The Scale-up Worker visa is a new immigration route for a fast-growing UK business across all industry sectors. It was introduced in August 2022. It is not great. Scale-Ups are start-ups that have ach...
Positive Change Ahead with the UK Data Protection Reform Proposals
The UK government is currently considering proposals to reform the data protection regulations in the UK. Generally, there appears to be a move to a more practical and pragmatic privacy compliance sys...
Fines for non-compliant use of website cookies are on the rise. Don’t be caught out.
There have been numerous instances recently of data privacy regulators issuing organisations with fines for non-compliantly utilising cookies on their websites, without the user’s prior consent. It ...
EU-US Privacy Shield 2.0 for Personal Data?
The EU and US have announced an “agreement in principle” of a new Privacy Shield that will allow the simpler movement of personal data between entities based in the respective jurisdictions. Since...
New UK visa routes
The government has issued a new Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules to implement its ‘Plan for Growth’ measures. We see the introduction of the new Global Business Mobility, High Pot...
Overseas owners of UK property must join beneficial ownership register
The UK government is introducing a public register of overseas entities that own residential and commercial property in the UK. It is hoped the register will reduce money laundering practices and enco...
New UK International Data Transfer Mechanism to be used from March 2022
The UK has finalised a new International Data Transfer Agreement to be used for transfers of personal data abroad. Simultaneously, an addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, currently used fo...
Changes to UK’s insolvency regime in the wake of Covid could spell trouble for suppliers
Within weeks of the 1st Covid-19 lockdown, Parliament enacted several changes to the UK insolvency regime over concerns of possible disruptions to the economy. According to George Marques, Head of Cor...
Mandatory Whistleblowing Requirements for EU Companies
EU companies with more than 50 employees may need to implement changes to ensure compliance with the stringent new EU laws on whistleblowing. Non-EU subsidiaries may also be affected. The EU Whistlebl...
New Scale Up Visa
The Scaleup Visa is a new proposed visa route with a planned launch of April 2022. Whilst the details are yet to be formally announced, the Home Office has given some information with regards to the r...
