Excello Law Newsletter: August 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of Excello Law's newsletter. In this issue, our lawyers share their insights on key legal developments and the potential impacts of the new labour policies. From real estate planning reforms to employment law changes, our lawyers provide in-depth analysis and commentary on the most pressing legal issues.

Real Estate

• Amit Sharma , Real Estate Partner at Excello Law, provides insights on the recent planning rule reforms announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Featured in Edward Fennell 's Legal Diary, Amit emphasises the need for balanced and cautious legislation to modernize the planning system and meet current demands.

Read Amit's full commentary here.

Private Wealth and Tax

• Simon Goldring , Private Wealth and Tax Partner, has shared his thoughts in Jessica Clark 's Daily Mail article on the trend of London’s private equity bosses contemplating a move to Milan. This shift is driven by Labour's proposed tax plans, which include raising the tax on fund manager bonuses to potentially 45%.

Simon discusses the implications of these changes and the attractiveness of Italy’s flat tax rate for foreign residents.

Read the full article here.

Simon has also been ranked once again in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024.

Data Protection and Governance

• Paula Williamson , Data Protection Partner, analyses the High Court case Harrison v Cameron and ACL [2024] EWHC 1377 (KB), a landmark decision clarifying the rights of requesters under UK GDPR. This case sets important precedents for data controllers and the purposes of Subject Access Requests (SARs).

Read Paula's detailed analysis here.

• Jon Belcher , Excello Law partner in data protection and IP governance, discusses the risks of inadvertent publication of personal data. Jon highlights that the real financial impact of data breaches often comes from compensating affected individuals and managing reputational damage, rather than from fines.

Read Jon's full article here.

Employment

• David Greenhalgh - Employment Lawyer at Excello Law, comments in City AM's article on Labour employment law reform. The new Employment Rights Bill aims to shift the balance towards employee rights.

Read more here.

• David also appeared on Jeremy Kyle's talkRADIO show to discuss a recent ￡3m age discrimination award case.

Watch the full interview here.

• Hina Belitz , Employment Partner, writes for the Solicitors Journal on whistleblower protection amid growing fears of reprisal among UK doctors.

Read more here.

• Hina also comments in the Daily Mail on bp 's new policy requiring staff to disclose intimate relationships with colleagues, noting the potential legal issues of such retrospective demands.

Read the article here.

• Hina’s article for People Management magazine discusses the government's proposed employment law changes expanding the right to make flexible working requests, focusing on the benefits for disabled employees.

Read more here.

Family

• Michael Gregory , Family Law Partner at Lowry Legal , featured in The Times , discusses the relevance of pre and post-nuptial agreements beyond the rich and famous.

Read the full article here.

• Michelle Uppal , Family Law Partner at Lowry Legal, explores the potential impact of changes to Part 3 of the Family Procedure Rules on non-court dispute resolution in Family Law Week.

Read Michelle’s article here.

Excello House of Brands

We are excited to announce our partnership with IP lawyers Paul Cox and Roy Crozier to launch Ionic Legal a specialist IP legal practice. Based in Manchester and the South East, Ionic Legal is led by Paul and Roy, both highly experienced and recognised in the legal field with rankings in Chambers UK and the Legal 500.

With ambitious growth plans, Ionic Legal, supported by Excello Law, aims to provide straightforward advice to help brands and businesses worldwide protect, exploit, and enforce their intellectual property rights.

Read about Ionic Legal here

Read more about our House of Brands here

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