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22nd June 2023Finding a fair balance for subscribers
Yesterday, I spotted two articles on the BBC about subscription contracts. Subscription models (or importantly regular repeat revenue models) are highly prized by financiers and have thus become the preferred business model for consumer contracts.
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2nd June 2023Suppliers to the Media Industry would benefit from focussing on ESG now
Suppliers to the media industry would benefit from establishing clear ESG policies, and ensuring that they have them in place for both themselves and their sub-contractors if they want to pitch for new established media clients and retain existing ones.
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31st May 2023A salutary tale for Solicitors? Or an unnecessarily harsh Judgment?
The recent case of Peterson & Anor v Howard De Walden Estates Ltd and the subsequent appeal decision is a salutary tale for the solicitors profession - but was the Court's decision too harsh?
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26th May 2023How to get the best out of being yourself!
In the current climate, with offices, businesses and their people trying to return to a new normal, many people may be evaluating what they want to do and what makes them happy and are they feeling fulfilled.
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5th May 2023GDPR: big change for small claims
GDPR breaches are the new 'slip and trip' cases, served by a wide range of (you might think seedy) firms that specialise in sending out high volumes of low value data protection claims.
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4th May 2023Thinking about becoming a Trustee?
As a firm committed to core values like engaging with and supporting the wider community, the opportunity to become a trustee is something which was of interest to many of us. I have been a trustee of a number of charities, including at Sport England, Spring Impact, the Audit Committee of the Prince's Trust, and most recently on the advisory board of Creative Access.
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27th April 2023
New Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill brought forward this week
A new Bill is being introduced into the Commons this week, addressing the findings of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's review into digital markets.
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24th April 2023Gratuity law: have we reached the tipping point?
2023 is shaping up to be the year of radical change for employment law. While some proposed laws have dominated the headlines, others have not received as much attention as they deserve: enter the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill.
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21st April 2023OpenAI convincingly faked a sex harassment claim against a law professor
Published in a Washington Post article, Professor of law, Johnathan Turley, received a ‘stomach-knotting’ email stating that he had appeared on a list of law professors that were accused of committing sexual offences.
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