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Welcome to Legal Bites: legal news that impacts your business
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This month, a recent case offers some helpful new insight into whether illegal contracts are still unenforceable and, 2 years on, our Corporate Partner, Rebecca, identifies where companies are still confused by the new PSC register rules.
And finally, with the deadline fast approaching in May 2018, we've created a GDPR checklist to help you get to grips with handling your employee data. Read on to find out what it covers and how to get hold of your free copy.
Matthew Howat & Niki Avraam FoundingPartners | Howat Avraam LLP
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Are illegal contracts still unenforceable?
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It is an established point of law that an illegal contract is unenforceable and would be “void for illegality” (see Patel v Mirza [2016]), however, the issue was reconsidered and clarified recently in Harb v Aziz [2018]. In this case, a woman claimed that she had agreed to retract certain statements…
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PSC Register: Have you got it right?
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In April 2016, new rules came into force requiring every UK company and LLP to produce, keep and maintain a dedicated register of people with significant control (“PSC”) over that company or LLP. The rules were complicated and the definition of who would and would not constitute a PSC was not always clear.
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GDPR Checklist
This month, Howat Avraam puts a spotlight on GDPR compliance in relation to employee data with a GDPR Checklist for HR. The checklist includes guidance on how to: conduct an employee data audit; update staff policies and; identify a lawful basis for processing employee personal data under GDPR. Contact Head of Employment Law, Niki Avraam at niki.avraam@hasolicitors.co.uk for further details.
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