• An ET awards £35,000 after finding a pregnant employee had been unfairly dismissed for a proposal that she should no longer work in excess of 48 hours per week on average because of her pregnancy.
• The BEIS have announced plans for new legislation to tackle the misuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements, also known as confidentiality clauses, in the workplace, including those being used to cover up harassment.
• The Government is consulting on proposed new rights and extra protections for flexible workers if they lose out on work as part of advancing their Good Work Plan announced in December 2018.
• The Ministry of Justice has announced that ex-offenders wanting to turn their lives around through work will be backed by new legislation changing what they must disclose to employers.
SMB’s Film and TV Team has advised its client 42, the UK/US management and production company (Outside the Wire, Watership Down), on the production, financing and distribution arrangements for its new film Silent Twins.
Read moreIn a judgment handed down on Tuesday 19th January, SMB won a claim to recover the domain name blackjack.com on behalf of our client, Hanger Holdings.
Read moreSMB’s Media Team have advised FAE Film and Television Limited on the production and financing of new film Save The Cinema for Sky Cinema.
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