• The EAT hold that a Claimant’s belief in “the statutory human or moral right to own the copyright and moral rights of her own creative works and output” was not a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010.
• Following consultation, the Government has decided that the best way to provide the necessary protection against unlawful discrimination because of caste is by relying on emerging case-law as developed by courts.
• Acas has published its 2017/18 Annual Report, which reveals that Early Conciliation notifications have increased by 19% compared to the same period the previous year and tribunal claims increased by 39%.
• A Parliamentary Committee publishes a report on older people and work which concludes that the talents of people aged over 50 are being wasted because of discrimination, bias and outdated employment practices.
Changes to UK company law mean that certain individuals (including company directors) will soon be required to verify their identity with Companies House (CH).
Read moreCo- Head of the Music Department Alasdair George acted for the founder of Cooking Vinyl, Martin Goldschmidt, on the sale of the company to US-based Exceleration Music.
Read moreSMB is pleased to have advised Ryft, in its successful £5.7m round of funding. This takes the total investments received to over £7 million.
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