ICO tells Serco Leisure to stop ‘unlawfully’ using facial recognition and fingerprint data to monitor staff February 23, 2024 The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered public service provider Serco Leisure and its trusts to stop using facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance. Following an investigation, the ICO said Serco Leisure was “unlawfully” processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure facilities. The regulator said the [...]
Addison Lee settles workers’ rights case before landmark hearing February 22, 2024 The private hire taxi firm Addison Lee has reached a settlement with three drivers who were set to take them to the employment tribunal in a long-running battle over workers’ rights. The claim was originally brought by three drivers who sued Addison Lee to establish that they were in fact employees and not self-employed contractors. [...]
Eugene Amo-Dadzie: ‘Why can’t the world’s fastest accountant be the fastest man ever?’ February 22, 2024 The Londoner is only the fourth Briton to run a sub-10-second 100m.
Claim brought by students against UCL will go to trial after settlement talks fail February 21, 2024 A group action against the University College London (UCL) over Covid-19 and strike-related disruptions will proceed to the High Court after settlement talks break down. A lawsuit brought initially filed with 924 students from UCL argues that the university breached its contract with them between 2018 and 2022 during lecturer strikes and Covid-related closures. The [...]
Mike Lynch: Extradited businessman hires Boris Johnson and Man City’s lawyer Lord Pannick for SFO data fight February 21, 2024 Pannick was reportedly on £10,000 an hour during Boris's Partygate hearing, when treble-winners Manchester City hired him to fight financial fair play breach claims.
Logo wars: Tesco and Lidl at Court of Appeal in latest instalment of clubcard row February 21, 2024 The logo at the heart of this dispute is Tesco's "Clubcard Prices" promotion which uses a blue square with a yellow circle, with the words 'clubcard prices' inside.
SFO launches probe into £140m property fraud February 21, 2024 The UK anti-fraud agency has raided three residences and made four arrests in North West England in relation to an investigation into Signature Group.
Sharp rise in cyber attacks at UK law firms as hackers eye sensitive data February 21, 2024 The number of reported cyber attacks on UK law firms has increased 36 per cent over the past year. According to data by speciality reinsurance group Chaucer, there were 166 reported cyber breaches in 2021/22, this number jumped to 226 for 2022/23 (as of 30 September). Chaucer says that the large number of attacks against [...]
Keystone: Higher rates and new staff to help AIM-listed law firm outperform expectations February 21, 2024 "Sustained client demand, as well as the impact of new joiners, has generated a better than anticipated revenue outturn," the firm said.
Frasers boss Mike Ashley’s legal battle against Morgan Stanley kicks off in London February 21, 2024 Ashley's business is claiming the US bank used "unlawful means" to close out bets on Hugo Boss stock, which resulted in the company losing around £50m.