Wedlake Bell Legal Podcast: Recent Episodes

Wedlake Bell Legal Podcast

The Wedlake Bell Legal podcast is covering a range of legal topics including updates from our four practice groups: private client, real estate, business services and dispute resolution.

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In the next edition of the Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast, Legal Director Choy Lau and Solicitor George Cornell discuss the potential changes to employment law under the new Labour Government following the King’s Speech and the top three changes that employers and businesses should be aware of in the coming months.

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How do you deal with a request for an extended period of time off during a new starter’s probationary period? Can you require an employee to take annual leave at a certain time to avoid holiday clashes? Can you allow employees to work from abroad when they are on an extended break from the workplace during the summer months? As the summer approaches, Partners Adam Grant and Stephen Ravenscroft discuss the laws and practicalities associated with managing annual leave entitlement in the inaugural episode of our Employment Podcast.

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In our first Employment Law episode, partners, Stephen Ravenscroft and Adam Grant discuss common and practical issues employers may face with regards to holiday leave.

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In this episode, Partner, Suzanne Gill and Associate, Gabriela Georgieva give an overview of the articles from the latest edition of our Real Estate publication, Quarterly in Advance.

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In this episode, Partner, Suzanne Gill and Trainee Solicitor, Alex Beech give an overview of the articles from the latest edition of our Real Estate publication, Quarterly in Advance.

To read the latest edition of QIA, please click here.

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In this episode, Partner, Suzanne Gill and Associate, Harriet Gibby give an overview of the articles from the latest edition of our Real Estate publication, Quarterly in Advance.

To read the latest edition of QIA please click here: Quarterly in Advance - September 2022.

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In this episode, Partner, Suzanne Gill and Associate, Harriet Gibby give an overview of the articles from the latest edition of our Real Estate publication, Quarterly in Advance. To read... Read more

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Austrian DPA strikes at Google Analytics again and rejects “risk-based approach” for data transfers (link). The European Commission and the United States reached an agreement in principle for a Trans-Atlantic... Read more

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John Edwards delivers his first speech as UK’s Information Commissioner (link). UK Online Safety Bill (link). EU Commission announces Privacy Shield 2.0 (link). US Government Surveillance Transparency Act (link). EDPB... Read more

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ICO’s International data transfer agreement laid before Parliament (link). CNIL requires website to rectify non-compliance in relation to its use of Google Analytics with data transfers to the United States... Read more

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Suzanne Gill and Natalie Pilagos discuss the latest issue of QIA.

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The Independent Human Rights Act Review by the UK Government (link). Irish DPC’s Children Front and Centre Fundamentals for a Child-oriented Approach to Data Processing, December 2021 (link). Austrian DPA... Read more

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ICO fines Cabinet Office £500,000 for disclosing addresses of 2020 the New Year Honours recipients (link). Draft EU directive on improving working conditions in platform work (link). UK Government’s Roadmap... Read more

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Belgian authority expected to conclude that the Transparency & Consent Framework or TCF is not compliant with the GDPR and IAB Europe is liable as joint controller (link), the Irish... Read more

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  1. International data transfers: The ICO’s call for an international solution to data transfers (link), G7 cooperation on data free flow (link), and US Congress paper on transatlantic data flows (link).
  2. Big Tech announced the Trusted Cloud Principles (link).
  3. EDPB opines on the draft Adequacy Decision for South Korea (link).
  4. Norwegian company is fined around £400,000 for non-compliant data transfers to China (link). Irish DPC investigating TikTok’s compliance of data transfers to China (link).
  5. EU Parliament’s research paper on EU health data centre and a common data strategy for public health (link).
  6. We Buy Any Car and Sports Direct are fined £270,000 for misapplying the soft opt-in rule (link).
  7. Cookies: G7 cooperation (link), EDPB’s cookie taskforce (link), and European Digital Rights association’s push for strong ePrivacy (link).
  8. EDPS opinion about the 2021 EU anti-money laundering package (link).
  9. Swiss report on the US CLOUD ACT (link).
  10. Opinion of Advocate Bobek in CJEU Case C‑175/20 SIA ‘SS’ v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (link).
  11. The right to privacy in the digital age, a report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (link).
  12. Navigating the global data privacy landscape: The 2020 Global Privacy Assembly census (link).

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  1. International data transfers: The ICO’s call for an international solution to data transfers (link), G7 cooperation on data free flow (link), and US Congress paper on transatlantic data flows (link).
  2. Big Tech announced the Trusted Cloud Principles (link).
  3. EDPB opines on the draft Adequacy Decision for South Korea (link).
  4. Norwegian company is fined around £400,000 for non-compliant data transfers to China (link). Irish DPC investigating TikTok’s compliance of data transfers to China (link).
  5. EU Parliament’s research paper on EU health data centre and a common data strategy for public health (link).
  6. We Buy Any Car and Sports Direct are fined £270,000 for misapplying the soft opt-in rule (link).
  7. Cookies: G7 cooperation (link), EDPB’s cookie taskforce (link), and European Digital Rights association’s push for strong ePrivacy (link).
  8. EDPS opinion about the 2021 EU anti-money laundering package (link).
  9. Swiss report on the US CLOUD ACT (link).
  10. Opinion of Advocate Bobek in CJEU Case C‑175/20 SIA ‘SS’ v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (link).
  11. The right to privacy in the digital age, a report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (link).
  12. Navigating the global data privacy landscape: The 2020 Global Privacy Assembly census (link).

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Suzanne Gill and Ben Dunbar discuss the latest issue of QIA.

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Matt Braithwaite, Partner in our Private Client team along with Kevin O’Shea, an Executive Director and Wealth Planner at Julius Baer, continue their discussion around family business disposals and succession planning.  In this episode they consider whether different generations of business owners view their wealth in different ways – a business exits is not the only or most appropriate option.  Also, for family business owners who have exited what does the next phase typically look like.

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