The Legal Update

Join our commercial experts as they bring to you the latest legal updates in our bi-monthly commercial bulletin in association with LexisNexis. 

Join our commercial experts as they bring to you the latest legal updates in our bi-monthly commercial bulletin in association with LexisNexis. 

This month Iain Larkins, Founder of Radius Law, and Sandra Martins, a Senior Lawyer at Radius Law, discuss:

• McLaren v Palou - Key lessons on recoverable losses when contracts are breached
• FCA fines Carillion directors - Personal accountability years after collapse
• Can AI own a patent? - Supreme Court says only humans can be inventors
• DMCC Act first enforcement - Euro Car Parks hit with £473,000 fine
• Employment Rights Act 2025 - Day-one rights, zero-hours reforms, fire-and-rehire restrictions

and much more!

This month Iain Larkins, Founder of Radius Law, and Sandra Martins, a Senior Lawyer at Radius Law, discuss:

• Revised UK consumer laws - Tougher enforcement and higher fines for unfair practices
• Extended Producer Responsibility - New packaging compliance costs from October 2025
• Employment Rights Bill - Zero-hours reforms, fire and rehire restrictions, day-one rights
• Informal messages binding - WhatsApp and emails can create legal contracts
• Cyber security priority - Government urges CEOs to make it board-level

This month we discuss: 

• WhatsApp messages = binding contracts - Court confirms informal chats create legal obligations
• Apple fined £1.5bn - Plus fashion brands hit with €157m for price-fixing
• UK cookie laws changing - Moving to opt-out model, diverging from EU
• Cyber attacks prompt CEO warning - Government demands board-level action
• Harassment liability widened - Employers liable even outside workplace hours

This month we discuss:

• The duty to prevent fraud
• ICJ's landmark climate opinion
• ICO fines 23andMe £2.3m for data breach
• The EU Data Act
• Changes to the Employment Rights Bill

In this month's episode we discuss:

• WhatsApp? A legally binding contract?
• Is a non-disclosure agreement needed?
• Crack down on SHEIN sale practices
• The new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
• The Employment Rights Bill

and much more!

In this month’s Commercial Bulletin, we discuss:

• Martyn’s law
• Jackpot wins
• Drip pricing
• Modern slavery statements
• ACAS guidance on neurodiversity

In this month's Legal Update we discuss:

• New UK Procurement Act
• Court of Appeal victory for brand owners
• EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)
• Statutory neonatal care leave and pay
• Asda facing potential equal pay bill of £1.2bn

and much more!