The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published a statement confirming that following the UK's decision to leave the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will not directly apply to the UK but if the UK wants to trade with the Single Market on equal terms, it would have to prove "adequacy" by May 2018. [...]
May To celebrate the end of the month, Bevan Kidwell has collaborated with DegreeArt to send you all something non-legal and artistic. This month's feature is 'Silver Lining' by Alison Johnson. If you have an enquiry about this piece or any other artwork, don’t hesitate to contact Isobel@DegreeArt or call 020 8980 0395.
The CMA has published a series of new short form "at a glance" guides to help businesses understand what terms are likely to be considered "fair" and "unfair" when used in a consumer contract. These guides add to the various items of guidance that the CMA published in October 2015 when the main provisions of [...]
April To celebrate the end of the month, Bevan Kidwell has collaborated with DegreeArt to send you all something non-legal and artistic. This month's feature is 'Paper High Street 1' by Alex Cave. Alex's description of the piece: "The focus on this painting was to try and imagine how the central coloured light sources would [...]
Several changes to employment law came into force in April 2016, the most important of which was the new National Living Wage, introduced on 1st April 2016. This increases the minimum hourly rate of pay to £7.20 for workers aged 25 and over which employers are obliged to pay irrespective of their size. On 6th [...]
A new data protection self assessment toolkit (Toolkit) has been launched by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to assist small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to evaluate and improve their compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The Toolkit includes checklists on data protection assurance, records management, information security, data sharing and subject access, and direct marketing. It also provides [...]
The Make-A-Wish Valentine’s Ball 2016 raised a net profit of £216,000. This money goes directly to Make-A-Wish to help fulfil the wishes of children suffering from life threatening illnesses. We would like to say a huge thanks to all our clients, friends and family who, by attending on the night, donating gifts, buying raffle tickets and auction [...]
Our 10th Anniversary Make-A-Wish Valentine’s Ball Silent Auction is now live! There are many different prizes to choose from and all for a fantastic cause. Whether or not you are going to the Ball, you can register, pledge, view and bid for silent auction prizes using the following link from your PC or other device [...]
Over the last 10 years, the Make-A-Wish Valentine’s Ball has raised over £1.5m. All this money goes to grant wishes for children suffering from life threatening illnesses. As part of our fund raising efforts for this year’s Make-A-Wish Valentine’s Ball, we are raffling a special edition brand new Fiat 500 Pop. The Ball is on [...]
December To celebrate the end of the month, Bevan Kidwell has collaborated with DegreeArt to send you all something non-legal and artistic. This month's feature is 'Butterfly Effect' by Elizabeth Picton. If you have an enquiry about this piece or any other artwork, don’t hesitate to contact Isobel@DegreeArt or call 020 8980 0395.
