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Transgender inclusion

Charities are looking to the law for clarity on how to be inclusive and respectful of all their beneficiaries. Single sex charities and those whose beneficiaries, members or service users are young people often have queries about transgender inclusion. In the first of a series of articles on transgender inclusion and the law, Mindy Jhittay …
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Charity Trustee Meetings – A Coronavirus Guide

Offices are closed, we are not meeting face to face, but we still need to take decisions. There will be forgiveness for not following procedures to the letter of the law and procedural errors can be put right later. Both the Charity Commission and OSCR have stated they will be relaxed about technicalities. What matters …
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COVID-19: What does this mean for landlords and tenants of residential property?

This is clearly going to be a testing time for landlords and tenants alike and so last night the government announced that there will be emergency legislation implemented to try and alleviate some of the pressure on those landlords and tenants affected by coronavirus. In order to protect tenants who are experiencing financial difficulties due …
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Coronavirus: key questions for landlords and tenants

The coronavirus situation is ever-changing, with the government making announcements daily to assist people, businesses and the economy through this unprecedented period. We have focused this guide on the money situation from a commercial lease perspective – annual rent, service charge, insurance payments and business rates – with a re-cap on insurance policies. Most commercial …
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Protecting children’s data

Navigating the rules around protecting children’s data is not an easy task as the law struggles to keep pace with the seismic advances in information sharing in today’s online world. Mairead O’Reilly outlines some of the headline rules that apply to the processing of children’s data in the UK.
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IR35 – postponed to April 2021

The government has announced that the roll-out of IR35 to medium and large private-sector companies has been postponed by a year. The new deadline is 6 April 2021. that the roll-out of IR35 to medium and large private-sector companies has been postponed by a year. The new deadline is 6 April 2021. IR35 would have required …
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Coronavirus and the impact on court/tribunal hearings

With the recent protective measures introduced by the UK government, there is considerable uncertainty as to how the administration of justice can continue to function properly. Naturally, the situation is changing all the time with Government public health guidance updating regularly so it is important to keep up to speed. The Lord Chief Justice has, …
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Coronavirus and your organisation (17 March)

Employment issues: what if working from home is not an option? Following the government’s advice that people avoid non-essential contact, many organisations will be asking their staff to work from home. But what options are left when working from home is not possible? In the coming weeks, some organisations may face difficult decisions regarding staffing. …
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Charity regulation: coronavirus latest

As COVID-19 continues to cause disruption in the day-to-day operations of charities, the Charity Commission, OSCR and the Fundraising Regulator have all published advice. Charity Commission and OSCR Both the Charity Commission for England and Wales and the Office for the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) have issued statements reminding charities to follow public health advice …
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Coronavirus and your staff: what if working from home is not an option?

Following the government’s advice that people avoid non-essential contact, many organisations will be asking their staff to work from home. But what options are left when working from home is not possible? Please see our latest update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme here. We examine what routes are available in this situation – and …
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Our commitment to clients during coronavirus

As a result of the current situation regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) We are following government and best-practice guidelines to avoid any preventable risks. We have already advised people, in line with government guidelines, to work from home. We have been an agile office for over two years so we are fully equipped to continue to deliver …
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The ICO and GDPR enforcement: Victoria Hordern writes for Privacy Laws & Business UK

In the latest edition of Privacy Laws & Business UK, Victoria provides her views on how the ICO has sought to enforce the GDPR. Victoria begins her article with a summary of what the GDPR seeks to do, namely to ‘strengthen the rights of individuals and the powers of regulators’ whilst adopting a deliberately anti-trust …
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