Welcome to the latest edition of our Public Authority Review.
In this issue:
What lies beneath - a summary of the recent Court of Appeal decision concerning minerals.
LINKS - what’s it all about?
Disclosure: where do the boundaries lie in light of the recent Merseytravel decision?
Property searches - HIPs drive revised Government guidance
This month’s Review, edited by Sarah Gonem (pictured below), focuses on new legislation and changes that came in on 6 April 2008, including changes to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Information and Consultation with Employees Regulations 2004 and the new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.
IMPACT - Want the latest in Intellectual Property and Information Technology law? Check out our award winning blog, IMPACT here.
Data Protection - New CCTV Code of Practice launched
Time to review your CCTV Practices
If your organisation uses CCTV or a similar device to record people then the attached article on the Information Commissioner’s new Code of Practice may be of interest.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a new Code of Practice for CCTV, setting out guidance for organisations using CCTV, on best practice for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).
The new Code aims to reflect recent developments in CCTV technology, and to put in place safeguards regarding its use. The Code is very different to the old one, which was published in 2000, so organisations using CCTV will have to review their policies and practices to ensure they remain compliant.
Here’s a brief overview of the new guide.
Welcome to this month’s Employment Review presented by our Manchester office. It’s been a busy month in employment law and for Freeth Cartwright. We have been voted one of the 100 Best Companies to Work for 2008 by the The Sunday Times. This follows the Legal 500 ranking Freeth Cartwright number one for employment law in the Midlands and one of just two firms regarded as “regional heavyweights”.
In this addition of the Review we look at equal pay litigation, a new age discrimination case, agency employment issues, time limits in employment tribunal claims and the difficulties associated with employers relying on expired written warnings.
UNOCCUPIED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY - MANAGING EMPTY RATES LIABILITY
Food Update - a quarterly round-up of issues affecting the food sector
In the first Review of 2008, we examine some recent cases with an international dimension, but with growing relevance to UK employers.
