Legal Article
20/03/24
Within this article, we consider the SEND responsibilities of schools and Local Authorities (LAs) and the relevant financial commitments attributed to those responsibilities. Background The Children and Families Act 2014 secures the general presumption in law that children and young people…
Legal Article
15/03/24
The use of facial recognition technology is back in the news following an announcement from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that it has ordered Serco to stop using a staff clocking-in system which used facial recognition technology. The technology was used to monitor the attendance of…
Legal Article
01/02/24
The ICO (Information Commissioners Office) has warned this week that it will take enforcement action against organisations using advertising cookies on website without consent of users. This follows an earlier announcement at the end of last year, where the ICO wrote to organisations running the UK'…
Legal Article
22/01/24
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) have announced this month that it has fined HelloFresh £140,000 for breaches of privacy regulations by sending direct marketing emails and texts without valid consent. HelloFresh, an online meal delivery service, received a number of complaints…
Legal Article
22/01/24
The new year will bring a wave of developments impacting law and practice in the construction sector, with the arrival of the Joint Contracts Tribunal's (JCT) new standard form building contracts (JCT 2024 Editions) marking what many consider an overdue departure from the existing JCT 2016 Editions…
