Legal Alert - November 2022

Employers are keeping a close watch on government plans to fast-track the phasing out of ‘EU retained law’ – EU-derived law carried over at the end of the Brexit transition period – by amending, repealing or replacing it by 31 December 2023 (with a possible extension to 2026), which could affect a raft of employment laws.

Employers will benefit from a new guidance from Acas to help them decide when and how they can suspend an employee while carrying out a disciplinary or grievance investigation.

Businesses and other organisations will welcome a blog post from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) containing key takeaways on how to handle data subject access requests (SARs).

Businesses and individuals doing business in the European Union (EU) and/or European Economic Area (EEA) will welcome updated guidance from the UK Intellectual Property Office to help them protect and enforce their IP rights.

Commercial landlords in England & Wales are considering what they need to do as a result of new restrictions which will stop them from not only granting new leases but also continuing existing leases of non-domestic properties with an energy rating below E, which come into force from 1 April 2023.

Limited company secretaries and directors and their advisers need to start preparing for major changes coming to Companies House as a result of wide-ranging and significant new laws.