News and Insights

Welcome to our News and Insights section. Here we’ll talk about the latest legal developments with our articles and videos. You can browse or search by practice area or sector. We’ll also let you know about changes at our firm including the expansion into new practice areas, sectors and locations.



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Partner Spotlight: Giving Back

Dr John McMullen, Employment Partner with Spencer West, talks to Community Engagement Director Ian McDowell. John, as well as...


Article | ESG
Posted: 21 Jul 2021



Amanda Lennon outlines lessons on corporate culture from the Ikea privacy invasion case

In an opinion piece for leading industry publication International Employment Lawyer, Employment Partner Amanda Lennon...


News | Employment Law
Posted: 12 Jul 2021



Last-minute holiday requests explained by Jack Khurana for the Daily Mirror

Employment Partner Jack Khurana has been featured in the Daily Mirror, on the topic of whether employers should grant...


Article | Dispute Resolution | Employment Law
Posted: 12 Jul 2021



Jowanna Conboye provides expert advice around T&Cs in Images Magazine

Intellectual Property Partner Jowanna Conboye has been featured with a full page article in the July edition of Images...


Press | Intellectual Property | General
Posted: 9 Jul 2021



Partner raises concerns over local Council's misuse of public health regulations

Commercial Dispute Resolution Partner Paolo Caldato has been featured in local London publication Shepherds Bush W12, part of...


Press | Dispute Resolution | General
Posted: 6 Jul 2021



Senior Partner Simeon Spencer makes the case for lawyers working from anywhere

We're delighted that Senior Partner Simeon Spencer has been quoted in a Law Society Gazette feature, looking at the pandemic's...


Press | Employment Law | General
Posted: 6 Jul 2021



Update on Coronavirus and UK immigration

This update highlights the available policy information, the problems posed for visa holders and their employers and what they can do...


Article | Immigration & Global Mobility | COVID-19 | Post-Brexit
Posted: 5 Jul 2021



Update from Amanda Lennon on SEISS grants in the Express

Featured in the Express, Employment Partner Amanda Lennon looks at updates to the government's SEISS scheme for the...


Press | Employment Law | General
Posted: 5 Jul 2021



Lessons from Matt Hancock for employers - Amanda Lennon explains a key takeaway in HR Grapevine

Employment Partner Amanda Lennon has been featured in leading industry trade publication, HR Grapevine, discussing lessons for...


Press | Employment Law | General
Posted: 5 Jul 2021



New graduate visa route now open to international students in the UK

The new graduate route launched on 1 July 2021. This route allows international students to remain in the UK to work after...


Article | Immigration & Global Mobility
Posted: 1 Jul 2021



Digital News Bytes - June 2021

Some noteworthy digital trends currently impacting the Telecoms/TMT sector are outlined below: Digital...


News | Media & Advertising | Technology | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 30 Jun 2021



Partner Spotlight: Stairway to Success

Shan Greer, you're a Spencer West Partner based in the Caribbean, specialising in commercial and construction work. Can you...


Article | ESG
Posted: 28 Jun 2021



Companies need effective leadership around vision and values, writes Amanda Lennon in The Times

We're delighted that Employment Law Partner Amanda Lennon has been featured with a Comment piece in The Times, discussing the...


Press | Employment Law | General
Posted: 28 Jun 2021



Are your digital assets secure? Partner Hilesh Chavda issues timely warning over regulatory 'Wild West'

Our Private Client Partner Hilesh Chavda has been featured in Wealth Adviser, looking at regulation around digital assets. He...


Press | General
Posted: 28 Jun 2021



Business visitors to the UK – What companies need to know about immigration and tax

SpeakersSamar Shams of Spencer West LLPCharlotte Hobrough of BDO


Webinar | Immigration & Global Mobility
Posted: 22 Jun 2021



Right to work checks in the not-so-remote future

The Government has published several new policy documents on conducting right to work checks after the post-Brexit transition...


Article | Immigration & Global Mobility
Posted: 21 Jun 2021



Partner Spotlight: A Noble Cause

Duncan McNair, you’re a partner at Spencer West specialising in contested probate and commercial/corporate litigation. In...


Article | ESG
Posted: 21 Jun 2021



What do you do when your employees refuse to return to work?

As we process what the delay in lockdown lifting means for businesses, it is understandable that employees are feeling anxious about their return to w...


News | Employment Law
Posted: 15 Jun 2021



Partner Hilesh Chavda in favour of moving year-end dates to modernise UK tax system

Our Private Client Partner Hilesh Chavda has been featured in leading accounting publication Accountancy Age, discussing The...


Press | General
Posted: 15 Jun 2021



Flexible benefits are the way forward as economy opens up again, writes Amanda Lennon in Employee Benefits

Our Employment Law Partner Amanda Lennon has been quoted in Employee Benefits, the UK's premier publication for professionals...


Press | Employment Law | General
Posted: 14 Jun 2021



Partner Spotlight: Releasing Potential

Hilesh, you’re a lawyer specialising in private client wealth management, which can include philanthropy. You’ve been...


Article | ESG
Posted: 14 Jun 2021



Partner Elizabeth Vago calls on government to open up green hydrogen in Energy Manager Magazine

Our renewable energy partner Elizabeth Vago has had an article published in the June edition of Energy Manager Magazine,...


Press | Energy & Natural Resources | General
Posted: 14 Jun 2021



Holiday Leave, Coronavirus, and rolling over your days

As the UK gets closer to opening back up, and we move with growing momentum along the road mapped out by Boris Johnson, the sun has emerged in full fo...


Article | Employment Law
Posted: 9 Jun 2021



Commercial Surrogacy Arrangements

The main difference between altruistic surrogacy and commercial surrogacy is the existence of a commercial agreement binding...


Article | Family Law
Posted: 4 Jun 2021



IP & Tech Partner Jowanna Conboye featured in Images Magazine

Our Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye has been featured in an interview for Images Magazine,...


Press | Intellectual Property | General
Posted: 3 Jun 2021



Post Study Working It! The New Graduate Visa

The exciting new graduate route visa is nearly here! You can now stay in the UK for up to 2 years post study. Are you ready for...


Webinar | Immigration & Global Mobility
Posted: 3 Jun 2021



Practicalities following death in the family

“Nothing is certain except death and taxes” – is a famous quote originating with Benjamin Franklin in 1789, which still...


Article
Posted: 2 Jun 2021



Domicile – Much Ado About Nothing?

Domicile is a common law concept most people do not usually come across until they start putting their affairs in order. Under...


Article
Posted: 1 Jun 2021



International Surrogacy

Embarking on a surrogacy arrangement abroad can be daunting for anyone wishing to engage in this process. There are lots of...


Article | Family Law
Posted: 1 Jun 2021



The Consequences Of Not Having A Valid Will

The need to write a Will cannot be stressed enough. Nonetheless over 50% of the UK population has not made a Will. During the...


Article
Posted: 28 May 2021



Digital Bytes - May 2021

Some noteworthy recent highlights of proposed UK regulation impacting the Telecoms/TMT sector: Internet safety – We have...


News | Media & Advertising | Technology | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 26 May 2021



EU Settlement Scheme tips in advance of the deadline

The EU Settlement Scheme deadline is fast approaching! In this quick video, Samar Shams explains some little-known but...


Video | Immigration & Global Mobility
Posted: 26 May 2021



One of our client’s outstanding success stories

CT4N is the operating arm for Nottingham Community Transport, a small bus company based in Sherwood, Nottingham. CT4N will...


News | Employment Law
Posted: 25 May 2021



How COVID 19 will change the Civil Litigation landscape

By Jeremy Berg of Spencer West LLP and James Stuart, head of commercial of Lamb Chambers. In many parts of the economy, people...


Article | Dispute Resolution
Posted: 25 May 2021



Surrogacy in the UK

Surrogacy is now becoming a well-recognised concept in the U.K, but if you are unfamiliar with what the terms means ‘it...


Article | Family Law
Posted: 25 May 2021



Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye discusses Apple's strategy in settling the case.

Our Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye has been featured in a BBC News article, discussing class...


Press | Intellectual Property | General
Posted: 21 May 2021



Our Construction Partner Sarah Evans is published in key industry title PBC Today

Our Construction Partner Sarah Evans has had an article published in PBC Today, a key industry title focusing on construction,...


Press | Construction, Engineering & Projects | General
Posted: 21 May 2021



Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye has had an article featured in The Successful Founder digital magazine

We're delighted that our Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye has had an article featured in The...


Press | Intellectual Property | General
Posted: 19 May 2021



Employment Law Partner Amanda Lennon has been quoted in key industry title Retail Gazette

Discussing the topic of how staff mental wellbeing in the UK retail sector can be prioritised now that restrictions are being...


Press | Employment Law | General
Posted: 17 May 2021



Amanda Lennon quoted in the Daily Express - details of the fifth SEISS grant for the self-employed

Our Employment Law Partner Amanda Lennon has been quoted in the Daily Express in a piece explaining the details of the fifth...


Press | Employment Law | General
Posted: 17 May 2021



In Conversation with Leeds University Business School

Our distinguished employment partner Dr John McMullen is a Visiting Professor at Leeds University Business School (LUBS) at the...


Article | Employment Law
Posted: 17 May 2021



Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye discusses copyright in a case involving TikTok.

Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye has been featured in a BBC News article discussing a copyright...


News | Press | Intellectual Property | General
Posted: 13 May 2021



Exploiting TMT Business Relationships in a Covid World - Legal Strategies May 2021

Take a look at our latest video where we take an overview of some commercial legal strategies for TMT businesses managing a...


Video | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 13 May 2021



Partner Spotlight: Family Matters

Spencer West family lawyer Richard Gilbert talks about his pro bono work with families in Hertfordshire, and how this work is...


Article | ESG
Posted: 13 May 2021



The EU’s “Brave New World” of Regulated Trustworthy AI

With the unfailing rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems being used in everything from planning national defence...


Article | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 12 May 2021



Anne Mannix quoted in the Financial Times in an article about whistleblowers who seek redress.

We are delighted that Employment Law Partner Anne Mannix has been quoted in the Financial Times in an article about...


Press | Employment Law | General
Posted: 11 May 2021



ISO 45003 – An appropriate new standard or a gross over-simplification

It may well be long overdue, but the global pandemic has certainly created, more now than ever before, an environment and a...


Article | Employment Law
Posted: 11 May 2021



The revised Building Regulations cladding regulations (affecting residential property)

You would be hard pressed to find anyone in the property industry (or outside it) not aware of the ever-present and very...


Article | Construction, Engineering & Projects
Posted: 11 May 2021



Check it out: Right to Work update

In this timely webinar, Spencer West Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams will take stock of the new right to...


Webinar | Immigration & Global Mobility
Posted: 6 May 2021



Jowanna Conboye has been quoted in key industry title Retail Sector, discussing the caterpillar cake battle

Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye has been quoted in key industry title Retail Sector, discussing...


Press | Intellectual Property | General
Posted: 6 May 2021