Shareholders’ Agreements

Ben and Thomas went to school together. They have known each other for 20 years. They opened a construction company together which now has a turnover of £10 million per…
Mark Corran brings trade mark, data protection and software development…

Artington legal are pleased to welcome Mark Corran to our intellectual property, privacy and data team. Mark is an experienced intellectual property lawyer, specialising in media and IT. He is…
The General Data Protection Regulation – what you need to…

Described by the EU as the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in the UK on 25…
No National Minimum Wage rise in October

The National Minimum Wage is reviewed every year and traditionally it has been increased on 1 October.  However, following the National Minimum Wage being aligned with the National Living Wage,…
Payment for mobile workers’ travelling time to and from work

In the 2015 case of Federación de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones Obreras v Tyco Integrated Security SL, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the time…
Shared parental leave and discrimination claims

The law on whether an employer is entitled to pay women on maternity leave and men on shared parental leave differing rates of pay remains uncertain following a number of…
Employment tribunal fees scrapped

Unison won a landmark court case against the government in July 2017 when the Supreme Court found that the government acted unlawfully when it introduced employment tribunal fees in July…
Rachel Duncan brings commercial real estate expertise to Artington Legal

We are delighted to welcome consultant solicitor Rachel Duncan to the Artington Legal team.
Big legal issues for tech start-ups

If you have a great business idea for a new tech start-up or you have already started developing your tech business there are some key legal issues which you should…
The gig economy – does it affect your business?

Employment lawyer Sara Mayhew explains why it is important for employers to know about the gig economy and how it may affect you.