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Brexit briefing: Understanding new employment laws
Kathryn Barnes, Employment Counsel EMEA, Globalization Partners, discusses the changes to UK employment laws as a result of Brexit.
Hong Kong’s national security law: A taste of what is to come for Taiwan
Robert Whittle, Project Assistant at LSE IDEAS, dissects what Hong Kong's national security law means for the future of Taiwan.
Employment law: What do employers need to know before employees return to work?
Karen Holden, Founder of A City Law Firm, discusses the employment law issues facing employers and what policies should be put in place to protect employee welfare before they return to work.
COVID-19 exposes a major flaw in Global Supply Chains
Dr Tanusree Jain and Dr Louis Brennan, Trinity Business School, propose that we must fix vulnerabilities of Global Supply Chains exposed by COVID-19.
Modern laws: The psychological impact of racism on healthcare
Here Tamara Muhammad, barrister at One Pump chambers, discusses her insight into the law and the unique psychological impact of racism to ethnic minorities.
Barrister: “All prosecutions under the Coronavirus Act have been unlawful”
Laura Jane Miller, Red Lion Chambers, explains the mistakes made when prosecuting under the Coronavirus Act.
Contractual law: Relying on the Force Majeure
Seamus Clifford at Ellisons Solicitors, explains how the Force Majeure clause in a commercial contract can help to ease some of the pressures which this unprecedented situation is causing, without incurring liability for non-performance.
COVID-19 medical rationing could lead to unlawful deaths
Research suggests that current ICU protocols and ethical guidelines leave doctors exposed to legal liability if forced to make quick decisions in the event of a second COVID-19 spike.
The University of Law: Transitioning to online learning and remote working
Matthew Tomlinson, Dean of the Leeds Campus at The University of Law, discusses the transition they made to online learning and remote working and shares the valuable lessons they learnt along the way.
Working from home: An employment law perspective
Claire Brook, Employment Law Partner at Aaron & Partners, provides an insight into working from home from an employment law perspective.
Can we realistically create laws on artificial intelligence?
Chris Rourk, Partner at Jackson Walker, a member of Globalaw, talks us through the realities of attempting to create laws on artificial intelligence.
What are the changes for UK employment law in 2020?
In this article, Sean Dempsey and Richard Lister of UK law firm, Lewis Silkin take a look at what’s coming up in UK employment law in 2020.
Conservative government: The impact on UK immigration law and policy
Legal minds analyse what could happen to immigration law and policy in the UK under the policies of the Conservative government.
What next for the UK’s cannabis laws?
John Binns, Partner at BCL Solicitors LLP looks at the UK’s cannabis laws and how they could be improved.
Law and Language at the European Court of Justice: Project findings
Dr Karen McAuliffe, PI on the European Research Council funded project ‘Law and Language at the European Court of Justice’, summarises the main findings and considers the impact it may have on the field of law and language studies.
Dr Karen McAuliffe – University of Birmingham Law
Dr Karen McAuliffe is a Reader in Law at the University of Birmingham, where she is also a Birmingham Fellow. She is also a Fellow of the Robert Schuman Institute of European Affairs at the University of Luxembourg.
Her research expertise lies in the field of law, language and translation...
Mental health at work: How healthy is the law?
In the second of a three part series, member firms of Ius Laboris outline the law across Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Romania, Hungary and Poland about mental health at work.
Food label laws: Are standards high enough for consumer safety?
"The importance of clearly labelling pre-packed foods to guard against allergic reactions is vital" says the owner and creator of Enjoy!.
100,000 patients to receive personal health budgets under changed law
Everyone eligible for an NHS wheelchair and people who require aftercare services under section 117 of the Mental Health Act will have access to personal health budgets.
