In her latest blog, Aisha Akhtar discussed the measures that each organisation needs to evidence in order to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you haven’t read that blog already, you can read it here. In the run up to May 2018, when the GDPR first came into play, many organisations […]

As many of you will already be aware from your own involvement in the data protection world, or perhaps having read one of our recent blogs, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the body responsible for regulating information rights, including personal data. The ICO are not just responsible for data protection under the UK GDPR […]

Last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released a report into the reselling of tickets for events such as theatre, live music and sport, issuing recommendations to the Government to tighten consumer protection around this area. Whilst there are already relatively stringent restrictions in place for certain sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics […]

As the Covid-19 crisis has started to unfold, the Government has taken steps to alleviate economic suffering for many retail, leisure and hospitality businesses that are paying business rates, in the form of the Expanded Retail Discount. The Government had previously announced that there would be a discount on business rates for retail businesses and […]