When it comes to Software Developers creating IP for customers (i.e. they enter into a contract with a customer to do so) there are some important caveats to include in the contract between parties, where IP cannot, or from a commercial perspective, should not, be assigned to the customer.

Many organisations across the United Kingdom emphasise the importance of supporting their LGBTQ+ employees, however research shows that there is still a lot of work to be done to truly achieve inclusivity within workplaces across the country.

Labour’s new White Paper, 'Restoring control over the immigration system', delivers on its manifesto pledge to tighten immigration rules amid rising public concern and Reform UK’s growing popularity. Despite decades of tough talk from successive Prime Ministers, net migration has continued to rise. The paper uses unusually strong language for a Labour PM and signals stricter, more costly processes for businesses relying on migrant workers. While the system isn’t being overhauled, the changes aim to reassure voters and blunt the appeal of rival parties.

Whilst there is no legal requirement for employers to have a dedicated policy to support employees struggling through the menopause, ACAS advises that employers take control of the matter and develop a framework for effectively managing menopause to safeguard the wellbeing of employees.

The ability to make and receive payments is critical to businesses and individuals. How we do this has undergone enormous change over the last decade.

To celebrate our 175th anniversary, we present 175 strange laws from the past and present. Some laws are funny. Some are surreal. Some make no sense no matter which way you look at them. But they all share one thing in common: they’re all real.

There are a number of tasks - whether regulatory compliance or best practice - which should be completed when running a small limited company. This step-by-step guide works through those tasks.

The advantages of mediation are excellent, especially when considered against the alternative which in most cases may be a tribunal claim and offers substantial benefits to a business.

Victoria Cetinkaya, a Senior Policy Officer from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responsible for policy and engagement with the education sector and a number of local Independent Schools recently attended a roundtable discussion held at Wright Hassall offices in Leamington Spa.

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the MSA 2015”) was passed on 26 March 2015 for a number of reasons, the primary driving force being to consolidate, simplify and update the legal protections against human trafficking and slavery.