by | May 31, 2023 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Employees, Employers, Employment Law articles, Karen, LGBT
Gender discrimination in the workplace still remains a real and rife issue, with many women experiencing sexual harassment, job insecurity and lower pay compared with their male colleagues. Discrimination is described as a...
by | May 31, 2023 | All Articles, Business Start-Up, Commercial Law, Karen Holden
In the wake of TikTok being fined £12.7m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), we look at some of the key data protection issues in the UK. We consider what you should be doing in your business as we approach the fifth anniversary...
by | May 31, 2023 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Employees, Employers, Employment Law articles, Karen Holden
As we see the 12th rise of interest rate in a row by the Bank of England (its highest rate since 2008) and bills still increasing resilience and budgeting is ever more an issue for businesses. We are now seeing waves of redundancies, the most recent of which is...
by | May 2, 2023 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Employees, Employers, Employment Law articles, Working Mum's Zone
In the light of proposed new legislation on women’s rights when pregnant or on maternity leave, lawyer Karen Holden outlines your rights if you are made redundant while pregnant. The current economic climate is precarious and it is highly likely we will see more...
by | Apr 3, 2023 | All Articles, Business Start-Up, Commercial Law, Corporate, Karen Holden
Many founders believe the first step in business is investment. However, many steps should be considered before, during and after. Investors often tell us that they think the business is not asking for enough money; the pitch lacks information and confidence;...
by | Feb 22, 2023 | All Articles, Child Law, Commercial Law, Family Law, Karen Holden
The Online Safety Bill (the ‘Bill’) was recently debated in January of this year. The new Bill seeks to address illegal and harmful content on the Internet with the aim of making the UK the safest place to be online. While these new set of laws...
