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Is your cookie policy half baked? New law enforced from 28 May…

My colleague, Stewart Dunbar, reported in May 2011 about the changes to the law regarding ‘cookies’. Cookies are files saved onto your hard drive when you visit websites to store information about how you use a website and to record your preferences and tastes, allowing advertisers to target you accordingly. The intention of the reforms [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackaddersbusinesslegalnews.com&blog=13148966&post=689&subd=businesslegalnews&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/>

Employment: Compulsory retirement at 65 and other landmark ruling

The UK’s highest court passes two landmark rulings on age discrimination. In the first case, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the former senior partner of a law firm that he was forced to retire at 65. The firm relied on its partnership agreement which required partners to retire at 65, justifying this as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackaddersbusinesslegalnews.com&blog=13148966&post=679&subd=businesslegalnews&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/>

Common Sense Reforms to Accident Reporting System

In an effort to move towards a more common sense approach to health and safety law, the UK Government has announced changes to the accident reporting regime. These changes were implemented following recommendations made by Lord Young in his report “Common Sense, Common Safety”. The changes are effected by the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackaddersbusinesslegalnews.com&blog=13148966&post=674&subd=businesslegalnews&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/>

Were the US authorities trigger happy?

When is there a need to collectively consult? Where an employer proposes to make 20 or more employees redundant within a period of 90 days or less, it must consult on its proposal with representatives of the affected employees. When should such collective consultation commence? The legislation states that this obligation to consult must begin [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackaddersbusinesslegalnews.com&blog=13148966&post=666&subd=businesslegalnews&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/>

First Tenancy Deposit Scheme Approved

Further to my previous articles regarding the introduction of the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill and the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011, I can now report that the first tenancy deposit scheme has been approved by Housing Minister, Keith Brown. The first tenancy deposit scheme to be approved is the Letting Protection Service Scotland. Two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackaddersbusinesslegalnews.com&blog=13148966&post=654&subd=businesslegalnews&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/>