Business Law Updates

Aug

2019

Sydney Mitchell shortlisted in Law Society Excellence Awards 2019

Written by Karen Moores

West Midlands law firm, Sydney Mitchell has been short-listed in the medium size law firm of the year category at the Law Society Excellence Awards for the second year running. The medium law firm of the year category, which is open to all law firms...

Feb

2019

Sydney Mitchell's 'Peaky Climbers' Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge - Imminent

Written by Sydney Mitchell

On the 6 July a team of four intrepid climbers from Sydney Mitchell Solicitors will take on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. 12 hours, 3 Peaks, 64 pairs of socks and an abundance of plasters, is in between them and victory. They are taking on this...

Oct

2018

Top Tier 2018 in the Legal 500 for Sydney Mitchell

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Sydney Mitchell is recognised in the Top Tier of the Legal 500 and is ‘very strong’ and ‘probably the best in central Birmingham outside the large National and International Firms’ for dispute resolution and commercial litigation matters.Sydney...

Sep

2020

UK government's new work from home advice explained

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Following in from the PM’s announcement on 22 September many employers will now have to look ahead at the next 6 months with employees working from home again. Boris Johnson has again urged office workers to work from home “if they can.” A lot of...

Sep

2020

Competitor using your trade secrets? You don't have to take it lying down

Written by Emma Birch

If you believe that a competitor has come by your trade secrets and is using them to unfairly steal a march, you don't have to just sit back and take it. In a case on point, the High Court came to the aid of an American company which accused a...

Sep

2020

Your Established clientele is your golden egg – This is how you can protect it

Written by Roy Colaba

An established clientele is the most valuable asset of most businesses and there is little point in acquiring such enterprises if their customers swiftly follow the former management out of the door. The point was powerfully made by a High Court...

Sep

2020

Redundancy Update – Fact Sheet and Guidelines

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The Furlough Scheme and support comes to an end on 31 October 2020 and as a result of that we are seeing an increase in the number of Redundancy cases and Settlement Agreements being offered. It is vitally important that you receive the right advice...

Sep

2020

Deductions from Pay and the National Minimum Wage – Guideline Ruling

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Are 'deductions' from workers' pay in respect of living accommodation and training costs to be viewed as 'reductions' capable of bringing their remuneration below the National Minimum Wage (NMW)? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) addressed this...

Sep

2020

ICO Guidance on Contact Tracing and Data Protection

Written by Roy Colaba

As many businesses reopen to the public following the COVID-19 lockdown, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has provided guidance to help them comply with data protection regulations when collecting customers' and visitors' information for...

Sep

2020

Confidential data leaked to a competitor? Consult a lawyer today

Written by Dean Parnell

Technical data and know-how are the crown jewels of many businesses but there is an ever-present risk of them being leaked to competitors by disloyal employees. As a High Court case showed, however, victims of such deceit are, with the right legal...

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Business Law Updates

Sydney Mitchell shortlisted in Law Society Excellence Awards 2019

Sydney Mitchell's 'Peaky Climbers' Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge - Imminent

Top Tier 2018 in the Legal 500 for Sydney Mitchell

UK government's new work from home advice explained

Competitor using your trade secrets? You don't have to take it lying down

Your Established clientele is your golden egg – This is how you can protect it

Redundancy Update – Fact Sheet and Guidelines

Deductions from Pay and the National Minimum Wage – Guideline Ruling

ICO Guidance on Contact Tracing and Data Protection

Confidential data leaked to a competitor? Consult a lawyer today

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