A new General Labor Law (NGLL) was enacted by Law No. 12/23, of 27 December 2023, which came into force on March 26, 2024.The NGLL repealed the former General Labor Law (approved by Law No. 7/15, of June 15, 2015),...more
On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “AI Act”) by a sweeping majority. The AI Act will be the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence....more
I. Introduction -
A. Artificial Intelligence Arrives in Everyday Life – The Release of ChatGPT -
Generative AI, which is a type of artificial intelligence that can produce or create new content, has already started to...more
Leaked Legal Advice Protected Under Privilege, Court of Appeal Holds -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On October 22, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal held that a leaked email, in which in-house...more
1/22/2020
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Discriminatory Intent ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Legal Advice Privilege ,
LGBTQ ,
Third-Party ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
Supreme Court Rules that Refusal to Bake “Gay-Cake” Was Not Discriminatory -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On October 10, 2018, the UK Supreme Court held a bakery and its Christian owners had...more
1/16/2019
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Employment Litigation ,
Freedom of Expression ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Personal Liability ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
UK ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Violence
Data Protection Act 2018 Enacted -
New Legislation Enacted -
Effective May 25, 2018, the UK Data Protection Act transposes the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into UK law, thereby replacing the Data...more
7/23/2018
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Breach of Contract ,
Data Protection ,
Disability ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employment Litigation ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Labor Laws ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour