Legal Matters

It's vital for employers to recognise the need for employees to have time away from work-related communications

The polarising issue of dealing with proliferation of harmful online content and creating a safer online environment

IT’S December once again and, except for the keen festive decorators who start post-Halloween, most of us will now be addressing the challenging task of untangling the fairy lights.

SIGNIFICANT infrastructure investment is essential for Northern Ireland to achieve its goal of net zero and decarbonisation Professionals working across the built environment sector must be mindful of the legal considerations when planning the installation of "green" infrastructure and should ensure that appropriate legal advice is sought at an early stage.

THE UK Government published its Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill earlier this year in an effort to arm the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) with new powers to regulate digital markets and those companies who operate in that sphere.

PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has set out a plan that proposes raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes that could mean 14-year-olds will never be able to smoke, effectively resulting in a generation that hasn’t been exposed to nicotine.

AS employees begin to look forward to Christmas parties with colleagues, the banter that goes with the festive season is usually taken as part and parcel of a good festive night out.

BELFAST, just like almost every major city, is changing as it reshapes to adapt to the developing demands of the modern day.

ENFORCED by the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO), the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), introduced five years ago, brought with it new legal rights for individuals, increased accountability for organisations and significantly larger fines.

DRAFTING a will is a crucial step in ensuring that your assets are distributed according to your wishes following your death.