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      Last year you couldn’t turn on a laptop or open a professional publication without being inundated with dire warnings about GDPR and the horrors that would befall you if you didn’t spend thousands on training and completely overhauling your systems. I spent much of that time doing talks and presentations on the […]

  You might LIKE it, but you might not love it! Or, the dangers of having a Facebook ‘Like’ Button on Your Website Do you know what the implications are of a recent case involving GDPR and the effect of having the Facebook “Like” Icon on your website. If you don’t, you could be in […]

  I’ve been fortune in my life in many ways.  One is not just the extent to which I’ve travelled but the amazing places I’ve been to.  As a youngster my parents took us on various adventures including just packing up the car and driving through the UK and then Europe until we ran out […]

  I was out for drinks recently (unusual for me, I know) with a very dear friend who is as fond of a drink as I am, but I’ve never seen him drunk…. until now. Ok, he wasn’t drunk, but he was definitely merrier than I’ve ever seen him before. So, strangely, it was my job to […]

Sometimes I have to stop and think how old I am and remind myself that I’m not in my 20s anymore. It’s not that age bothers me, I’m whatever age I choose to be, but because of the extent to which things have changed and how often I have to remind myself that the things I […]

In theory, your staff are just there to work. During office hours, the only thing they should be doing, within reason, is whatever you pay them to do. In practice, your staff probably spend a reasonable amount of time doing other things. Checking their Facebook page, messaging their friends, going outside for a cigarette, etc. […]

  Many businesses often rely on their standard terms and conditions.  I know this because I’ve drafted a lot of them, and I’ve ripped quite a few apart as being completely useless and a waste of paper! Sometimes we have to advise on not just what’s in them, but what happens if both sides have […]

  We have a rule in advocacy, don’t ask a question unless you know what the answer will be.  If you have a witness on the stand and you’re asking them about important events, you will always have some who will disagree with you, but so long as you know what their version of events […]