The Employment Rights Act 2025 comes into force – what’s next for employers?
This article was first published on 15 January 2026. It has been updated following the Government’s announcement on 3 February 2026 regarding its revised implementation timeline, and again in July 2026 to reflect the annual increase in the statutory cap for compensation payments and provide updates on a number of consultations. On 18 December 2025, …
Real Estate – Summer reflections and looking ahead
In May, over 16,000 real estate professionals attended this year’s UKREiiF conference. A driving conversation was what is on the horizon for the industry. Key themes included: Looking ahead, regulatory changes affecting the industry include: Attending conferences such as UKREiiF allows us to get a good handle on the issues affecting the industry and the …
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 – A refresher of the changes to UK data protection law and developments to date
What has happened so far? It has been a year since the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA”) received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025. Now that all of the data protection provisions have come into force, with various new pieces of ICO Guidance to supplement them, we wanted to take the opportunity to give …
Innovate for Impact: Managing IT supplier relationships: Risks, red flags and reducing the impact of disputes
What makes an IT supplier relationship succeed – or fail? At our recent event, Innovate for Impact: Empowering Charities through Technology, panellists explored the challenges organisations face when delivering technology projects and managing relationships with IT suppliers. While the projects discussed varied widely, a number of recurring themes emerged: misaligned expectations, underestimated complexity, supplier dependency …
Innovate for Impact: How technology can empower charities to drive positive change
At our recent Innovate for Impact: Empowering Charities Through Technology event, panellists discussed how charities are using technology in practice to improve services, better understand the needs of their communities and support their wider objectives. The discussion explored both the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies, with speakers drawing on their own experiences of …
Innovate for Impact: Building cyber resilience: Lessons from the front line of a ransomware attack
At our recent Innovate for Impact: Empowering charities through technology event, one message stood out above all others: cyber resilience is not just a technology issue — it is an organisational one. As charities increasingly rely on digital tools to deliver services, engage supporters and manage sensitive information, the impact of a cyber incident can …