NDA ban and bereavement leave add extra £80m to UK Employment Bill Business The new amendment to the Employment Rights Bill, including banning the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), will add an additional £80m a year in costs to UK businesses. According to the employment team at TWM Solicitors, the new clauses introduced in July are expected to increase the existing government forecast of £5bn by at least [...]
Philip Green loses legal challenge over parliamentary privilege for court injunctions Legal A legal challenge lodged by Sir Philip Green to curb parliamentary privilege to name individuals shielded by court injunctions has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Eight ECHR justices ruled on Tuesday that Article 8 – “Right to respect for private and family life” – had not been breached. The Strasbourg [...]
Legal Services Board shines a light on misuse of NDAs in new report NDAs Almost all individuals who wrote to the LSB about their experiences reported "suffering devastating impacts" from signing an NDA.