See You In Liverpool!
Registered European Lawyer. Gianluigi Cassandra, is pleased to announce the launch of Italian legal services within the Liverpool and Merseyside area. Gianluigi will be delighted to meet with clients on Tuesdays at Three Graces Legal in The Cotton Exchange, 504-505 Old Hall Street, Liverpool. See you in the city of the Beatles!
CYBER CRIMINALS’ CURRENT CRIMES
According to the Irish Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, there has been a recent increase of cyber crime involving criminals utilising social media to hack user data. They are doing so by checking when a customer contacts their banks and then posing as the bank in order to obtain their data. Detective Superintendent, Michael Gubbins […]
HOW THE GENDER RECOGNITION ACT CRIMINALISES STAFF
Following the closure of the Gender Recognition Act consultation, many people have voiced their opinions regarding the need to reform the act, due to a variety of problematic issues. The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) have discussed the negative implications of the Gender Recognition 2004 act and have called for a repeal of section 22 of […]
DEALING WITH GHOST TENANTS
Ghost tenants is the term used to describe somebody who is living at a property unofficially, which may be an official tenant’s guest, which can be very problematic for landlords. The most common occurrences of ghost tenants usually involves either an illegal squatter or unauthorised sub-letting, which is when the official tenant sublets the property […]
SMES AND CYBERSECURITY
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, which means organisations should be considering their current cybersecurity measures in an effort to prevent data breaches and cyber threats. The need to improve cybersecurity has also been amplified since results from the Cyber Security Breach Survey 2018 established that 43% of businesses have suffered a data breach in […]
LLOYDS BANK FACE UNEQUAL PAY FINES UP TO £150M
Lloyds Banking Group is set to face up to £150 million after the high court rule for equality on pension schemes for both female and male employees. The ruling comes after three of Lloyds’ female employees filed a claim against the banking group, in regard to their pension rates and the difference between their pension […]
MAINTAINING GDPR COMPLIANCE
According to recent survey, 17 out of 24 regulatory authorities were unprepared for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), when it was introduced on 25 May 2018. Regardless of these statistics, organisations cannot afford to become complacent, as all businesses are at risk of data breaches. Therefore, GDPR compliance must be continually enforced. GDPR Planning […]
FSB URGES SMALL FIRMS TO DESTIGMATISE MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have insisted that small business owners step up and lead the discussion on mental health, in order to destigmatise it in the workplace. Current statistics show that one in four people within the UK have experienced mental health problems, and according to the Government’s 2017 Thriving in work report, over […]
DEALING WITH DEBT RECOVERY
Debt-recovery or credit-collection agents are utilised by numerous organisations in order to redeem a variety of different payments from debtors, whether that be for trade debts, rent arrears, parking charges, or even utility bills. Debt collection companies must obtain a consumer credit license from the Financial Conduct Authority, which is in place to regulate consumer […]
COURT OF APPEAL RULES AGAINST MORRISONS FOR DATA BREACH
Supermarket chain, Morrisons face paying out compensation claims to more than 5,000 of their staff after the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s ruling in regard to Morrisons being liable for the data leak conducted by their former employee, Andrew Skelton. The supermarket chain is now involved in the UK’s first data leak group […]