Bytes September 2021
- Dhana Doobay proud to have been part of judging panel for World Communication Awards 2021
- Startups features Samar Shams on immigration rules for SMEs
- What happens after the furlough scheme ends?
- Simeon Spencer discusses legal recruitment with Law Society Gazette
- Fashion brand Hush features Amanda Lennon in article on ‘digital nomads’
- David Rose Interview – Note Perfect
- Post-Brexit UK-EU business travel and remote deployments
- HR Grapevine features Amanda Lennon on how HR teams can support staff worried about furlough ending
- People Management features Samar Shams on the new High Potential Individual visa route
- Jack Khurana Interview – Released to Succeed
- Spencer West’s Director Group features in Law Society Gazette
- Tax planning for individuals relocating to the UK
- Injunction to stop Adjudication: Disputes Struck Out in Court
- UK’s Hydrogen Strategy
- International Employment Lawyer features Emma Gross on supporting vulnerable staff members
- The simple way to establish an investment fund in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
- Spencer West announces newly formed Director Group and makes key appointments in preparation for next phase of growth
- The easing of furlough within the fashion retail industry: Amanda Lennon quoted in Drapers
- Anne-Marie Hamer looks to the future of surrogacy law in Legal Futures
- Legal Futures features Co-founder Simeon Spencer on international expansion
- Jowanna Conboye quoted in Modern Law / CTS roundtable report on technology in the legal sector
- Amanda Lennon gives her views on the landmark JWT sex discrimination case
- Amanda Lennon raises concerns about implications of landmark sex discrimination case in International Employment Lawyer
- Digital News Bytes August 2021
- South West Business Insider features Jowanna Conboye on protecting IP, post-Brexit
- Spencer West Announces UAE move as next stage in International Expansion Plans
- An Overview of Interlink Recruitment’s Q&A with our Managing Partner, Spencer West
- Employment partner Dr John McMullen assists Acas in its revision of its TUPE Guidance
- International Employment Lawyer features Samar Shams on UK-EU travel post-Brexit
- Spencer West launches South West regional hub and acquires tech and corporate firm as UK expansion continues
- Partner Spotlight: Giving Back
- Amanda Lennon outlines lessons on corporate culture from the Ikea privacy invasion case
- Last-minute holiday requests explained by Jack Khurana for the Daily Mirror
- Jowanna Conboye provides expert advice around T&Cs in Images Magazine
- Senior Partner Simeon Spencer makes the case for lawyers working from anywhere
- Partner raises concerns over local Council’s misuse of public health regulations
- Update on Coronavirus and UK immigration
- Update from Amanda Lennon on SEISS grants in the Express
- Lessons from Matt Hancock for employers – Amanda Lennon explains a key takeaway in HR Grapevine
- New graduate visa route now open to international students in the UK
- Digital News Bytes – June 2021
- Partner Spotlight: Stairway to Success
- Companies need effective leadership around vision and values, writes Amanda Lennon in The Times
- Are your digital assets secure? Partner Hilesh Chavda issues timely warning over regulatory ‘Wild West’
- Business visitors to the UK – What companies need to know about immigration and tax
- Right to work checks in the not-so-remote future
- Partner Spotlight: A Noble Cause
- What do you do when your employees refuse to return to work?
- Partner Hilesh Chavda in favour of moving year-end dates to modernise UK tax system
- Flexible benefits are the way forward as economy opens up again, writes Amanda Lennon in Employee Benefits
- Partner Spotlight: Releasing Potential
- Partner Elizabeth Vago calls on government to open up green hydrogen in Energy Manager Magazine
- Holiday Leave, Coronavirus, and rolling over your days
- Commercial Surrogacy Arrangements
- IP & Tech Partner Jowanna Conboye featured in Images Magazine
- Post Study Working It! The New Graduate Visa
- Practicalities following death in the family
- Domicile – Much Ado About Nothing?
- International Surrogacy
- The Consequences Of Not Having A Valid Will
- Digital Bytes – May 2021
- EU Settlement Scheme tips in advance of the deadline
- One of our client’s outstanding success stories
- How COVID 19 will change the Civil Litigation landscape
- Surrogacy in the UK
- Our Construction Partner Sarah Evans is published in key industry title PBC Today
- Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye discusses Apple’s strategy in settling the case.
- Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye has had an article featured in The Successful Founder digital magazine
- Employment Law Partner Amanda Lennon has been quoted in key industry title Retail Gazette
- Amanda Lennon quoted in the Daily Express – details of the fifth SEISS grant for the self-employed
- In Conversation with Leeds University Business School
- Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye discusses copyright in a case involving TikTok.
- Exploiting TMT Business Relationships in a Covid World – Legal Strategies May 2021
- Partner Spotlight: Family Matters
- The EU’s “Brave New World” of Regulated Trustworthy AI
- Anne Mannix quoted in the Financial Times in an article about whistleblowers who seek redress.
- ISO 45003 – An appropriate new standard or a gross over-simplification
- The revised Building Regulations cladding regulations (affecting residential property)
- Check it out: Right to Work update
- Jowanna Conboye has been quoted in key industry title Retail Sector, discussing the caterpillar cake battle
- Can you still get the fourth SEISS grant if you filed your tax return late?
- Breach of working conditions can ground a claim for constructive dismissal under TUPE even if the breach concerned is not a breach of contract.
- Assessing the impact of COVID 19 on contracts
- End of temporary policy allowing remote right to work checks
- Flexible working and pandemic-related changes in the workplace
- Virtual viewings – Real risks
- The Suez blockage: A lasting smell for construction?
- The new rules on witness evidence
- DR John McMullen published in prestigious International Journal
- Employment Law Current Rates and Limits 2021-22
- Cyber Security Incidents – it’s a matter of when not if
- Workplace gender divide: how can employers help?
- What businesses can expect from Immigration reforms
- Press Release | Prestigious Appointment for Spencer West’s Doyen of Employment Law
- Press Release | Spencer West appoints ex-Clyde & Co Senior Partner to develop APAC offering
- Reputation Management
- Contractual Service Suppliers and Independent Professionals Post-Brexit visas.
- Graduate route to open for international students in the UK
- TUPE and Multiple Transferees
- TUPE and changes in working conditions
- Press Release | Spencer West opens Brussels office to expand EU offering post-Brexit
- The Roadmap and Budget 2021: A summary for UK businesses
- Post-Brexit Travel to the EU
- What copyright owners can learn from Taylor Swift
- SEISS is being extended to cover the many thousands who’ve missed out on previous grants.
- Budget 2021
- When is a liquidated damages clause unliquidated and how to ensure certainty in your contract
- Our employment law partner Amanda Lennon has been extensively quoted in The Daily Express on possible announcements around the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) in this week’s Budget.
- Employment Partner Fudia Smartt commenting in The Grocer – The impact on the gig economy including Uber Eats and Deliveroo drivers cannot be underestimated
- Business travel in the post- Brexit landscape
- British National Overseas (BN(O)) visa route updates.
- Why should I use protection?
- UK – EU Business Travel
- Parole d’export
- UK-EU break up to make up roundtable series
- Construction Timebomb? Detonation date 1 March 2021
- Press Release | Spencer West Teams With London Business Hub To Provide Brexit Immigration Advice To Businesses Across London
- Fire and Rehire
- Employers, employees and vaccinations: rights, responsibilities and GDPR compliance
- Sponsorship Forever – An update on the new Skilled Worker and Intra-Company Transfer routes
- Brexit – What are the Consequences
- Brexit and Private Client
- Frontier workers: Qu’est ce que c’est?
- Data Protection – Do you need a representative?
- What happens to my employment rights when my company goes into administration?
- Workplace testing for COVID-19 – complying with data protection law
- Data Protection – where are we now?
- Businesses to check EEA nationals’ right to work or risk a fall from grace
- Sponsoring Skilled Workers and Intra-Company Workers
- The Residence Nil Rate Band – The Basics
- Who should you appoint as guardians in your Will?
- Furlough and Notice Periods
- The TUPE King’s Top Five Cases of 2020
- Can a failure to secure prompt payment of an employee’s bonus be a breach of the implied term of Trust and Confidence?
- Redundancy – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
- Business trips to the UK from January 2021
- Child Arrangements for Christmas and the New Year
- TUPE and Restrictive Covenants
- Brexit: The UK Government’s consultation on extending the right to depart from Retained EU law beyond the Supreme Court
- Negotiating TUPE Clauses in Outsourcing Contracts
- Misconduct Dismissals – The Key Issues for HR & Employment Law Professionals
- Employment Law: 5 tips for November 2020
- HKA & Spencer West Joint Webinar | Understanding construction insolvency in the wake of covid-19
- The future has arrived: post-Brexit immigration rules published
- The future has arrived: new immigration rules published
- What businesses need to do to prepare for the end of the post-Brexit transition period and the future immigration system
- Employment law – 5 tips for October Redundancy focus
- Brexit EUIPO Update
- Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa and exceptional entry options
- The Job Support Scheme
- Future sponsorship advantages for shortage roles in the UK
- Delay claims in all their glory: A guide to dealing with delay in construction projects
- EEA family permits vs EU family permits
- Sponsored workers’ roles in the future immigration system
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part Five
- Hong Kong – UK bridge: planning for coming to the UK webinar
- EU Settlement Scheme – Absences
- EU Settlement Scheme – Deadlines and Right to Work
- The new Student route which replaces the current Tier 4 route
- Update – Home Office covid concession in relation to exceptional assurance.
- Updated Home Office Covid Concession
- The latest update on the Identity Verification App
- Representative of Overseas Business
- The Innovator visa
- Global Talent
- Sponsoring skilled workers
- Immigration updates
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part Four
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part Three
- Employment law Tips for July 2020
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part Two
- Details published on the UK’s future immigration system
- Insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry and what to do about it – Part One
- The Court awaits trial of cover in respect of the Coronavirus
- Remote control: Checking right to work documents for employees working from home
- Concerning the interpretation of the Coronavirus on policy wordings
- Let’s get a reinsurer in….
- Back to the Future of Work
- Is the expedient of competitive interviewing a fair method of selection for redundancy? – the decision in Gwynedd Council v Barrett
- A message of support from the Senior Partner and Managing Partner of Spencer West LLP
- Latest legal developments and business interruption policies
- Sense and screenability: an analysis of the UK’s quarantine plan
- UK recovery depends on skilled migrants
- Return to Work : Refusal and Discrimination
- Immigration issues arising in the context of the return to work
- After COVID-19: As a Contractor – are you prepared?
- IR35 rules to be applied as of next year
- Announcement of tax measures by the UK authorities for the support of businesses and individuals
- Senior Managers & Certification Regime (“SMCR”): Financial Crime and CASS
- Watch our Webinar: COVID-19, immigration and employment – government policies and HR best practice
- COVID-19 Job Retention (“Furlough”) Scheme – Questions Answered Based on HMRC Guidance
- Furlough Leave – update and what we now know that we didn’t a few days ago
- Dealing with Restrictive Covenants
- COVID-19 and tax residence
- The UK’s Future Immigration System
- Covid 19 and Force Majeure
- The impact of the Coronavirus on insurance
- Furlough – what does it mean and how does it work?
- Employment Law Coronavirus update
- Coronavirus and UK immigration
- The implications of the Coronavirus for construction contracts
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its implications for construction contracts
- How the UK’s immigration system will change when free movement ends
- Employment Law: 5 fab facts for early March 2020
- Spencer West LLP announces exciting expansion plans for 2020
- Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) publishes recommendations on a points-based visa route and salary thresholds for sponsored workers
- 5 employment law tips for January 2020
- Immigration update: The Migration Advisory Committee Report
- What the Conservative win means for business immigration
- Employment Case Round-up for 2019
- Important UK investments and Tax Reliefs in a Nutshell
- The Business Guide to a No-Deal Brexit
- The Loop
- Practical Completion:
- Securing EU nationals’ right to work
- Changes to Employment Law, Rights and Enforcement
- Ask the Expert: Breakthrough Magazine
- Share buy-backs: Succession issues in owner managed businesses
- The obligation to notify competing employment
- The new FIDIC contracts – the contractor’s perspective