My home is a listed building - what works can I carry out without obtaining listed building consent?

| 03rd December 2018
A listed building is a building of ‘special architectural or historic interest’ that has been identified and included on a government list of protected buildings under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. The…
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Court of Appeal holds employer vicariously liable for injury sustained during festive post-party drinks

| 30th November 2018
At a glance The Court of Appeal’s decision in Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Limited [2016] EWHC 3104(QB) is a timely reminder that “what happens at the party after-party does not necessarily stay at the party after-party”…
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Employees - your greatest asset and your greatest (cyber) liability

| 26th October 2018
Insure against rogue employees, is the clear message from the Court of Appeal in the latest significant judgement from the courts that relates to personal data in WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC v Various Claimants. Many readers will be familiar…
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NO WINDFALL FOR I-PHONE USERS: GOOGLE SUCCESSFULLY BLOCKS DATA MISUSE CLASS ACTION

| 19th October 2018
If you type “can I claim for a data breach” into Google, you will receive several pages of lawyers willing to help individuals sue organisations for misusing or losing your data.  Many of these lawyers are seeking to bring class…
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