Parental leave in 2025 – what is changing?
In 2024, significant changes to paternity and maternity leave entitlements were implemented in England, Scotland and Wales. What further amendments should businesses be preparing for in 2025? In this article, Arbor Law’s Head of Employment, Fiona Morgan outlines changes to parental leave including statutory pay rate rises and neonatal care rights to assist employers seeking to […]
Understanding and Handling Subject Access Requests: A Comprehensive Guide
In today’s data-driven world, understanding and effectively managing Subject Access Requests (SARs) is crucial for businesses of all sizes. This blog from Clara Westbrook, Head of Privacy at Arbor Law, delves into the intricacies of SARs, their legal implications, and provides a step-by-step guide on how to handle them efficiently. What are Subject Access Requests? […]
Protecting your confidential information with a mutual non-disclosure agreement (NDA) template
A mutual NDA ensures the protection of confidential information shared between parties, fostering trust and safeguarding sensitive data, protecting trade secrets, enhancing trust and confidence among business partners, and supporting secure negotiations without the fear of information leaks. It is crucial to align your customised NDA with specific business needs including defining confidential information, specifying […]
Government announces right to request compressed 4-day working week
The government has announced plans to grant workers in the UK the right to request a compressed four-day working week. However, as Arbor Law’s Fiona Morgan explains, workers will still need to complete their full weekly working hours. Whilst further detail is awaited as to how the right will work in practice, these proposals do […]
What is AI regulation in the UK?
In August 2024, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act came into force across the European Union (EU). As the UK now sits outside of the EU, it can set its own specific legislation regarding AI. In this follow up to our blog on the EU Act, Arbor Law’s Founding Director Ed Rea looks at the regulatory landscape […]
EU Sets Out World’s First AI Regulation Framework
On August 1, the European Commission’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act came into force, marking the first comprehensive AI law in the world. Arbor Law’s founding Director, Ed Rea, examines the implications of the Act for businesses operating within the European Union that use AI in their products and services. Initially proposed in April 2021 and […]
ATOL reforms
With the summer holidays around the corner, Sarah Batterbury continues her series of blogs on changes to the regulatory landscape impacting the travel industry. This week, she looks at the upcoming reforms to ATOL protection. Background ATOL stands for Air Travel Organisers Licensing and provides financial protection for consumers booking a package holiday that includes […]
How do I develop an AI acceptable use policy for my business?
This week marks the world’s second AI Safety Summit taking place in Seoul. The summit will discuss the opportunities and capabilities, but also the potential harms and risks(1), presented by advanced AI systems. The Seoul summit follows-on from last year’s AI Safety Summit held in the UK and the resulting Bletchley Declaration which was signed […]
The global cost of data breaches
Commercial Technology and Data Lawyer and Arbor co-founder Ed Rea looks at recent reports and industry communications relating to cybersecurity. Cyberattacks pose a significant risk to a company’s survival and financial health. According to a recent report by IBM the average cost of a data breach by businesses in 2023 was an astonishing $4.45 million, […]
Implications of the new package travel regulations
It’s been exactly two years since the lifting of international travel restrictions introduced during the pandemic. Sarah Batterbury, a commercial lawyer at Arbor Law specialising in the travel tech industry, will be looking at how the legislature is approaching regulating the industry post COVID over a series of blogs. This week: reforms to the package […]
Changes to Paternity and Maternity Leave entitlements 2024 – is your business ready?
From 6th April 2024, changes were implemented to Paternity Leave entitlements in England, Scotland and Wales. In this article, Arbor Law’s Fiona Morgan addresses these changes to help employers comply with the new rules, along with some of the most common misconceptions about paternity leave. What are the changes to Paternity Leave entitlements in 2024? […]
Redundancies – Part 2
With inflation driving up wages and running costs and the cost-of-living crisis impacting demands for products and services, many businesses have been facing the difficult choice of considering large scale redundancies. Employers, HR and company directors have much to contemplate when analysing the need for mass redundancies. In this blog, the second of a two-part […]
