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November 5, 2025

Changes to Non-Disclosure Agreements in the UK

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are a common tool used by businesses to protect information that is confidential in commercial arrangements, employment contracts and settlement agreements. Recent changes to the law have…
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October 29, 2025

Clearview AI Case: UK Tribunal Clarifies the Reach of the GDPR and Behavioural Monitoring

In October 2025, the UK’s Upper Tribunal (UT) delivered a landmark decision in The Information Commissioner v Clearview AI Incorporated [2025] UKUT 319 (AAC), allowing the ICO’s appeal against an earlier ruling…
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October 17, 2025

AI in the Workplace: How to Use It Responsibly

Artificial intelligence is increasingly finding its way into everyday workplace tasks for businesses of all sizes.  Many small and mid-sized UK companies are already using AI as a practical business…
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October 10, 2025

How to Handle Data Protection Complaints – ICO Draft Guidance

In June 2025, the UK’s Data UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) came into force, introducing important changes to data protection legislation and reinforcing how organisations must handle…
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October 5, 2025

Implied Terms in Contracts – What You Need To Know

Contracts are the foundation of business dealings and personal agreements, setting out the rights and duties of everyone involved. When you think of a contract, you probably picture a written…
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October 1, 2025

Traps for Tenants: Understand What You Need to Control and Protect Your Business

When negotiating a commercial property lease, it may be tempting to focus only on the rent and assume everything else is a relatively minor issue. That mistake is the result…
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September 30, 2025

Traps for Tenants: Licences for Alterations 

First impressions matter. The physical appearance of a business matters, so it is important that a Tenant can control how it looks. However, as I have mentioned here, commercial property leases…
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September 29, 2025

Traps for Tenants: Shop Leases

When negotiating a shop lease, tenants face a range of hidden risks — from unclear service charges and poorly structured turnover rents to restrictive operating terms and ambiguous insurance costs.…
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September 26, 2025

Traps for Tenants: Office Leases

An office lease is a very flexible document which manages many risks, the financial consequences of which may be larger than the annual rent, in a business relationship that will…

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