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Over the last year or so, i've seen a trend in more businesses seeking B-Corp®️ certification. The appeal is clear: a public commitment to balancing profit with purpose, being accountable to all stakeholders, and embedding good governance. But behind the branding,...
One of the most common questions I’m asked when advising on settlement agreements is: “How much should the employer contribute towards my legal fees?” or "Is the contribution to legal costs ok?" Both fair questions, because the law requires employees to take...
Each week, powered by AI, I'll document some of the UK's notable legal developments. This week, from 31st March 2025, the following key stories have been seen: 1. Assisted Dying Bill Faces Critical Vote Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has dismissed calls to delay the...
I’m genuinely delighted two new additions to the team of people I work with to deliver exceptional service to clients. First up Alistair Haggerty joins Nexa as a Consultant Solicitor. Alistair and I worked together 7 or 8 years ago before he started working with...
The CIPD has published the findings of its annual Health and wellbeing at work survey, conducted among HR professionals in March and April 2023. Key findings include: Sickness absence. The average level of employee sickness absence, at 7.8 days per employee, is at its...
As an insight into the kind of work I do daily, here's a genuine question I received this week. For this client, we recently prepared some new and updated terms and conditions, which included their new warranty. Q: Hi Steven, we’ve been told by a b2b customer that we...
Legal documentation is essential for business security & success. Inc. business plans, partnership agteement, operating agreement, and more.
A Scottish sheriff's court has considered the extent to which the Data Protection Act and GDPR provides an exemption in respect of legal proceedings. The Dunfermline sheriff's court looked at article 5(1)(a) of the UK GDPR (lawfulness, fairness and transparency) and...
An employment tribunal has rejected a claim that a school chaplain suffered discrimination following a sermon he delivered in the school chapel. The sermon had followed the school's adoption of the "Educate and Celebrate" (E and C) programme, aimed at "tackling...
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